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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,406 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

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51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,406 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
Feb 6, 2010
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Pros

Plenty of time-off and good benefits. A low stress workplace and good flexibility for people who have families or health problems.

Cons

Low expectations, low pay. Employees not held accountable for their work and not rewarded for successes. Lots of bureaucracy and zero energy/enthusiasm from union employees.

2.0
Jan 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Average 20 vacation days off; access to Columbia University's libraries

Cons

Little professional development, especially if no PhD degree

3.0
Jan 21, 2010
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Pros

The staff is friendly considering it's a large mix of students and senior staffers. Since this is an academic facility, they are flexible about schedule.

Cons

Seems to have more bureaucracy than necessary, even though people are mainly dealing with academic issues. Tremendous red tape and little recognition for many things you do since there are literally hundreds of other departments in the school

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