University of Pittsburgh Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Nov 24, 2021
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great Student Job
Jun 16, 2020 - Office Assistant in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good work and life balance
Cons
Payroll and HR make starting difficult
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great work life balance
Feb 22, 2023 - Administrative Manager in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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
- Current Employee★★★★★
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.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good organization to work for!
Apr 20, 2020 - Anonymous Employee in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Hail to Pitt!
Aug 16, 2013 - IT Manager/Database Administrator in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Apr 11, 2022 - Graduate Student Researcher in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Highly engaging and dynamic environment
Cons
Work life balance is not great
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Ok to work
Oct 28, 2017 - Compliance Specialist in Pittsburgh, PARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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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