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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,408 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 5,408 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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4.0
Mar 8, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Vacation and demand of job are in line with compensation. Management is supportive of initiatives, but the process for promotion feels like a dangling carrot.

Cons

Compensation is LOW. The 80% of the work done by 20% of the staff is in full effect here. Coworkers knowledge in other departments is extremely low.

3.0
Jan 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get paid to go to school. It's in NYC, which is awesome. The name will get you places. High-preforming colleagues.

Cons

You're a grad student so you have no life. No one appreciates you. The hours/week sometimes end up in excess of 70 hours. Giving a professor complete control of your life is not a very good life decision.

3.0
Feb 23, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

They pay for schooling and if you enjoy the academic environment, it's one of the best.

Cons

The way people are promoted is awful. It's political and seniority based, which leaves a lot of under qualified people at the top. Also, the workplace is very stagnant - there's not a lot of room for growth or doing new things. In the end, its more of an easy way to make money in a relaxing environment than it is to do something where you'll learn and grow. It's definitely not a place for the intellectually curious (this is for staff positions, not faculty positions).

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