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    American University Reviews

    Updated September 16, 2017
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    Pros

    • People mostly leave at 5PM, allowing great work life balance (in 23 reviews)

    • The benefits including tuition remission were also excellent (in 28 reviews)

    Cons

    • Low pay, lack of uniform standards in online communications, including social media (in 14 reviews)

    • Not a lot of room for advancement (particularly without a PhD) (in 6 reviews)

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    1. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Statistical Consultant in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Statistical Consultant in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at American University part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Very flexible, great place to work if you are a student. Friendly boss.

      Cons

      Low pay. No benefits. No raises.

    2. "Good environment to learn and develop"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at American University part-time

      Pros

      There are opportunities for all staffs

      Cons

      More suitable for those who want to work in an university environment

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    3. "Great environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at American University full-time

      Pros

      Supportive environment. Enjoyable workplace. Positive encouragement.

      Cons

      Racial issues on campus. Did not address the issues with racism when they came up.

      Advice to Management

      Deal with the racism.

    4. "Student Sustainability Educator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at American University part-time

      Pros

      Great entry-level experience in sustainability field, as well as communications and event planning.

      Cons

      A lot of bureaucracy in trying to get things done

    5. "Great academic environment, but management doesn't much care about you professionally"

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      Former Employee - PhD Student and Graduate Assistant in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - PhD Student and Graduate Assistant in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at American University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Supportive academic environment; interdisciplinary applied research; good collaboration with DC universities and federal agencies; recent unionization of graduate student workers

      Cons

      Overarching management is dismissive of graduate student workers; pay for graduate student assistantships is relatively low and benefits are non-existent; not much recognition that graduate students have lives outside of the university because many faculty administrators believe they shouldn't

    6. "Associate Director"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at American University full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Retirement plan, health insurance, commute (for me), colleagues

      Cons

      Working with academics, feeling respected

    7. "Research Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Research Assistant in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Research Assistant in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at American University part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible Schedule, good management, paid ontime

      Cons

      Boss was a little flaky

    8. "Good part time job while in school"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at American University part-time

      Pros

      -Supervisors made sure that we put school first so there was flexibility in scheduling
      -Great Pay

      Cons

      Limited shifts if you want to work hours

    9. "Graduate teaching assistant"

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      Former Employee - Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Former Employee - Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at American University part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I received a partial tuition remission and stipend, along with valuable teaching experience. Professors are great, facilities are great, location is great.

      Cons

      It would have been nice to have a full tuition remission -- I will be paying off loans from cost of living in Washington DC and half tuition for at least ten years. Didn't get to know anyone in the institution besides my department.

      Advice to Management

      Mostly, keep it up. But it also would have been helpful for me to be more involved in issues the department and school were facing. I would have liked to know about committee responsibilities, etc. not just narrowly focused on TAing one class a semester.

    10. "Math Tutor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at American University part-time

      Pros

      Great pay! pick your hours!

      Cons

      Some of the people you work with are not qualified

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