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Great if you need a degree - Anonymous employee Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
May 26, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Tuition benefit, flexible work schedule

Cons

Non-academic staff are treated poorly. If you have a request, send it through a Dean or a Professor if you actually want it to get done, if it comes from a staff member it's not going to happen.

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5.0
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Pros

Supportive staff and clear role requirements

Cons

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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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