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Enhancement of my theoretical basis of Chemistry through application in a stimulating setting, yet rewarding employment. - Lab Assistant Florida State University Employee Review

5.0
19 Dec 2014
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Pros

~The ability to experience the laboratory from an employee perspective as opposed to a student ~Friendly, warm environment ~Learned important instrument calibration, hazardous waste transportation, equipment management, preparation of chemical inventory, interpersonal communication, and experimental design ~Felt as if paid to have fun ~Flexible schedules

Cons

~Prolonged renovation and repair of the lab resulted in many failed experiments due to sensitive fire alarms ~Students never follow protocol, which leads to more broken glassware to clean ~Exposure to harmful substances and situations raised anxiety ~Cleaning an entire eight-room floor of the laboratory

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5.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great company culture, great worklife balance, amazing opportunities to grow in role and within the team.

Cons

The pay isn't so great for OPS positions, but as a first job, it has led to many great opportunities to earn six figure salaries later into my career.

1.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

I had a job and could read my books/draw during down time.

Cons

Horrible management. Incredibly aloof staff that does not take POC employees seriously. Also, multitude of microaggressions and straight up racism, Plain attempts of treating their staff without compassion and also putting their staff and students in harm's way during FSU's 2025 school shooting. Staff was told to keep working during an active shooting and even after people had been pronounced dead. This is not simply a testing center issue but a systematic concern of FSU's departments. Pay is also mediocre and only went up recently because of consistent complaints from the employees--not because they wanted to. Plenty of inappropriate behaviors were present while I was working there from upper management. Fawning, favoritism, power trips, blurring boundaries, etc. Parking is awful.

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