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4.3
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "Great benefits both medical and holiday(in 331 reviews)
  • "Great people and great at giving raises(in 249 reviews)
  • "There were flexible hours that allowed me to keep up with school and have a part(in 179 reviews)
  • "my particular office provided a great work environment and helped me build skills for administrative assistant jobs in the real world(in 82 reviews)
  • "The campus is beautiful and energetic(in 73 reviews)
Cons
  • "Pay is low (but eligible for .25 cent raises if you work half your hours during finals.)(in 392 reviews)
  • "Low salary and often asked to take on more than you can handle at any give time(in 204 reviews)
  • "Parking is expensive and difficult(in 107 reviews)
  • "Poor management and varying hours(in 49 reviews)
  • "low compensation difficult to move up(in 23 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Good

    Jun 2, 2023 - Graduate Student in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Good experience will certainly try again

    Cons

    Nothing to say that is bad

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  2. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great and flexible work environment for students

    May 24, 2023 - Student Desktop Support Specialist - LAITS in Austin, TX
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work hours were very flexible, and allowed for remote work during the pandemic. The team was supportive and let me take as much time as I needed to feel comfortable working over the phone and were patient in teaching the tools for the job. The environment was generally friendly and the work wasn't really boring.

    Cons

    The pay wasn't that great starting out but from what i hear that has been improved upon. Occasionally clients would be rude but if it got out of hand there was never an instance where I felt that I couldn't call on a full-timer to help diffuse the situation. Dealing with customers (and their problems) was simultaneously the most rewarding and frustrating part of the job.

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  4. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Job quality highly dependent on the professor

    May 21, 2023 - Graduate Teaching Assistant in Austin, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Decent pay, nice health insurance but the quality of the work and actual number of hours per week depend highly on what professor you work for.

    Cons

    Grad student in STEM departments got WAY better benefits than the humanities.

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  5. 1.0
    Former Employee

    Depends on the department

    May 27, 2023 - Anonymous 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Prestige of the organization and the ability to live in Austin

    Cons

    Poor or lack of leadership in the department, loss of sustainable funding with anticipated lack of funding completely, disorganization, poor morale and people leaving en masse with overwhelming workloads and stress for those left leading to infighting and misery. No growth or innovation and more about survival and fear until another job can be found.

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  6. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Excellent environment but very low pay

    Jan 25, 2023 - Administrative Associate in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    The environment at UT is amazing - a lot of alumni choose to work at the school, and the sense of community is really nice. You also have the opportunity to work in an area that interests you, even if you aren't a practitioner (language, science, art, etc.) I'm still astonished that I had the opportunity to work with such interesting, dedicated people and feel very grateful for that.

    Cons

    At least initially, administrative staff are paid far below the market value. This may improve a little as you move up, but you will never make enough to live comfortably, especially if you're a single income person or family. The math just doesn't work. I left before 2019, but that's as far back as it allows you to select in the box - but I just checked a current listing for the same position and was shocked to see the pay rate is the same as it was when I was there. Austin has not been a particularly affordable to live since the 90s, but now it's very expensive. I would love to return to an environment like that, but frankly, I can't afford to work at UT. I don't know how they justify paying so little to the people who keep the place running. (And I don't know if they still do, but at that time, they charged employees quite a lot for a parking pass! What is that?!)

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great benefits

    Jun 1, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    The benefits are generous for staff.

    Cons

    Austin market is becoming more competitive, challenging to retain staff.

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  8. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good

    May 31, 2023 - English Teacher 
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Amazing environment, great leadership and lots of paid TPO

    Cons

    Demanding as any job but was not my cup of tea

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Tutor

    Jun 2, 2023 - Tutor in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Flexibility, proximity to campus, resume

    Cons

    Pay is not the best

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee

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    May 31, 2023 - Research Associate in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Overall the environment was good

    Cons

    The pay was low and hours as a student were sometimes challenging

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Great flexibility

    May 3, 2023 - Software Developer in Austin, TX
    Recommend
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    Pros

    Great work life balance benefits are really good

    Cons

    Horrendous promotion/raise structure. You can and will be left stagnant for years if you don't say anything - and if you DO say anything there's often very little your manager can do. The job stress is very VERY manager dependent. I have an incredible boss and love my job, several friends in my department are stressed out of their minds because their bosses make their lives very difficult.

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University of Texas at Austin has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 4,772 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at University of Texas at Austin to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, University of Texas at Austin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at University of Texas at Austin. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

83% of University of Texas at Austin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Texas at Austin 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

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