University of North Carolina Reviews

Former Employee – worked at University of North Carolina

Pros – Highest standards of patient care

Cons – Parking can be a challenge

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

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Employment security, good benefits including a decent health insurance.I find the atmosphere to be friendly and collaborative and have no complaints about the the PIs that I have worked for.

Cons – UNC is a public school and the staff are state employees. As state's budget was being cut during the crisis, so were our benefits and in some instances salaries. We have not had a meaningful legislative increase in salary for at least 4 years.

Advice to Senior Management – I think upper management needs to do a better job making sure salaries stay competitive even if legislature is not increasing them.

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

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Campus Environment
Great security once you get past probation period, if you are an SPA employee

Cons – No raises no matter how hard you work. Some offices are very political

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

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Engaged and engaging students, good peer support

Cons – state employee benefits are being rescinded by state legislature year after year combined with little to no cost of living increase. i take home less pay than i did five years ago in the same position despite cutting back on optional benefits. little to no room for advancement within departments - senior employees don't move up or on.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina

Pros – good hours, flexibility, state benefits

Cons – small-town office politics, little opportunity for advancement

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of paid holidays, vacation, and sick time. Many positions offer flexible schedules, and some allow partial telecommuting. Low pressure in a lot of positions.

Cons – If you are conservative, your opinion is ridiculed. Many of the other employees are openly hostile to anyone that doesn't agree with their liberal views.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The people at UNC are great. During my 15 years at UNC I've worked with a bunch of smart, creative, fun people. For research staff, the work side has its ups and downs depending on what project or role you have. With some projects you're just a cog in the machine cranking out numbers or data, but other projects give you the opportunity to do more such as interact with students or travel for field work.

Cons – UNC is a state university so things like raises, hiring/firing are all dictated by state policies. Navigating the bureaucracy is challenging. There is little opportunity for salary increases. Even in the rare event the legislature does provide raises for state employees, it is often in the 1-3% range. On the research side, people without PhD's aren't taken as seriously as people with PhD's.

Advice to Senior Management – Streamline the bureaucracy that clogs up many tasks. Also provide opportunities for staff to see bonuses or receive pay increases based on performance or merit.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than a year

Pros – As an EPA-non-faculty employee, I received 24 vacation days plus holidays from the start, decent health insurance, and a variety of other benefits.

Cons – As with any state job, pay may be lower than a similar job in the private sector. You have no choice but to put 6% of your pay check into retirement, which may be more than you want to save at various stages in your life (e.g. when paying for daycare for small children).

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

Former Employee – worked at University of North Carolina part-time for more than a year

Pros – ResNET does a great job organizing and standardizing knowledge in technical support. Also, they do a lot to make sure employees gain a lot of experience working with people, presenting in front of groups, and assisting others

Cons – Sometimes the workload can be demanding while having a full courseload. A lot of times it felt like achieving arbitrary goals just to check things off of a list.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at University of North Carolina full-time for more than a year

Pros – Chapel Hill is a nice place to raise a family. Working with and mentoring the best and brightest students from North Carolina and beyond was rewarding and enjoyable.

Cons – Support for my position was non-existent. After my boss was fired for inappropriate relationship with a student, my role went completed unsupported and no one seemed to care what I did from there on out. Once they found someone to take over the program, I was quietly terminated. There was zero support from the Dean, faculty, Chancellor or Vice Chancellor. I was simply expendable. That's how it goes at UNC. If something goes wrong, they sweep it under the rug and impact people's lives adversely in the blink of an eye.

Advice to Senior Management – Leadership and management skills need to be improved. Continuity planning needs to be addressed.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend