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Great benefits, below average pay, lots of bureaucracy - Anonymous employee Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
Feb 6, 2010
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Pros

Tuition Remission, Broad set of challenges, Exposure to multiple facets of the entire school. If your career goal is to grow fast and continue growth, then this is an ideal place to get in, get a degree, gain valuable work experience and then leave. Good work/life balance. Job security.

Cons

Extreme budget constraints, the top decision makers (ie. faculty and dean) have unrealistic expectations due to the extremely limited budget they supply. There is always a do more with less approach, and while this is good for the sake of efficiency, there comes a point where it is just extreme. Upper management has no real backbone for creating policies and enforcing them. Extreme political forces at play here and lots of employees are undervalued.

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My job with the Columbia Population Research Center is fully remote, which is a great perk. I can also create my own schedule and work any day of the week.

Cons

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1.0
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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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