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      4.2

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (3,703 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      92% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      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 3,703 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
      5.0
      Feb 20, 2014

      Good grad student experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Location, BME applications of research

      Cons

      Lack of collaborations, masses of undergraduates

      3.0
      Feb 19, 2014

      Undergraduate student worker

      It support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If on campus, very nearby. Local and convenient. Plenty of opportunities to work or do research on campus if you really want. Employees can also take one free class with others at a reduced cost.

      Cons

      Very monotonous and you feel like you're getting nowhere sometimes. The working environment has a lot of favoritism and it's very annoying to realize you do all this work, but only to lose a promotion to someone who knew the manager better.

      4.0
      Feb 19, 2014

      Highest paid hospital RA in Boston?

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fair-to-good entry level compensation compared to every other Research Assistant salary I have seen online and heard through word of mouth at Boston Hospitals. I started at $20/hr (with no experience) within 6 months got made a full time employee and got a raise to $21/hr after a year and a half. I have a friend who is a Research Assistant II at BGW and they make significantly less than this, which is sad. Good benefits: -Tuition remission to BU excluding class fees which end up being around ($75-$250) depending on which courses you take. -Good retirement matching (although I foolishly never took advantage of this)

      Cons

      -HR is slow as molasses -HR Training felt like a waste of time. When asked specific questions, participants are directed to "double check with someone in the department" or "check online" It was basically a four hour overview of information that can be found online. -Classes available for tuition remission at BU can be spotty/limited depending on what you want to learn and are not consistent every year (EX: Taking med school prereqs and working full time is difficult. BU does a pretty weak job of offering night courses consistently during the academic year, and forget about taking night Physics/Chem/Orgo/Bio classes during summer through BU. There aren't any.)

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