University of Michigan Reviews

Pros

Endless opportunity for career change, advancement, up to date with most recent research,

Cons

Very large company, takes away from that feeling of closeness to your employer.

Advice to Senior Management

Remember Nurses make the Michigan difference, protect your nurses, help them to succeed they will return the favor.

Pros

collaborative work environment, collegial atmosphere

Cons

competitive environment, funding is tight so poisitions are hard to obtain

Pros

Interesting research conducted, great mentors, amazing resources, good career-training opportunities (workshops, etc), Ann Arbor is a wonderful place to live.

Cons

Competitive, long hours, no opportunity to advance to permanent positions.

Pros

flexibility and nice people to work with

Cons

pay is not too high

Advice to Senior Management

allow and encourage promotions

Pros

Awesome benefits and vacation packages.

Cons

Less Pay and not many opportunities for advancement.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay more and Promote

Pros

UM has excellent benefits, can work with great people, Top university and nice little town

Cons

Soft money, slow pace, high competition

Pros

You can get work study benefit if you qualify, they are generally understanding about missing work for school or other problems

Cons

for the experience they look for in web developers, a candidate could likely get a much better salary than they offer

Advice to Senior Management

i know there are an awful lot of student employees working in the dining halls and such, but for more technical jobs i feel like better compensation should be offered

Pros

Get to work with cutting edge faculty and projects

Cons

High expectations and little directed help from supervisor, but take it with a grain of salt. most Post-docs get ignored.

Pros

Great benefits- time off, 403b matching
Really smart people

Cons

No career advancement opportunities
Too many old timers and people that have been at the U for a very long time and just coasting into retirement

Pros

I had a flexible work schedule that allowed me to go in and out of the office as I pleased as long as my work was done in a timely manner.

Cons

Sometimes I felt like I was stuck in neutral while I was there. The opportunities to advance quickly didn't seem like they were there.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep doing what you are doing. It is no wonder why U of M is one of the top universities in the world.