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Updated Jan 27, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Great colleagues but a lot of people who have worked there forever and aren't adapting" (in 37 reviews)
- "Some departments suffer from bad management making it hard to work for positive change." (in 15 reviews)
- "It can be a major time commitment depending on how much work you are expected to accomplish." (in 11 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Great Opportunity
Jan 27, 2023 - Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
It is fun and challenging to work as TA at CMU
Cons
Depend on the classes. some classes are demanding but some are easy.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Study at CMU
Jan 27, 2023 - Graduate Research Assistant in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Nice study environment, great facilities, stipend is enough for good life in Pittsburgh
Cons
The main campus is small
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great research place
Jan 25, 2023 - Graduate Research AssistantRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great research environment, supporting faculty, nice computing infrastructure
Cons
Medium staff support, Pittsburgh is okay
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
work experience was very good
Cons
cant think of any right now
- Current Employee★★★★★
Good school
Jan 24, 2023 - Graduate Research Assistant in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great comp sci programs w productive research
Cons
Winters are cold and the city is rather small
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Overall learned a lot and was a pretty great job. Very flexible hours
Cons
Not any cons really, I didn’t have any issues
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great professors, great projects, great opportunities
Cons
It is a lot of work, and it does not ease you in.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
Jan 16, 2023 - Research Assistant in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The work is really great and fun
Cons
No tuition reimbursement for each semester
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Great part-time job
Jan 26, 2023 - Group X Instructor in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Make your own schedule, nice coworkers
Cons
The job is exactly as advertised
- Current Employee★★★★★
Work-Study exactly what you expect
Jan 10, 2023 - Work Study Student in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The pay is fair and the job is steady.
Cons
Quality of job depends on professor
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Carnegie Mellon University has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 2,203 reviews left anonymously by employees. 88% of employees would recommend working at Carnegie Mellon University to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
88% of Carnegie Mellon University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Carnegie Mellon University 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Carnegie Mellon University to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, compensation.
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