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      Caltech (California)

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      4.1

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (979 total reviews)
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      Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum

      74% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Caltech (California) has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 979 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltech (California) 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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      979 reviews
      2.0
      Feb 28, 2013

      old boys club in full effect

      Research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Smart people everywhere, cutting edge research, great talks by world-class speakers. Since money in science is hard to come by these days, academic institutes such as caltech are suffering, and their employees with it.

      Cons

      Class system with definite 'old boys club' attitude. Promotion in the academic or staff stream is next to impossible except in a few departments.

      3.0
      Apr 27, 2023

      Mileage May Vary

      Events manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Good benefits and reasonable pay -Good work-life balance (for hourly employees) -Nice campus -Opportunities for community and education -Some departments function really well and when things go smoothly, it can be a great job

      Cons

      -Extremely hierarchical and emphasis on being "subordinate" to management; HR takes the stance that the boss is always right -Hiring and promotion choices are often based on personal connections rather than qualifications -Administration can be old-fashioned and unwilling to ruffle feathers even when it's the right thing to do

      2.0
      Jun 27, 2017

      Great place to work, if you're faculty.

      Department assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Decent benefits and other perks like tuition reimbursement, gym on campus. (Even though you have to pay. Still cheaper than a regular him ) Good time off benefits.

      Cons

      If you are faculty it's great. You can literally do whatever you. If you are staff there's no training, no support, and you are thrown under the bus on a daily. While you have good time of benefits don't try to use them or be sick. Upper management hates when you do that.

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