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      4.2

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (3,708 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      90% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,708 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Boston University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      4K reviews
      5.0
      Nov 17, 2015

      Great place to grow

      Graduate assistant in marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A lot of perks like free tickets to events, get to meet celebrities hired for events, and tons of cool experiences

      Cons

      An overwhelming amount of pressure put on student employees

      4.0
      Nov 17, 2015

      research assistant

      Teaching assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      you can always learn something new and useful.

      Cons

      it's time consuming and low income. Sometimes not challenging

      2.0
      Nov 17, 2015

      IT Organization is a low energy and overworked environment

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits at a University such as BU are great. Many vacation and sick days, and for full-time permanent employees, the tuition reimbursement can't be beat. Unfortunately, these perks are also why so many hang on even when the job isn't the best fit or they're unhappy.

      Cons

      Majority of peers in the IT environment are overworked, overwhelmed and burnt out. It is not a highly engaged workplace and the culture is one that is low energy and depressing. Staff are not valued as highly as they should be. There are often not enough resources to do the work and management expects too much. Many employees have a self protective attitude or "cya" as they fear failure and management.

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