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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
      5.0
      Jan 28, 2016

      Beautiful campus, world class research

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Mix with some of the best academics in the world. Engage in groundbreaking research. Enjoy the excellent dining at the Athenaeum. Pasadena is a great place to live.

      Cons

      Rather small and parochial. Little scope for advancement for staff. Limited diversity. Students tend to be highly nerdy and awkward. Constant new building construction dotted across campus.

      1.0
      Aug 16, 2015

      Not worth it.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Looks good on the resume.

      Cons

      Caltech is a pressure cooker. They hire very smart people and dumb them down by assigning stupid tasks with no support. Do not speak out or exercise an employee right or you'll be retaliated against. Provost Stolper is an arrogant dictator. Thus far, Rosenbaum doesn't seem any better. HR/legal is like the Third Reich. Google "Caltech retaliation lawsuit" and read the entire espionage lawsuit posted online. Caltech does not deserve to keep JPL. It's not worth working at Caltech.

      3.0
      Oct 7, 2014

      Excellent benefits offset by terrible politics

      Administration
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Benefits are wonderful - days off (with pay) between Christmas and New Year's, 3 weeks of vacation upon start, employer pays a large percentage of insurance premiums Beautiful campus in a park-like setting Highly intelligent people Excellent reputation Stability - Caltech is not going anywhere!

      Cons

      Politics are reminiscent of high school Entrenched mediocrity is rewarded Excessive emphasis on collaboration stalls many projects and initiatives; there's a meeting for everything Results are not ultimately not rewarded and are undervalued to preserve and maintain relationships Employees with longetivy are valued even when they are no longer contributing; newcomers are often perceived as a threat to the status quo The values communicated to staff are not adhered to by management

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