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Terrible benefits, salary not competitive, no raises, under staffed - Analyst George Washington University Employee Review

2.0
Feb 1, 2023
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Pros

Some people here are great to work with. Your service and work is very much needed here. Challenging and rewarding work

Cons

Leadership does not communicate clearly or at all. Expectations are not clear and everyone is treated differently. Workload and productivity across teams and within teams are very inconsistent. There are no raises or bonuses or salary increase schedules. No formal recognition for work well done or growth/career advancement opportunities . The benefits are lacking in terms of health insurance, PTO, etc There is no paternity leave. No dependent care benefit. No cost of living increase to keep up with inflation . You can't roll over any PTO. They have trouble keeping stuff and have high turnover. Therefore, there is a big burden on anyone who stays. Salary so everyone is working overtime without any additional pay. Parking is very expensive and not reimbursed. Diversity and inclusion is at a low.

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Cons

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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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