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Updated Nov 21, 2021
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work and life balance!
Cons
Too much bureaucracy withing departments
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good for parents and tuition remission but less rewarding for the in-betweens
Sep 23, 2013 - Assistant Director in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
humane! 7 hour work days, lots of vacation and generally great coworkers
Cons
a structured advancement process that rewards time rather than performance. great for parents for work/life balance and 90-100% tuition remission but for others less incentive to stay after the work becomes routine.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
-Tuition remission -Flexibility and work life balance
Cons
-Staff can be dramatic -Everyone acts like they're super busy but they're not.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
-Good experience to start your career -holidays and vacation
Cons
-management politics -salary -work life balance (decreases the longer you stay)
- Current Employee★★★★★
experience at NYU is OK.
Apr 13, 2012 - Senior Project Manager in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The benefits and work/life balance are above the norm
Cons
limited opportunity for advancement and non-competitive pay
- Current Employee★★★★★
Every school is very different
Dec 22, 2020 - Director in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Innovative and great work life balance
Cons
Not great leadership, very bureaucratic
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Software Engineer Intern
Mar 31, 2020 - Intern - Software Engineer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great work and life balance here.
Cons
I did not really feel there were any cons here.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Benefits and work life balance
Cons
Job is at risk if not in a union or are on probation
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
work and life balance is good
Cons
the traffic is horrible and takes a lot time
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good pay, great benefits, stressful work environment
Feb 20, 2020 - International Student Advisor in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
NYU pays well in comparison to other institutions, however, you definitely work for your salary. Their benefits are also very good, particularly their retirement matching, tuition remission, and maternity leave!
Cons
Many of the offices are stressful to work in and the work is often never ending. Expectations are high and work/life balance can be difficult to manage during certain times of the year.
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