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Columbia University

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A nice environment with good benefits. - Assistant Director Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
Mar 20, 2009
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Pros

Nice campus environment, especially in NYC. Access to what the University has to offer such as libraries, gym, and courses. great benefits.

Cons

Administratively things are decentralized, bureaucratic and slow moving.

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

The labs and team were great

Cons

Occasionally hard to get support from admin

1.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

Cons

Leadership, their inefficiencies and poor decisions Very dysfunctional environment HR does whatever leadership tells them to do, including covering issues by "friends of the boss", This favoritism approach also includes approvals for who gets to work from out of state even when the position can be easily filled by local workers and the creation of new jobs for those that are chosen. Very poor financial decisions. Big big pay on top, Low pay on bottom. Very little room for growth unless someone likes you and you are the right color.

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