Emory University Reviews

Pros

Great benefits, nice people, nice campus, tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Little opportunity for promotion in research, depend on federal funding, salary for research specialist starts at lower than national average.

Advice to Senior Management

More opportunities for promotion would be great, but I understand research is underfunded by the government. Overall, Emory provides lots of perks and is a great place to work in.

Pros

Decent pay, work-life balance is valued, coworkers very friendly and talented, many opportunities for promotion/recognition

Cons

Very competitive culture; not a lot of information sharing

Advice to Senior Management

Decrease compensation to senior administrators and increase compensation to faculty/postdocs to attract talent and drive

Pros

flexible schedule
get to do homework sometimes
staff generally nice

Cons

OCD Management about little things
alot of work when its busy

Pros

Great and stimulating environment. Ability to learn new things and the opportunity to be at the frontier of research works.

Cons

Not a good place for scientific promotion of potential junior faculty. Traffic is horrible and it can be congested at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the needs of postdoctoral trainees, find money to hire them on as research assistant professors to build the institution.

Pros

empowered to do your job. opportunities across the university

Cons

some things change very slowly. pay behind others

Pros

In my experience I have had great maternity leave options, flexible schedules, support for family life outside of work. I am also aware of lots of postdoc resources and the salaries for postdocs are strictly regulated to meet NIH paylines. The Administration and support staff has been wonderful as well.

Cons

I know that experiences vary based on who your boss is, even within the same department. There are not a lot of avenues for collaboration with biotech since the industry just isn't in Atlanta. Emory does not provide affordable or available childcare. The one daycare that is here has a wait list two years out. Come on emory, open a daycare!!!!

Advice to Senior Management

I think it would be worthwhile to set some guidelines for treatment of postdocs. For example, other postdocs in my department were threatened with their job if they didn't work at least 60+ hours a week. This is something that, as a parent, wouldn't even be possible. It's not fair that some of us are expected to live in the lab, while others are given ultimate freedom.

Pros

Benefits
Current Supervisor -- supportive, good communicator (for the most part)
Co-workers are great
Opportunities for movement within the organization (after 6 mos.)

Cons

Unable to negotiate salary at hire
Despite the fact the a low to mid-range is advertised for the positions, hiring managers cannot offer the even the mid-range to a new hire - doesn't seem ethical
Time required in current position before being able to move to another one that more closely matches skills and experience
Hiring process wasn't very smooth; HR seemed unprepared for the onboarding/frustrating
Some policies unnecessarily rigid/discourages creativity in some functions

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to champion for higher salaries to ensure that the top talent you recruit remains.
Either offer the mid-range to a qualified new hire or don't advertise it. It's misleading to applicants and seems deceptive.
Allow for and encourage greater autonomy in positions.

Pros

This is a great highly ranked private research university. Opportunities are here for motivated people; top leadership is great, well intended, fair, and genuine. If you are coming here to loaf and lead the entitled life, don't; this is a place that expects commitment and performance

Cons

It is a large organization, so if you like small employers, this might not be the place for you.It is in Atlanta, and traffic is an issue for commuters.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work, and continue to look oout for Emory's future as a leading pre-eminent research univerisity.

Pros

Great opportunity for emoployee growth and promotion, stable employer, etc..Good networking.

Cons

HR/management does not offer a lot of information or seem that knowledgeable or helpful on simple things like getting an employee ID ,as a whole, not very quick in being able to set up all the basics: access, employee number, etc.

Pros

Good retirement plan despite minimum age increase from 50 to 55. Great courtesy scholarship plan
For my job in particular, no one day is the same as the last. Lots of variety helps to develop a strong skill set.

Cons

Hard to advance in career. Benefit cut backs.