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4.4

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,128 total reviews)
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Jeffrey D. Armstrong

67% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

CAL POLY has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CAL POLY 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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1K reviews
4.0
Mar 6, 2017

Great place for work-life balance and constant self-improvement

Analyst/programmer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working for Cal Poly is very enjoyable if you're looking for long-term career stability, work-life balance, and a chance to keep learning and polishing your skills as you work. Coworkers are generally friendly and respectful, and honest feedback and communication is encouraged. Lots of projects involve research and development into impact on the campus so you need to be self-motivated to learn new skill sets.

Cons

As a state university, promotions are infrequent and salary is not as competitive compared to the rest of the industry, which is an expected trade-off.

1.0
Aug 19, 2016

Poverty

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lecturing, teaching and mentoring students.

Cons

As a contract lecturer you will NEVER get three quarters in a row. This means if teaching is your passion, you will be trying to live on a poverty wage in SLO, which is impossible. I thought that my 30 years of corporate experience and 20 years of teaching would have some value to the university. So then I thought I'd try to get on as staff and then teaching in the evenings. No way, almost all job postings have already been assigned to internal staff or "favorites." If you are lucky to get a rushed 1/2 hour interview, they are just filling their quota.

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