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Boston University reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(3,707 total reviews)

Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

90% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,707 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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4K reviews
4.0
Jul 18, 2015

Receptionist Experiences

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Engaging community that respects its student workers while demanding quality service that benefits the productive student body as a whole.

Cons

Hours were not always ideal based on individual academic schedules, room for upward mobility (promotions, etc) limited to student-based occupations.

5.0
Jul 16, 2015

Administrative Assistant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed environment didn't get in the way of accomplishing projects on time; made coming in to work each day a pleasure.

Cons

Internal placements and promotions were effectively out of the question.

2.0
Jul 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The coworkers were the only redeeming factor

Cons

-training was long and unnecessary -management was poor and unorganized - they are delusional of what they think students want, they try and run the school like a summer camp. these students are adults and not children

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