The good is great, the bad is awful - Anonymous employee UW Bothell Employee Review

3.0
Oct 27, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome coworkers, fulfilling job duties, beautiful campus and great benefits!

Cons

Some of the leadership here is just awful, it's shocking that nothing is done about employee abuse in some departments. Very catty atmosphere in most departments, lots of gossip. Like any state job, the pay is meager and the workload can be unreasonable due to funding issues.

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