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Updated Nov 24, 2021

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4.0
77% Recommend to a Friend
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
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University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher
470 Ratings

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Great Benefits (healthcare is phenomenal)(in 303 reviews)
  • "Also research labs are nice and people are fun loving(in 133 reviews)
  • "Flexible hours and you can make some new friends.(in 64 reviews)
  • "A fun and fulfilling job and great coworkers(in 43 reviews)
  • "Great health insurance is given along with Full tuition waiver for doing PhD(in 41 reviews)
Cons
  • "Pay is low for graduate students but thats how it is when youre funded by grants(in 265 reviews)
  • "very strict and low salary(in 179 reviews)
  • "unless you take public transportation (which is free with your Pitt ID) parking is limited and expensive.(in 53 reviews)
  • "Poor management and organization.(in 24 reviews)
  • "Annual raises are very small.(in 18 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Student Job

    Jun 16, 2020 - Office Assistant in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Good work and life balance

    Cons

    Payroll and HR make starting difficult

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  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great work life balance

    Feb 22, 2023 - Administrative Manager in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Pitt offers great work life balance and the ability to be as successful as you would like with endless opportunities.

    Cons

    The salary, like most higher education positions is not competitive with corporate America.

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  4. 3.0
    Current Employee

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    Apr 23, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    The work environment is nice and diverse.

    Cons

    The amount of work is too much and it is hard to manage the balance of life/work

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  5. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Interesting place to work in medical research

    Apr 30, 2012 -  
    Recommend
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    Pros

    exposed to new tasks every day working with people in a collaborative and learning environment is encouraged flexible with time off and healthy work/life balance

    Cons

    raises are not often given for additional duties and responsibilities employee loyalty is not rewarded difficult work within the UPMC system as a Pitt employee when using UPMC services for University of Pitt School of Medicine projects.

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  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Good organization to work for!

    Apr 20, 2020 - Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Good Benefits! Good work and life balance! Flexible! Caring work community! Gym access! Campus clinic access!

    Cons

    Salary. Opportunity for advancement. Parking - must wait about 5 years min. for a spot in a parking lot or garage.

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Hail to Pitt!

    Aug 16, 2013 - IT Manager/Database Administrator in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Job stability; Great benefits!; Cutting edge research and technology; Outstanding leadership; Terrific work / life balance; Free bus rides!

    Cons

    Parking and transportation options are limited.

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Salary info

    Apr 11, 2022 - Graduate Student Researcher in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Highly engaging and dynamic environment

    Cons

    Work life balance is not great

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Sep 26, 2017 - Postdoctoral Fellow 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Interesting work and there was great work life balance

    Cons

    There was not a great community for postdocs so at times it was lonely

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  10. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Ok to work

    Oct 28, 2017 - Compliance Specialist in Pittsburgh, PA
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Diverse work environment Great of you have kids Work life balance if you have kids Lots of green space on campus

    Cons

    Not great if you don’t have kids Pay is low because they pay for your kid to go to school. But if you don’t have kids no additional salary No work life balance if you do not have kids

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Good, if you want to continue your Education

    Jan 12, 2012 -  
    Recommend
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    Pros

    The University of Pittsburgh offers great Education Benefits, Good retirement and healthcare and Is relatively flexible and supports a good work life balance

    Cons

    The University of Pittsburgh typically offers lower than average pay. There is little room for advancement in some branches of the university.

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