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    University of Alabama at Birmingham Reviews

    Updated October 17, 2017
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    University of Alabama at Birmingham President Ray Watts
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    1. "RN Staff Nurse"

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      Current Employee - RN Staff Nurse in Birmingham, AL
      Current Employee - RN Staff Nurse in Birmingham, AL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great team environment. Easy to work with.

      Cons

      Occasionally understaffed. Wanted to hear more about good things that was happening on my unit.

    2. "Post-Doc scientist"

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      Current Employee - Research Assistant/Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Birmingham, AL
      Current Employee - Research Assistant/Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Birmingham, AL

      I have been working at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Is a very good university in medicine.

      Cons

      Birmingham is a very quiet city with not much fun around.

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    3. "Decent place to work"

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      Former Employee - Research Associate
      Former Employee - Research Associate
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits for expectant mothers and health insurance within UAB Hospital.

      Cons

      Parking is not cheap unless you're willing to walk half a mile uphill. Administration is unusually slow to process things.

    4. "Great Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Programmer Analyst II in Birmingham, AL
      Former Employee - Programmer Analyst II in Birmingham, AL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      UAB has a great work environment. The pay is decent and the benefits are excellent. If you want to better yourself, they have both tuition assistance and training classes available.

      Cons

      The worst thing about working at UAB is the parking.

    5. "My experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time

      Pros

      Best work environment, very friendly people.

      Cons

      HR is slopy and work remains pending forever

    6. "Current employee"

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      Current Employee - Director
      Current Employee - Director
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      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits and coworkers. Young institution where you can make a mark. UAB is growing in both students and facilities.

      Cons

      None to mention. Great benefits and coworkers. Young institution where you can make a mark. UAB is growing in both students and facilities.

    7. "More diversity"

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      Former Employee - Development
      Former Employee - Development
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great benefits and work life balance

      Cons

      Lack diversity in the senior management and mid level leadership roles

      Advice to Management

      Be intentional about embracing diversity (race, gender, age, etc). I was disappointed to see departments without a minority or a millennial in a senior or middle level leadership role, particularly in the President's Administration, Development Office, Communications. Implement a succession plan for newer leaders on the university side.

    8. "Average Large Hospital"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits, lots of PTO.

      Cons

      Pay could be better, could give back to the employees more.

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      "Good, Solid Employer Overall"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at University of Alabama at Birmingham full-time

      Pros

      I had mostly good managers that gave me projects, but also freedom in how I approached and completed them. I had very little micro-managing of my position.

      Cons

      Other employees--especially in understaffed portions of the institution--were ridden by their managers to get more work done, when stretched too thin. The institution can be slow to manage staff shortages, pay raises are suppressed despite excellent performance. Depending on location in the institution, there can be a lot of micro-managing.

      Advice to Management

      Hire experienced workers for positions at a cost that is fair, not just cheap. You get what you pay for.
      Fully staff departments--don't let hiring decisions lag.

    10. "Graduate Researcher/Adjunct Faculty"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Growing institution; good location in the state

      Cons

      Not very conducive to growth, especially for individuals from diverse backgrounds

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