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4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(5,702 total reviews)
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Jonathan Levin

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69% positive business outlook

Stanford University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,702 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Stanford 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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6K reviews
2.0
Apr 25, 2014

Worst place I ever worked

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Pros

Great Benefits; beautiful campus; lot of training

Cons

Unethical management; toxic environment; leadership don't apply Stanford values

1.0
Feb 28, 2019

BEWARE OF R&DE: DO NOT WORK FOR THIS DEPARTMENT

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Reduced dining prices -Decent benefits -Flexible schedule

Cons

-NO work-life balance -Expected to do whatever it takes to get the job done even if it means overtime and working weekends -No support from higher ups to improve processes -No reprimand for employees who show obvious signs of disrespect to associates or colleagues -Expected to do the work of two-three people

1.0
Dec 29, 2018
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Pros

It's a nice campus if you end up working there. But the research park and new Redwood City campus lack that charm. The benefits are ok but not great. The work is largely 9-5 (with some exceptions).

Cons

There's little flexibility in remote work. Salaries are uneven and extremely low. Don't be thrown by the many positive reviews here by students and postdocs-- they aren't normal workplace experiences and they are separate as "academic staff." Promotions are rare and are based on things like seniority > merit. Save yourself and get a job in the robust surrounding economy before you're locked into a low pay structure and sad work environment where incompetent "lifers" have far more sway than they should and new ideas are constantly shot down. Not an innovation place to work in the slightest.

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