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Good benefits, okay vibes - Development Assistant Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
Oct 15, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- easy to move internally (when there's not a hiring freeze) - corporate without feeling overly so - hybrid Union position (UAW) Per the union contact: - annual salary increase - longevity increase - great health insurance with small or no monthly premium - incredible PTO

Cons

- working for a university with questionable morals - lack of communication from university and office leadership - high turn over - lower salaries than other schools

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5.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Unionized, generous salary for a postdoc

Cons

Even a good postdoc salary is expensive in nyc

2.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They have a lot of resources, the campus is pretty, the students are engaged

Cons

They censor your political speech, punish you for activism, and have been known to call the NYPD to commit police brutality on campus

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