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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,425 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

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50% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,425 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia 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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3.0
May 11, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

great benefits (unless they change, which is in process) good work/life balance (but depends on manager/department)

Cons

everything moves slowly, inefficient, siloed, and bureacratic not very challenging, goal-driven, which is ok for some if you want to just cruise, but if you want a stimulating, entrepreneurial environment, look somewhere else

4.0
May 10, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-Great Principal investigators - Facilities are old but they are being remodeled constantly - great name in academics - smart people

Cons

lack of coordination between labs in certain departments, although this is really a case by case basis and cannot be extrapolated any further

3.0
May 9, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues across the university are wonderful, Columbia has no problem attracting top talent, lots of vacation time and decent healthcare coverage.

Cons

Highly inefficient, bureaucracy, intense politics and larger than life, unwarranted egos. Also, senior management overly secure in their positions and don't care to support people unless it could threaten their job security. For those that are thin skinned, this is not the place for you.

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