University of Utah Reviews
81% would recommend to a friend
(2797 total reviews)
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- "Great benefits and 401 k match as well as 6percent invested from the U of U towards retirement with 100 percent vesting after 6 years" (in 346 reviews)
- "The pay is low and it can be difficult to obtain the information you need to complete the required analyses." (in 225 reviews)
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- 5.0Nov 29, 2023Teacher AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
The Faculty of the David Eccles business school is very friendly and cooperative.
Cons
The pay is a bit lower than I would like
- 4.0Nov 24, 2023Building ManagerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
As a student employee, this position gives you tons of freedom to gain experience and to progress in your degree. You gain knowledge in event management, facilities and utilities, audio/visual planning, setup, and operation, and a general exposure to the university employment system. On top of that, you have a lot of free time to do homework or whatever you want when you aren’t actively doing rounds or managing events. As a student employee, you also get access to reduced book prices.
Cons
Nothing unprecedented for a campus job. The pay could be better, but the scheduling is pretty flexible, and there are opportunities for raises and advancement, even if you only work there for a year or two.
- 4.0Nov 17, 2023Postdoctoral Research AssociateCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
The University of Utah is not as prestigious as more well known schools but has many opportunities due to being a less competitive environment. Finding these opportunities can be a challenge at first but with many postdoctoral events on campus and collaborative events finding the right people is doable. Many of the opportunities such as academic small business startup academic spin off and the Technology Licensing Office are very willing to help.
Cons
With being a less well known school there aren't as many resources available with instrumentation but this is very dependance on the department. The flip side of this is some of the high end instruments aren't very competitive to book time on.
- 5.0Nov 22, 2023Lab TechnicianFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
Great learning environment, I loved how they encouraged questions
Cons
Grants given often required a huge investment in class enrollment which resulted and less time I could commit to lab work and projects, so overall it felt paid out more then i got paid
- 5.0Nov 8, 2023Lab SpecialistCurrent EmployeeSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
-the 14.2% immediately vested retirement -the 12 sick, 12 vaycay, 2 personal days per year, and 12-14 holidays/closure days per year -standard 1.0 FTE is 40 hours per week -if you're in a good lab it's good -not looked down upon by grad students or post docs, but viewed as the same level
Cons
-very hard to get a raise unless your supervisor is willing to advocate for you, above a 10% raise there is lots of red tape but they can do it if they want to
- 5.0Nov 24, 2023Teaching AssistantCurrent EmployeeSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
It’s an amazing experience to learn and polish up your concepts and skills
Cons
There is no such cons of being in this role if you’re able to manage time.
- 5.0Nov 26, 2023Research AssistantFormer EmployeeSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
Very good place for working .
Cons
Nothing as such any for this college
- 3.0Nov 22, 2023Systems AdministratorCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
Nice benefits Good work environment Chill coworkers
Cons
Underpaid No remote work Micromanagement managers Have to pay for your own parking Have to use your own vehicle for work related travel Have to use your own phone for work related calls
- 5.0Nov 10, 2023TechnicianFormer Employee, less than 1 yearSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
flexible times for a part time job.
Cons
responds are slow for the company.
- 4.0Nov 20, 2023Lab AdministratorCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsSalt Lake City, UT
Pros
- Comprehensive benefits packages (medical, retirement) - A commitment to deep-seated intellectual pursuit
Cons
- Complexity managing cross-departmental efforts
University of Utah Reviews FAQs
University of Utah has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 2,950 reviews left anonymously by employees. 81% of employees would recommend working at University of Utah to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
81% of University of Utah employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Utah 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at University of Utah to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management.
