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    University of Washington Reviews

    Updated December 9, 2018
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    • "Graduate student pay is low relative to cost of living in the area, work-life balance" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Low salary compared to industry" (in 45 reviews)

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    1. "Student Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Student Assistant in Seattle, WA
      Current Employee - Student Assistant in Seattle, WA

      I have been working at University of Washington part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Awesome entry-level jobs for students at UW

      Cons

      None really- great work environment and team!

    2. "Development"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Jose, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Jose, CA

      I have been working at University of Washington full-time

      Pros

      Coding, team, debugging, data analyst, database

      Cons

      computing, pressure, project, work, exams

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    3. "student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Seattle, WA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Seattle, WA

      I have been working at University of Washington full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      small class size so its easy to network

      Cons

      small school with limited space

    4. "Student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great institution to be at

      Cons

      Large campus, not enough people of color as faculty

    5. "Good university to do a Postdoc"

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      Former Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in Seattle, WA
      Former Employee - Postdoctoral Fellow in Seattle, WA
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      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Washington full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Collaborative community, usually a good work/life balance, good healthcare, nice campus to work on

      Cons

      Low pay compared to an equivalent position in industry

    6. "Great place to grow a career"

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      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in Seattle, WA
      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in Seattle, WA
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      Positive Outlook

      I worked at University of Washington full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      - supervisors who cared about my development
      - wonderful colleagues
      - commitment to diversity and inclusion
      - good work/life balance

      Cons

      - bureaucracy could be challenging to navigate (though thankfully Julie Brown is helping to change this!)

    7. "Great work culture and leadership"

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      Former Employee - Student Marketing Assistant in Seattle, WA
      Former Employee - Student Marketing Assistant in Seattle, WA
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      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at University of Washington part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      It's a very fun environment and privileges are pretty special

      Cons

      Irregular work schedule; if on the game day staff, expect to frequently work nights and weekends

      Advice to Management

      Get to know lower-level employees better, and connect them with other departments in the office.

    8. "Pre-doctoral Instructor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at University of Washington part-time

      Pros

      Colleagues are fabulous.
      Lots of intellectual freedom
      Students are earnest and hard-working

      Cons

      Central administration is increasingly anti-labor, refusing to bargain in good faith with several unions on campus

    9. "HFS"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Washington part-time

      Pros

      Really flexible for students and class schedules

      Cons

      management is not very organized

    10. "Budget Fiscal Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at University of Washington full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work with good people (although some can be prickly), good benefits

      Cons

      Experience differs between each division and departments

      Advice to Management

      Offer free bus pass to employees already!