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Highly Bureaucratic, inefficient and a lot of politicking- be careful - Anonymous employee Columbia University Employee Review

3.0
May 9, 2011
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Pros

Colleagues across the university are wonderful, Columbia has no problem attracting top talent, lots of vacation time and decent healthcare coverage.

Cons

Highly inefficient, bureaucracy, intense politics and larger than life, unwarranted egos. Also, senior management overly secure in their positions and don't care to support people unless it could threaten their job security. For those that are thin skinned, this is not the place for you.

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Cons

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