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- Former Contractor★★★★★
Pros
You get what you put in.
Cons
Not much, the pay isn't good but the work isn't overly demanding...
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Amazing school, there is a lot to learn and friends to make
Cons
classes can be challenged but other than that no cons
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Work is meaningful
Nov 9, 2022 - Graduate Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
helps you gain knowledge of your field better and gives you niche experience that can help you down the road for when applying for other jobs. Helps you pay for school too.
Cons
Pay is not the best ($15 an hour)
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great, Supportive Environment
Nov 14, 2022 - Graduate Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-The professors care about their students -Hours are flexible -Mixture of grading and tutoring -Great pay relative to the workload
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-Bureaucracy can sometimes take a while
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good place to work at.
Cons
Workload can be incredibly low sometimes, which means low pay.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Decent Experience
Oct 6, 2022 - Graduate Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexibility to accommodate student schedule
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Pay for graduate students is a little over $16 an hour, significantly less than other DC-based universities.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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This is a good place to work
Cons
They are very flip flop on their policies
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
It's Fine
Aug 30, 2022 - Graduate Research Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
This internship is a great opportunity to dip my toes into being a machine learning engineer
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Not enough guidance, not great pay
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Profit oriented
Aug 30, 2022 - Graduate Worker in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good coworkers, beautiful campus, progressive student body
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Bad compensation rates and profit-oriented upper management
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great
Jun 12, 2022 - Graduate Research Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Very good place to work.
Cons
Located in Spring Valley. Spanish is an extra.
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