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George Washington University

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Good educational and professional opportunities particularly for recent graduates. - Executive Coordinator George Washington University Employee Review

4.0
Jun 12, 2013
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Pros

- Tuition benefits available to full-time salaried employees, complemented by part-time degree programs - Professional positions in a variety of departments ideal for recent graduates to develop administrative skills - Good benefits package including university contributions to retirement - Well-established with surrounding research agencies and community-oriented organizations - Ideal location in downtown Washington, DC which provides accessibility to government agencies

Cons

- Somewhat decentralized campus offices makes intra-office collaboration difficult - Management at specific offices can be poor (high turn-over and/or lack of ability to terminate tenured employees who under-perform)

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5.0
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Pros

Great people and place. Extremely welcoming community.

Cons

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2.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

1) Tuition Remission is nice and adds a lot to the implicit salary. 2) Work-life balance is typically fairly good. Rarely are you pushing more than 45 hours a week. 3) Depending on your supervisor, you may get decent managering responsibilities quickly.

Cons

1) The pay at GW is significantly below market, especially for quantitative researchers. They try to make up for it with tuition remission but at some point, it isn't worth it. 2) The only way to push one's salary up is to switch jobs within GWU. The annual raise is 2.5%. Managers are able to petition HR to raise it higher but I have never heard of anyone receiving more than 5% and promotions are very rare, even among good managers. 3) Not great for quantitative researchers -- managers are typically more qualitative and thus aren't great at supervision. 4) HR and administration is super slow and often times gets in the way of an efficient office.

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