Georgia Tech Reviews in Atlanta, GA

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Diversity, good campus environment, convenient transporting

Cons – Do not have anything to say

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – the environment in general is friendly, and there are a lot of cross-disciplinary collaboration, the campus is big, the campus recreation center is really good, there are some nice new buildings, and Tech Square is really convenient - with shuttle to MARTA station that goes directly to airport

Cons – different department have different culture and politics, like every place else. atlanta traffic is insane, fortunately midtown area where the campus is located is walkable with lots of restaurants. Tech Square does not have really cheap street food

Advice to Senior Management – take care of your new hires by giving them reduced teaching loads (or no teaching) for the first year to help them prepare grant writing and a good start-up package so they can hire graduate students to work on projects right away

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Georgia Tech part-time for more than a year

Pros – Very friendly atmosphere, great people, nice campus, gym, lots of walking, less stress. The management was very helpful and offered a lot of training and support.

Cons – Good for an academic career including lots of teaching and grading versus a business job solving real world problems. Not many opportunities for a permanent position.

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – This is a student assistantship that takes care of the tution and pays some stipend for daily expenses. The tution being waived is the biggest advantage.

Cons – The stipend is barely enough to pay the bills. Lot of work, very hectic, but its towards your own education.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your grad students like human beings please.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Georgia Tech full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Given autonomy, and work scheduling flexibility

Cons – Poor leadership structure or control, No long term or short term strategic plan, very poor communication, no authenticity in leadership.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop "telling" the staff you care about the work they do, and start actually showing it, In the paycheck. Staff payroll increases totaling <3% in last 5 years. Faculty and administration, double digit increases.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Excellent academic atmosphere, lots of opportunities to advance if you want to pursue higher education

Cons – Long hours, unstable upper management, no room for "flexibility" within department.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech full-time for more than a year

Pros – Resources are boundless, professors are some of the smartest in the world in their respective fields. Advisors are willing to help you get to wherever you want to be.

Cons – Traffic in Atlanta can be a bit messy :)

Seriously though, there aren't many things bad about this place as long as you're working in a lab where you really get into the subject matter.

Advice to Senior Management – Go Jackets!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Nice weather, Close to Smoky mountain and Florida.

Cons – Parking permit is expensive. Criminal rate is high in the adjacent area.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Georgia Tech part-time for more than a year

Pros – -Flexible hours around class schedule
-Recognized the importance of the students career
-Work experience serves as valuable experience once graduated

Cons – Salary was pretty constant through out the time there.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue offering students working opportunities. College is expensive and a flexible campus job offers great support to the students.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Georgia Tech part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great people and projects. Very flexible work hours, and project goals.

Cons – Not enough group collaboration. Little oversight, it can sometimes be hard to see the benefit of projects.