University of Texas at Austin Reviews
Updated Jun 2, 2023
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- "my particular office provided a great work environment and helped me build skills for administrative assistant jobs in the real world" (in 82 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good experience will certainly try again
Cons
Nothing to say that is bad
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great and flexible work environment for students
May 24, 2023 - Student Desktop Support Specialist - LAITS in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Job quality highly dependent on the professor
May 21, 2023 - Graduate Teaching Assistant in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Excellent environment but very low pay
Jan 25, 2023 - Administrative Associate in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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?!)
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The benefits are generous for staff.
Cons
Austin market is becoming more competitive, challenging to retain staff.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Amazing environment, great leadership and lots of paid TPO
Cons
Demanding as any job but was not my cup of tea
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexibility, proximity to campus, resume
Cons
Pay is not the best
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Overall the environment was good
Cons
The pay was low and hours as a student were sometimes challenging
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Great flexibility
May 3, 2023 - Software Developer in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
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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