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Updated Feb 2, 2023
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great work environment with great people
Cons
Irregular hours at times of the year.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Nice people and pretty good benefits
Jan 14, 2023 - Staff Assistant in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
It’s a beautiful place to work and I love the campus environment. The benefits are solid and I appreciate the retirement contributions a lot.
Cons
Pay is not as competitive as it should be, so we lost team members recently.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great benefits but felt underpaid
Dec 29, 2022 - Research Specialist in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
There are lots of perks for working at Rice. Great health benefits, 401k, and tuition assistance. I was able to get a Master's degree while working there!
Cons
There aren't a whole lot. If I had to think of once, it was just that I felt like I was a little underpaid for the level of work I was doing but they were helping pay for my Masters so I really can't complain too much.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Close knit community, nice facilities and environment.
Cons
Things move very slowly and change takes awhile to occur.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Feb 2, 2023 - Graduate Research Assistant in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
overall, good stipend for graduate research assistant positions.
Cons
when things don't work out with your advisor, it's hard to join other groups.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Overall a good place to work, great coworkers and benefits
Cons
It's a large institution so sometimes things move very slowly
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
It was a great experience
Cons
None that i can think of
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great university, beautiful campus, great city
Cons
Same downsides that all universities have
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
very good hourly salary compared with other jobs
Cons
no cons at all. great place for work.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great place to work. Great professor.
Cons
Not a big fan of how hard you're worked.
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Rice University has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 1,216 reviews left anonymously by employees. 93% of employees would recommend working at Rice University to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
93% of Rice University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Rice University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Rice University to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be culture, management, compensation.
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