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4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,251 total reviews)
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Gregory L. Fenves

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Emory University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Emory 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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5.0
Oct 16, 2015

Cashier

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Pros

Being able to communicate and help people/students from all over the world was a great experience for me.

Cons

I truly loved my job at Emory University the only down side about it was that we were laid off during the students summer breaks.

4.0
Oct 14, 2015
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Pros

I was a graduate intern at Emory for two years. I worked with a great team and had the opportunity to interact with faculty and staff throughout the campus. Most of the people I had the opportunity to work with were lovely and made the job really pleasant. I felt like I was given increasing responsibility and really enjoyed the level of trust and freedom I received from my supervisors, who are some of the most passionate and energized people I know.

Cons

The most difficult part of my experience was interacting with the student body (a requirement for some of my work duties). To make a sweeping generalization, I found them to generally be egocentric and largely apathetic, probably suffering from rich private school syndrome. I have worked with public universities and have never had the same experience. Something to consider if you will be working directly with students full-time.

2.0
Oct 13, 2015

Postdoc

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Standard postdoctoral experience really. Some good people to work for, some bad. Good benefits and Atlanta is very livable on a postdoc salary.

Cons

Top heavy management structure. Highly political. They pay you a year behind the recommended NIH minimum.eg. the 2012 rate when it was 2013. I asked why but never got an answer. Although Emory does put in 6% of your salary to a retirement plan, you're only vested after 2 years. They claw that money back if you leave before that time.

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