Ohio State University Reviews

I worked at Ohio State University

Pros – Academia is laid back about due dates and such (or at least my position was). It was a job while studying at OSU.

Cons – Low pay. Not really any more cons tho, its a student position so the low pay is expected and the work is at your level.

Advice to Senior Management – NA

I have been working at Ohio State University part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – It's always a great day to be a Buckeye!
Some of the most approachable, friendly, and supportive leadership is here at this University.
Access to many resources throughout the University and Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio is an increasingly pleasant place to live.

Cons – Depending on your department, it could be easy to feel like a number. Immerse yourself in networking across multiple departments to build a strong and valuable network.
Has a lot of the red tape attributed to large organizations, and can get very annoying in this way.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ohio State University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great research facilities and collaboration opportunity

Cons – The university is too large

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Ohio State University full-time for more than a year

Pros – - University environment
- Great benefits, I mean they have their own network/hospital
- Easy to get time off when you need it.
- They prefer to hire from within, and there are lots of different opportunities

Cons – - Middle management is distrustful of employees
- Some employees need to be fired, but it's a state job, so they stick around.
- Funding is sporadic and confusing. Needed projects take forever for funding approval. Quotes from vendors ofter expire due to delays
- Employees who excel are often dragged down to mediocrity due to overwhelming bureaucracy and unreasonable policy
- When sharing concerns with peers, I would often hear "you just care too much"
- Some teams are held to security policys, others are not. Whoever complains the most, gets their way
- Security team (50+ people) play by their own rules, often ignoring change management
- Even the tiniest aspect of the technology stack has an separate employee who's responsible. Trying to change things is met with resistance because "you're invading someone's turf"

Advice to Senior Management – - Start the firing process for those who are repeat offenders of policy.
- Listen to lower level employees. Middle management is often sugar-coating facts
- Invest in technology. You're a premiere university, your IT shouldn't be 10 years behind

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Ohio State University

Pros – flexible hours, good pay, not to hard

Cons – Boring, dirty work, dont do this if you dont wanna get messy

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Ohio State University

Pros – good working condition with good staff. reasonable pay

Cons – during midterm and final week are most busy time

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Ohio State University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Excellent faculty in the ECE Dept.

Cons – Absent advising is probably the problem.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Ohio State University part-time for more than a year

Pros – Some extra money on the side of classes
Easy to get to on campus
Managers understand that we are students first

Cons – Pay could be better in some areas

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Ohio State University

Pros – Very flexible with scheduling. Met a lot of students while working.

Cons – Was difficult to balance with school at times.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more involved with the stations

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Ohio State University full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good research facilities, Good working environment

Cons – They offer lowest salaries, even a fresh graduate earns more than a postdoc.

Advice to Senior Management – They should devise salary grades based on education and experience. They can follow the footsteps of nations like, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend