The University of Kansas Reviews

Former Employee – worked at The University of Kansas

Pros – good vacation benefits, retirement benefits

Cons – low salary, poor medical insurance among universities

Current Employee – been working at The University of Kansas part-time

Pros – Flexible scheduling, Really laid back atmosphere.

Cons – A lot of nights and weekends.

Advice to Senior Management – Distribute the wealth evenly...Salaries aren't divided equally amongst position titles.

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

Former Employee – worked at The University of Kansas full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good opportunity for promotion, long slow summer work.

Cons – Really busy during school year

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

Current Employee – been working at The University of Kansas part-time for less than a year

Pros – Being a TA was a great experience. There were flexible hours, good co-workers, fun atmosphere, and good learning experiences.

Cons – There was a heavy workload, but that is dependent on the teacher that you work for.

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

Current Employee – been working at The University of Kansas part-time for more than a year

Pros – Great co-workers, and benefits. $40 stipend every 2 weeks. Free room & board. Staff deals well with crisis and change. Most situations have been dealt with before, so there's experience with any crisis.

Cons – Much red tape, information comes to us late, but we're still expected to meet deadlines, lack of good communication. People don't know what's going on a lot of the time. People are sometimes inconsiderate and late, but there are few punishments to them.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more organized. Try to get information, and posters out sooner! Enforce policies among ALL staff members.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The University of Kansas part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – For a GTA position, KU gives a lot more freedom than other schools. You get to teach classes instead of dealing with a lot of grading, which to me, is very positive. The pay for a GTA and living in KS is quite respectable too.

Cons – Well- it was only a GTA job. Honestly can't think of any cons besides the low pay that all GTAs suffer through for their love of learning.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The University of Kansas full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Laid back, easy to excel

Cons – Academic politics overshadow goals and hinder proper mentoring

Advice to Senior Management – Pay more attention to your graduate students in the sciences and actually listen to their opinions since they are the ones on the "front lines".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The University of Kansas part-time for more than a year

Pros – 1. Less expensive environment
2. well defined work environment

Cons – 1. rural area may be a hindrance for new opportunities

Current Employee – been working at The University of Kansas full-time for less than a year

Pros – Supportive and respectful co-workers and management; no-hassle overtime if number of hours is within reason; great benefit package including health, vision, dental, life and prescription insurance, strong retirement plan with generous employer contribution, fast vacation and sick time accrual

Cons – Parking on the college campus for employees who have been employed here for less time is mostly far away from work site, long walks to work site in the heat of summer and cold of winter, some things get done slowly due to the size of the organization

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The University of Kansas full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – It's employee benefits are a big plus for those with a family.

Cons – Not always ease to move up.

Advice to Senior Management – Take time to lead as well as foster employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend