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Found 1,647 of over 2K reviews
4.2
80% Recommend to a Friend
George Mason University President Gregory Washington
88% Approve of CEO

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4.2
80%
Recommend to a Friend
88%
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George Mason University President Gregory Washington
Gregory Washington
219 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Great people to work with(in 83 reviews)
  • "Health benefits are great and the 2 weeks off at end of year are so welcomed.(in 65 reviews)
  • "You have flexible hours and a lot of time to work on homework while other students aren’t around in the studio.(in 58 reviews)
  • "The staffs are friendly and helpful.(in 36 reviews)
  • "Good work environment(in 35 reviews)
Cons
  • "My experience as an adjunct is that the pay is low and there is no community feeling with colleagues.(in 128 reviews)
  • "Low salary and some of the personal are not on the top of their tasks.(in 83 reviews)
  • "The management is terrible and they have no regard for students health or feelings.(in 24 reviews)
  • "The parking is expensive and almost always far from where you need to get to.(in 20 reviews)
  • "Low compensation(in 11 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great learning opportunity

    Mar 29, 2023 - Learning space design assistant in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    - Great team - Great learning opportunity - Flexible work timings

    Cons

    nothing i can think of

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  2. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Dedicated folks held back by bureaucratic processes

    Feb 24, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Perks of being attached to a large public university: use of campus buildings and facilities, library access, winter break closure, tuition remission, retirement, etc. LOVED the atmosphere of working on a college campus and with students. GMU has a large commuter population, so you get a varied group of students and frequently those that are dedicated and juggling life commitments along with school. Less entitled Greek life shenanigans, etc.

    Cons

    Have to pay for parking Low salaries: GMU uses Virginia state's pay banding. Staff are hired in at the bottom of their pay band with little to no room for negotiation. Even after leaving GMU, I have acquaintances who turned down job offers due to the lack of negotiation. Raises are so little that I (and my colleagues with < 10 years experience) would sometime get a "raise" when the pay band moved up slightly and we fell off the bottom of it. It isn't great for morale to keep employees permanently at the bottom of the band. Every other year, the governor authorizes a one-time bonus instead of a raise. Which means that your base comp doesn't go up for next year, and you are in the same position again. High performers aren't recognized for their work. Promotions and raises are hard to achieve due to the built-in bureaucracy. Even though the university is large, there frequently isn't a place for you to move up and no other incentives to provide to make up for it.

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  4. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Good place but underfunded

    Mar 30, 2023 - Librarian 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Flexibility Welcomes Creativity and hard work

    Cons

    Not enough resources to support the good work being done here.

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great Work Opportunity For Students. Great Benefits.

    Mar 28, 2023 - Community Assistant in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    - Free Housing - Half of meal plan covered by the school - Friendly management - Upon working you will receive a stipend for the semester.

    Cons

    - Management can sometimes be disorganized with scheduling and other matters. - Training week was unnecessarily long and boring.

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Good to Time management

    Mar 29, 2023 - Payroll Assistant in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    I can manage my time and not stressful

    Cons

    No benefit for part time. If possible try to have full time position. Good benefit!

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  7. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Great Team

    Mar 27, 2023 - Certified Personal Trainer in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    George Mason University Recreation is a positive and community oriented place to work. They keep things fun with pristine professionalism. Flexibility and accountability are in perfect balance. Loved working at GMU!

    Cons

    Parking was a bit of a pain at times, but not prohibitive.

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  8. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    A decent on-campus job, but student-wage employees aren’t paid enough

    Mar 28, 2023 - MSSC Virtual Services Representative  in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    - flexibility with school breaks and finals

    Cons

    - poor compensation compared to work and Fairfax cost of living

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  9. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great place to work

    Mar 28, 2023 - Data Analyst 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Great work environment, fantastic city

    Cons

    cost of living, not H1B for admin employees

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Experience

    Mar 23, 2023 - GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant in Arlington, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    For graduate students being a GTA implies working closely with actual Faculty and being as a pair. Great teaching experience.

    Cons

    It is not the best pay. The two main campuses are not close to each other.

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Company Review

    Mar 26, 2023 - Graduate Assistant in Fairfax, VA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    I had a really good supervisor.

    Cons

    There were no extra perks or benefits.

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George Mason University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,825 reviews left anonymously by employees. 80% of employees would recommend working at George Mason University to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, George Mason University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at George Mason University. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

80% of George Mason University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated George Mason University 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at George Mason University to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be management, compensation.

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