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      Great science but is too cut throat - Postdoctoral Scholar Penn State Employee Review

      4.0
      Jul 9, 2015
      Postdoctoral scholar
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Resources. Well-equipped centers and labs. Collaborations. Knowledgable and helpful staff. Good students. The University is always renovating something.

      Cons

      You are often forced to work extra hard, overtime (as a grad student and a postdoc). School is very competitive even within the school.

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      5.0
      Jul 8, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible for students, reasonable wage for most roles

      Cons

      Some student positions have minimum shift times

      3.0
      Jul 6, 2026
      Lecture demonstration specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Decent Benefits, Nice Amounts of Time off

      Cons

      Staff are the lowest of the totem pole and you KNOW it. Pay not enough to live by yourself as a working adult in State College Area. Will waste your time if there's nothing to do by requiring you to sit there while faculty and admin get to "work from home" (they really don't) President Benepudi will probably give herself 2 more $1.5 million pay increases while you work there unable to afford a simple apartment by yourself.

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