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Professors are not project managers - Research Assistant Georgetown University Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2023
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Pros

The work I am doing is challenging and looks really good on the outside and when said in broad terms. Whenever I tell people about the work I am doing they get a sense that I am doing something really good for the world. Some of the people I work with are also really nice. The office I work with is also very flexible with my responsibilities as a student.

Cons

The professor I work with is not a project manager. He is smart and good at the work that we do, but the team is poorly managed and always running to meet deadlines, while at the same time I feel like the work I do is for nothing.

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