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      4.2

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (980 total reviews)
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      Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum

      77% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      Caltech (California) has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 980 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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      980 reviews
      5.0
      May 4, 2013

      Coffeehouse: the best student job on campus

      Coffeehouse barista/food maker extraordinaire
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Free food and drinks (not that kind of drink) when you're on the job If it's a slow night you can get homework done during your shift

      Cons

      Every once in a while, you get stuck doing the dishes at the end of the night You have to deal with major ethical dilemmas when 18-year-old kids come in asking for six shots of espresso

      4.0
      Feb 26, 2013

      Best place I've ever worked

      Library manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Caltech emphasizes retention in addition to recruitment. Benefits are great, especially the less common ones - free access to excellent gym on campus, flexibility in working hours if you're an exempt employee, casual dress code. The focus here is on excellence - you are working with the best of the best and you know it. HR strives to provide continuing education plus their support for new managers is superior.

      Cons

      The culture and history of each division of Caltech is very independent which affects the budgeting process. Every division can do it's own thing. Sometimes this leads to duplicated spending, especially when it comes to infrastructure type things like IT support, and library. Management could focus a bit more on achieving economies of scale by eliminating redundancies.

      3.0
      Feb 13, 2013

      Depends on which dept you're in

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great location, 9-5er, student holidays, flexible time during the holidays, long lasting jobs

      Cons

      Depending on which department you work in, your experience could be great or no so rewarding, faculty can do no wrong, salaries are low, HR isn't really responsive and will tell you if you're not happy to go elsewhere, respect for lower level employees is low

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