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"Great benefits; love the intellectual climate; some wonderful people" (in 101 reviews)
"good benefits, good people, good customers" (in 85 reviews)
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"Poor public transport to some areas in Durham" (in 50 reviews)
"long hours, challenge meeting deadlines" (in 25 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great resources, faculties, peers, etc.
Cons
Location is a limitation, but it's getting better
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
I've loved working at Duke. They've been incredibly supportive during the pandemic. Employee health and welfare have clearly been a priority from the top management, all the way down the chain. Although the university suffered severe financial consequences from the pandemic, they were proactive and thoughtful about reaching out to employees with personal message of recognition and gratitude for the work we've done to support students. Thankfully, leaders prioritized employees and implemented strategic initiatives to avoid layoffs.
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Real progress on diversity and inclusion are slow going, despite leadership's statements and efforts in support of these ideals. Representation of women and ethnic and religious minorities in faculty are not where they should be. It can be difficult to grow in your career if you stay at Duke, which is unfortunate. High quality contributors can languish in positions unless they leave for peer institutions.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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overall it is a good place to work with good benefits
Cons
but salary increase is very low
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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flexible, organized, benefits were fine
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salary is not very compatible
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great benefits and work/life balance
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Salary isn’t very competitive, career advancement can be slow due to bureaucratic structure of university.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Nice manager good working environment
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salary is not high, promotion does not increase salary a lot
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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I wish this job had any Pros.
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The pay was horrible but the worst part of it was the horrible and toxic environment in Duke research labs. The PI's expect you to have no life and will rip you apart in front of everyone for the smallest mistake. With parking was $100/month for a Duke lot that was a 20-minute walk from the lab, health insurance was $80/month with no dental, I wasn't saving any money at all at a $35,000/year salary. No one I know has had a good experience at Duke as a research technician.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
good for a short intermediate position for gaining more experience for career
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
postdoc resources, location near RTP
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positive experience heavily dependent on supervisor and lab environement
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Great Team and support! I feel respected by management.
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Can't think of any right now!
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Got paid very well for Durham where l was able to save by lower living costs of the area
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None so far at this place
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