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      4.2

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (3,691 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      91% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,691 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 16, 2023

      Good Benefits, Bad Work Culture

      Manager of outdoor programs
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits (though the cost of living in Boston is very, very high)

      Cons

      Terrible work culture at PERD: unprofessional management, cronyism, lack of integrity on work quality. An “old boys’ club” where white male employees run everything, only paying lip service to equity, diversity and inclusion. Internalized misogyny among all management, including the female managers. Absolutely toxic and unhealthy place to work.

      2.0
      Dec 11, 2021

      strong white supremacy culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The students and the academic experience are outstanding. Elite learning experience and a great community for faculty and students. Good COVID response for staff.

      Cons

      If you are joining as a staff member it is important to remember that this is a student/faculty centric university. The decisions are made for you and you are expected to show and do as asked. No promotions unless they need you to do more work for them. Pay is not enough as to how expensive living in the city is. If you are a person of color be prepared. This is one of the most racist and culturally unaware places I have ever worked in. Everything is preformative and is done so they can say we did something. You will face micro and macro aggressions from superiors and coworkers. Departments are different but the majority of them are predominantly white and will dismission non-white culture.

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