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Updated Dec 6, 2023
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Pros
- "The campus is beautiful and busing into work is a cinch from most any part of the city." (in 165 reviews)
Cons
- "Low pay and you get to work with (some individuals) who practically can't be fired (union)." (in 315 reviews)
- "salary for research scientists/engineers is low compared to industry but this is standard across all universities" (in 212 reviews)
- "Funding for teaching assistants and benefits is at risk as management seeks to cut costs; grad student experience varies based on department/program; parking is expensive" (in 66 reviews)
- "Managers always say we need to 'run like a business' but most of the managers have zero experience in the private sector" (in 36 reviews)
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- 4.0Dec 6, 2023Program Operations SpecialistCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsSeattle, WA
Pros
Flexible hybrid work schedule; annual raises; great colleagues.
Cons
Departments and Schools are quite siloed, so it can be challenging to find new jobs internally.
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023ManagerFormer EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
Nice org. to work at
Cons
Limited breadth to expand growth
- 5.0Dec 5, 2023Teaching AssistantCurrent EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
Money while helping students and learning yourself.
Cons
Some are difficult to work with.
- 5.0Dec 4, 2023FinanceCurrent EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
Amazing institution doing a lot of good in the world
Cons
Red tape from being a public institution
- 5.0Dec 4, 2023Graduate Research AssistantFormer EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
supportive student union, good medical benefit
Cons
less desired work/life balance, work on weekends
- 3.0Dec 4, 2023FellowCurrent EmployeeSeattle, WA
Pros
Huge organization with a variety of training sites. Emphasis on education.
Cons
Vacation not generous. No COL support. Poor coordination between departments/divisions/sites. Some sites without regular access to AC.
- 5.0Dec 4, 2023Teaching AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearSeattle, WA
Pros
Worked here for six months, students are very focused on learning and take their assignments seriously, coworkers are very kind.
Cons
The downside is the hourly rate.
- 2.0Dec 3, 2023IP ParalegalFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSeattle, WA
Pros
Good healthcare and retirement benefits
Cons
Poor upper management Poor pay
- 5.0Dec 3, 2023Graduate StudentCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSeattle, WA
Pros
They have the best professors and researchers
Cons
There's no con for this position
- 5.0Dec 2, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearCampaspero
Pros
Really knowledgeable to most ppl.
Cons
It was too long though.
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University of Washington has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 5,845 reviews left anonymously by employees. 79% of employees would recommend working at University of Washington to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
79% of University of Washington employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Washington 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at University of Washington to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management.
