Pollock Dining Commons Student Worker - Student Worker Penn State Employee Review

4.0
Dec 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Fairly easy work as long as you don't walk in with an attitude. I was promoted after 2 semesters to Chef's Assistant and received employee of the month without really doing a lot of hard work.

Cons

Chefs in the kitchen are so catty and gossipy.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Flexible for students, reasonable wage for most roles

Cons

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3.0
Jul 6, 2026
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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