Boston University reviews

Where to begin? - BU expects loyalty but does not reward or incentive high performers. If you are full-time staff, expect to do the work of 1.5 - 2 people and be paid below average for the Boston area. - Expect to do your job with bare bones resources, including staff. Numerous offices / programs are laughably understaffed for a university of 34,000 students. - Many managers lack the proper training to be effective leaders and to efficiently run their departments. One toxic manager in particular led to 4 people in a related department quitting in 24 months, further undermining staff morale and organizational integrity. - In my particular department, a combination of toxic management, poor pay, and unrewarding and unrecognized work led to 50% of our office staff leaving the university within 10 months. Truly one of the worst professional environments I have ever been in, and it devolved very shortly within a year after talented staff began leaving. Management was completely clueless and refused to act on staff concerns, leading to more people leaving (including myself).

Tuition remission: the only school in the area who doesn't qualify your degree as necessary for your job, so you still pay heavily in taxes Politics and bureaucracies basically stunt any potential growth. And become emotionally draining - leads to a lot of discontent and turnover.