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    Skidmore College Reviews

    Updated April 11, 2019
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    Phil Glotzbach
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    Pros

    • "Interesting people, good managers, understanding of work/life balance" (in 4 reviews)

    • "Saratoga Springs is a great place to live" (in 6 reviews)

    Cons

    • "no cons that I can currently think of, other than you really have to buckle down on time management skills" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Minimum wage, lots of variation for different jobs (even within one department)" (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Amazing job for student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Skidmore College part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      flexible work hours and friendly coworkers

      Cons

      none for me to speak of

    2. "Tang Museum"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Gallery Monitor in Saratoga Springs, NY
      Former Employee - Gallery Monitor in Saratoga Springs, NY

      I worked at Skidmore College part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      High salary for the level of work required, often lots of downtime to read

      Cons

      Can feel looked down upon by regular museum staff and visitors

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Coordinator in Saratoga Springs, NY
      Current Employee - Coordinator in Saratoga Springs, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Skidmore College full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - generous time off including a 2 week winter break around the holidays
      - great benefits
      - laid back, comfortable environment

      Cons

      Honestly can't think of anything

    4. "Good work environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Skidmore College part-time

      Pros

      Salary is higher than most

      Cons

      No real issues to report

    5. "Summer Research"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      People are fun and engaging!

      Cons

      can be a bit slow sometimes

    6. "dining hall"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      nice people, friendly, learned a lot

      Cons

      none, there were no cons

    7. "Staff"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Skidmore College full-time

      Pros

      Health insurance
      The students
      Vacation/holiday time (2 week paid holiday time between Christmas and New Years, plus 4 weeks regular vacation time)

      Cons

      Pay is below peer schools
      Faculty-staff relationship

    8. "SAS Ambassador"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Skidmore College part-time

      Pros

      Nice culture, flexible working hour

      Cons

      It can be boring sometimes

    9. "Worst ever"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Skidmore College full-time

      Pros

      interesting exhibitions at the museum

      Cons

      horrible people allowed to terrorize underlings

      Advice to Management

      don't allow abuse to continue

    10. "Great Campus Job"

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      Former Employee - Crafter
      Former Employee - Crafter
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Skidmore College part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours, you could come and go whenever you had time

      Cons

      None that I found during my time there