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    Columbia University Reviews

    Updated July 22, 2018
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    • "Living expenses are very high in New York city" (in 35 reviews)

    • "Low salaries vis a vis cost of living" (in 28 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Intellectually invigorating"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Pros

      A lot of very interesting, ambitious people around.

      Cons

      There are a lot of people with quite large egos.

    2. "Research Assistant"

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      I have been working at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      Nice environment. Good place for developing creativity.

      Cons

      Some buildings are old. Maintenance is sometimes an issue.

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    3. "library staff/assistant"

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      Pros

      very good pay, but most coworkers were students.

      Cons

      none. they were very nice

      Advice to Management

      None.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Working at Columbia"

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      Pros

      Medical benefits, tuition exemption, great training workshops and classes

      Cons

      Not centralized, salaries are not comparable tothe NY market

    5. "Good place for research"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      Good accommodation benefits
      Good health insurance
      High-standard research

      Cons

      High workload
      Crowd working environment
      Working during weekends

    6. "Not bad"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
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      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good benefits, great pay and vacation time.

      Cons

      Good old boy system, it's based on who you know.

    7. "PhD candidate"

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      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      Great diversity, a quite collaborative culture, good student care

      Cons

      Not enough financial subsidy (especially housing) compared to other schools in the city (Weill Cornell, Rockefeller)

    8. "Course Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Course Assistant in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Course Assistant in New York, NY
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      I worked at Columbia University part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Decent work load.
      Flexibility with Professors

      Cons

      Less than competitive salary
      No student union

    9. "Vibrant scientific environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Columbia University full-time

      Pros

      Among the best science in the world, great benefits

      Cons

      Slow and sometimes unresponsive administration

    10. "Good Student Employment as an IT Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Columbia University part-time

      Pros

      My boss was very understanding of my need to do my school work. The pay was good, as were the hours

      Cons

      Often asked to come in on weekends/strange hours, no overtime pay

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