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Emory University Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Sep 20, 2023
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- "Low salary: postdocs in school of medicine receive exactly same salary even though they have their own grants" (in 107 reviews)
- "sometimes you can get a really bad manager (it's academia, professors are fighting for their pay to increase too, so they often take on too many projects or classes and step on folks (i.e." (in 16 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- 5.0Jun 2, 2014Graduate StudentCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsAtlanta, GA
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health care is great as graduate programs go the work life balance is ok most advisers are supportive if you don't want to become a PI Atlanta is a great city to be in and the campus is nice
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no vision, no dental department (chemistry) expectations change all the time and vary between divisions no recruiters from industry have visited Emory in the past 5 years no help finding a job after graduation
- 4.0Dec 13, 2017Clinical Research Coordinator IICurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsAtlanta, GA
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Emory drives professional and academic development in their employees. The benefits make up for the lack of salary. Great work & life balance depending on your position and department
Cons
Salary could be better but I guess the benefits are a way to compensate for that.
- 4.0Mar 10, 2015Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
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Great benefits Flexible schedule/work life balance options
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Not much career advancement opportunity for staff. pay is low for Atlanta area
1 - 2.0Aug 8, 2018Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
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Flexibility and work life balance
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Health insurance was expensive
- 4.0Aug 12, 2015Anonymous EmployeeCurrent EmployeeAtlanta, GA
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Great work and life balance
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No growth potential and lack of career track
- 5.0Mar 9, 2022AnalystCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsAtlanta, GA
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Good work life balance and respect for time
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Slow growth and not fast paced like corporate
- 4.0Feb 4, 2021Communication SpecialistCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsAtlanta, GA
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They're very big on work/life balance
Cons
Not many opportunities for salary increase.
1 - 3.0Nov 3, 2020SalesmanFormer EmployeeEmory University Post Office, GA
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good work life balance overall
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not the best career dev
- 4.0Sep 22, 2020Senior Associate DirectorCurrent Employee
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Strong staff support and work/life balance support
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Mired in red tape often as we find in higher ed
- 5.0Dec 8, 2008Communications AnalystFormer EmployeeAtlanta, GA
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Emory is a place that fosters growth in all senses of the word - they balance work and life together to maximize opportunities to learn. From the colloquial atmosphere to the encouragement to explore and think differently, Emory challenges you to become a better professional. Their approach to problem solving and staying competitive in an increasingly crowded landscape of higher education makes it amazing to 'be on the inside' and see the school as a business in addition to a place of study. Coworkers are kind, caring, and as far from cutthroat as possible. Everyone's there to help each other, and everyone wants each other to succeed.
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Like any big business, departments are fairly compartmentalized. There isn't nearly enough communication to truly allow each department to support each other in the way they're envisioned. Management turnover is fairly high, and students are never truly satisfied with the job you do. Long-range planning initiatives are conceptually incredible but often fall short in the execution, leaving staff to pick up the pieces. This often involves angry parents, inconvenienced students, and dissatisfied staff. Traffic in the Clifton Corridor (the Emory Area)is horrendous no matter what time of day, and it sometimes takes an hour to travel one mile from campus at rush hour.
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