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No growth at all - Program Coordinator Columbia University Employee Review

1.0
Oct 25, 2022
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Pros

You get free tuition after 2 years

Cons

This is for the medical center campus. Hierarchical system in which a group of older people who refuse to retire, run the place. No way of moving up, you get a 2% raise and the health insurance goes up 1.8% every year so you lose it all. I have been there for almost 12 years this December and I have only gotten approximately a 7k raise based on inflation which has gone to insurance. If you're looking to actually contribute to your workplace, save yourself some time and headaches, and don't even try it. People here are not open to change. Managers get no formal training and they don't even know basic HR procedures.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

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

The pay could be better.

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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