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    Columbia University Reviews

    Updated March 17, 2019
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    Columbia University President and Trustee Lee C. Bollinger
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    Pros

    • "Great work-life balance, amazing benefits, word-class health insurance, lots of vacation, interesting work" (in 99 reviews)

    • "Provides a good work environment and friendly views of New York City" (in 60 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Great place and culture"

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      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Graduate Research Assistant in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Being in the city; doing research with top figures of your field. getting opportunities with the finance industry pretty easily.

      Cons

      Housing prices compared to the payment; not adequate dental health insurance.

      Advice to Management

      Maybe offering more benefits to graduate research assisstants.

    2. "Great environment to work in with lots of multi-tasking."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great people (colleagues and clients) to work with.

      Cons

      The commute was very long especially when traveling the NYC subway system.

      Advice to Management

      Get to know your subordinates better.

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    3. "Nothing"

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      Current Employee - Student
      Current Employee - Student

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      Good Learning Environment , good Professor and nice campus

      Cons

      Stressed especially for master student.

    4. "Collaborative environment"

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      Current Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Executive Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Collaborative, entrepreneurial at times, great people to work with

      Cons

      Beaurocratic, traditional, siloed structure, lack of career paths

    5. "Great Place to Work At"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

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

      Pros

      Flexibility to work as per one's schedule.

      Cons

      Requires additional attention to students' progress.

    6. "Great Place Job"

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      Former Employee - Adjunct Professor in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Adjunct Professor in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great people and good mentorship.

      Cons

      Not a lot of opportunity to grow.

    7. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Researcher in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Researcher in New York, NY

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

      Pros

      Good work life balance and compensation

      Cons

      Have to work overtime depending on the workload

    8. "Poorly Managed - Limited Resources"

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      Former Employee - Lab Technician in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Lab Technician in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Columbia University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Excellent brand to have on CV. Opportunity to attend talks, such as the Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for 2018.

      Cons

      You would never guess how much money Columbia has by the way it fails to support its research departments. Very limited resources; equipment is constantly breaking and shared across groups. Space is insanely mismanaged. HR failed to properly outline the overhead on my grant and I was let go without much notice.

      Advice to Management

      That nobel prize winner wasn't in your med school despite how many times you implied such at his talk. Spend more in your research department. Support your grad students. Get your HR group organized. Still waiting on last year's W2..

    9. "Great experience and great organization."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great salaries and great benefits.

      Cons

      No growth within the University.

      Advice to Management

      Value your good employees.

    10. "The studying environment here is great."

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      Current Employee - Graduate Student
      Current Employee - Graduate Student

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You can always find your answer at Columbia.

      Cons

      The tuition is a little bit expensive.