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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,432 total reviews)
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Lee C. Bollinger

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Columbia University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Columbia 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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1.0
Apr 10, 2021

Postdoc

Recommend
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Pros

Ivy League, Reputation of University

Cons

Chaotic management, ancient infrastructure which is falling apart, dirty offices without windows, expensive housing, low-end salaries

1.0
Nov 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I don't have anything positive to say.

Cons

CUIT initially told me that my work hours could be flexible. After I was hired, they told me they had a "sudden change" of plans, and I had to work a significantly increased number of hours a week, which became very difficult to manage with my schoolwork. CUIT had the audacity to fire me after telling me to come into work on a Saturday, when no one was in the office. I tried on multiple occasions to contact my supervisor, when, after a few hours of wasting my time, I finally got into contact with my supervisor only for him to tell me that no one was in the office in that day. I was fired a few days later. Yes, you read that correctly -- I was fired after CUIT wasted several hours of my time. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't the ideal employee and had my fair share of screwups, but I honestly had no reason to be an "ideal employee" given how deceptive CUIT was. In retrospect, I was happy to be fired from CUIT.

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