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    University of Illinois at Chicago Reviews

    Updated February 18, 2019
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    Michael D. Amiridis
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    • "No Cons actually it is enjoyable place" (in 29 reviews)

    • "Low pay compare to most job in Chicago, student sometimes might try to reach you outside of your work time for home work help" (in 27 reviews)

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    1. "Phd RA"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago full-time

      Pros

      Flexible hours. Covers tuitions and fees.

      Cons

      Pay is little low. But it is pretty good for a student

    2. "Excellent experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Nice culture and atmosphere at the offices

      Cons

      sometimes gets very tardy and chaotic

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    3. "Ok"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at University of Illinois at Chicago full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits and vacation time

      Cons

      Poor oversight and extremely lazy employees

    4. "Great place"

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      Former Employee - Data Entry
      Former Employee - Data Entry
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Illinois at Chicago part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      A lot of experience to gain

      Cons

      low wage for the work you do

    5. "Tutor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago part-time

      Pros

      Great place to work at!

      Cons

      None that I can think of

    6. "Resident"

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      Current Employee - Resident Physician
      Current Employee - Resident Physician
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Stable income, good job prospects

      Cons

      Long hours, often stressful work

    7. "Overall great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Supportive environment, great mission, fantastic students.

      Cons

      Limited opportunities for advancement. Salary.

    8. "Great work environment, but comes at a cost (literally)."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      State-of-the-art research, inspiring professors, and great courses in a beautiful downtown campus.

      Cons

      TA salary is average. Besides, they require us to pay academic fees totalling to a month's salary, every year.

    9. "Active research environment. Some interesting and useful classes."

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      Current Employee - PhD Student, Research and Teaching Assistant in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - PhD Student, Research and Teaching Assistant in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at University of Illinois at Chicago full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good research environment.

      Cons

      Not enough team spirit and group collaboration.

    10. "Academic Professional Staff"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Generous amount of paid time off. Job security. Free Professional development workshops. Free tuition for full time employees.

      Cons

      Old ways of doing stuff. Folks in general tend to not help others; they do their job and their job only (Stereotypical state employee mindset). Low pay.

      Advice to Management

      Adopt some of the values in today’s corporate culture to make a more effective up to date work environment: allow work from home options.... more leadership training for upper management to better learn how to properly manage teams.....