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Columbia University

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It can be a great place to work, but only if you operate within the system. - Associate Director Columbia University Employee Review

3.0
27 May 2024
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Pros

Excellent name on your resume The students are amazing to work with Your colleagues care about the work and are passionate about it You get a lot of experience wearing many hats and therefore acquire different transferable skills

Cons

The salary is a little higher than average but it is still not equivalent to the cost of living in NYC The annual raises can be quite small unless you get a promotion which then creates a lot of competition for promotions Management can be antiquated in mindset, practices, and focus meaning lack of understanding for DEIB to implement with staff, being unclear about pathways to promotion, and lacking transparent with employees regarding decision making

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5.0
12 Jun 2026
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Pros

Supportive staff and clear role requirements

Cons

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1.0
12 Jun 2026
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Pros

The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

Cons

Leadership, their inefficiencies and poor decisions Very dysfunctional environment HR does whatever leadership tells them to do, including covering issues by "friends of the boss", This favoritism approach also includes approvals for who gets to work from out of state even when the position can be easily filled by local workers and the creation of new jobs for those that are chosen. Very poor financial decisions. Big big pay on top, Low pay on bottom. Very little room for growth unless someone likes you and you are the right color.

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