University of Washington Reviews

Pros

- Great coworkers and supervisors -- tight knit community and supervisors genuinely care about their employees - Flexible hours and accommodates to student schedules - Learn a lot about the University and its services, as well as insights on building and event management - Opportunities as a student to be promoted and get pay raises

Cons

- Constant transitions in management. Makes it difficult for consistency - Hours are not assigned well in advance (supposed to be at least 2 weeks in advance but sometimes is not) - Must work weekends and very early/late hours, and with messy scheduling sometimes must work multiple weekends in a row

Pros

Excellent health and retirement benefits, PTO accrual and sick leave accrual rates are great as well (for professional staff anyways).

Cons

Base compensation isn't great, but that's where benefits come in. Change is slow. The recruitment process is SLOW (several weeks to months depending on the department, which loses talent). Managers have to wait on higher up leadership for any change, which takes months and months of committee charging, gathering, and resolution (if any). Diversity efforts are MAJORLY lacking in the UWSOM. I've been hearing the same complaints from staff and students the YEARS I've been here about lack of diversity and anti-racism training and I feel I will continue to hear the same stories for years to come. Executive leadership at the SOM doesn't care about equity, diversity and inclusion. Its actions prove it.