Wake Forest University Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Jul 19, 2021

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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, GREAT 403-b match, good vacation time
Cons
No work/life balance, cliquish to newcomers, no salary increases, no opportunity to grow.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
High level of collaboration. Caring colleagues. Great environment. PTO and tuition concession are great benefits.
Cons
Work life balance can be difficult.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Great place to work. Go Deacs!!!!
Jan 14, 2015 - Assistant DirectorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Pursuit for excellence in all they do! Very collaborative and wonderful people to work with. Being a University, great home/life work balance.
Cons
If you are not a graduate of WFU, you may at times feel left out. Nepotism is live and well at the University.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good colleagues to work and collaborate with.
Cons
No work life balance, lack of care for employee wellbeing.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Extremely inclusive culture that makes an effort to be proactive in its employee outreach, not reactive when issues arise. Clear and collaborative long-term goals allows for greater day-to-day motivation with specific job functions. Great work/life balance.
Cons
Poor transparency with unit strategies that can sometimes cause redundant workloads.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Working in school has a good work life balance. The working environment is very good. Gets to interact with students a lot.
Cons
The payment for the work is relatively low. The location of the school is not quite suitable for young people. The training is somehow inadequate.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great pay, work/life balance, growth oppurtunity
Cons
Closed-minded culture, no diversity in employees
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Good place to work overall
Feb 4, 2022 - Senior Graphic Designer in Winston-Salem, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Benefits, Community, Work parties, Horizontal movement, Work/Life balance
Cons
Atmosphere, Politics, Limited upward movement, Sexism, Limited diversity
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Associate Director
Sep 10, 2016 - Associate Director in Winston-Salem, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great colleagues to work with
Cons
No autonomy, underutilized, little work life balance.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
PhD candidate on Bowman Grey campus
Sep 13, 2010 - PhD Candidate in Winston-Salem, NCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Work life balance is great, graduate stipend is better than average, great faculty, cross departmental collaboration, excellent location ,well rounded students
Cons
No major connections to industry, Winston Salem is not for singles, poor affiliation with undergraduate campus, some PIs can be difficult to work with
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