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      4.2

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (3,702 total reviews)

      Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam

      92% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      Boston University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,702 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
      Apr 13, 2014

      Administrative assistant

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Everyone's nice and easy going

      Cons

      Not that many intelligent people

      4.0
      Apr 10, 2014

      Great for entry level...but not for the long haul

      International student advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities as it is a big campus, classes, gym, events. Opportunity for continuing education is great as they supplement tuition significantly. Coworkers are the best and overall they hire excellent people. Decent benefits package, althought short term disability could be better.

      Cons

      Large campus = lot so burocracy so sometimes it is hard to accomplish a task that has long standing change/benefits. Pay is usually slightly below market. Can b hard to advance. Sometimes felt like the work-life balance wasn't appreciated. Often made to feel that using our significant vacation time that came as part of our benefits package was a burden on the office. Quick to deduct 15 min of sick time if you had a morning dr. appt and came in 15 min late, regardless of if you were salaried, worked late, didn't take lunch.

      3.0
      Apr 9, 2014

      Not the worst place to work but...

      Administrative coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent benefits, university environment, unlikely to ever be fired.

      Cons

      No one gets fired, even for not doing their jobs. Very low pay comparative to other universities in the Boston area, good employees with talent and energy are not cultivated. Little to no opportunity for growth.

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