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91% Recommend to a Friend
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- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
It's a great place lol
Mar 18, 2023 - Digital Collections Assistant in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Lovely people, fun work, and it makes a difference
Cons
None really, if you don't want to do cultural work don't work here
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
If upper management leaves, this place would be great
May 12, 2023 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people you work with are generally fantastic, good benefits. Always something new to learn
Cons
Low pay Tyrannical upper management, get Ellen’s old cronies out No internal promotion structure
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Getting to see the museum
Cons
Working the register was awful and we were not allowed to tell people they could pay what they wanted. We also had to wear a uniform that we had to change in the locker as if we were in high school.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great experience
Mar 8, 2023 - Independent Researcher in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Great team, great location, and lively environment
Cons
The food available is not the best, however, there are good food options in the neighborhood.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Well doing . Very good
Cons
Pay range . High is good
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Absolutely lovely environment, great staff, great benefits
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Pay is low, not many opportunities for increase
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good place to learn
Sep 26, 2022 - Media Relations Intern in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Friendly staff, willing to let you learn new things
Cons
The job could be slow at times, repetitive
- Current Employee★★★★★
Horrible Ego Manager
Dec 14, 2022 - Visitor Services RepresentativeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Meet lots of different people.
Cons
Middle-management syndrome runs wild her. Exceptionally controlling over $11 an hour pay rate.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Collaborative team, rewarding teaching experiences. Opportunities to blend creativity with science for public and educational programming
Cons
With a science background, it was sometimes challenging to work with other members of my department that did not have a science background, which would create inconsistencies in our workflow for programming events. Not much upward mobility in terms of career advancement
- Former Employee★★★★★
Fine place to work
Sep 1, 2022 - Graphic Designer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good people, nice perks, great location
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Disorganized at times. Lots of moving parts.
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American Museum of Natural History has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 263 reviews left anonymously by employees. 91% of employees would recommend working at American Museum of Natural History to a friend and 87% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
91% of American Museum of Natural History employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated American Museum of Natural History 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
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