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Princeton University

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The environment is quite alienating and personal relations are strained, but there are perks. - Graduate Student Princeton University Employee Review

4.0
Aug 7, 2013
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Pros

You will never want for resources. If you have an idea for something there is probably money for it somewhere. The network is full of powerful and influential people; though it tends to be segregated. As a graduate student I was well taken care of.

Cons

The town is stuck in the 1950s, and it was even behind the times then. There are huge wealth disparities that loom over the entire area. It is a vigilantly self-protected bubble of prestige and intellectual reclusiveness. It is hard to find an appropriate word for the culture there--one where every conversation is high stakes and with consequences for one's status. If you're looking for any sort of cosmopolitan sensibilities, you've come to the wrong place.

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5.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

EVERYTHING WAS GREAT! Princeton is great to both work for and study at. Go TIGERS!

Cons

if you love princeton, princeton will love you back, no cons

2.0
May 12, 2026
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Pros

Incredible benefits, worth 40% of your salary. So much time off it's hard to use. Great health care, 36 hour work week (if your boss doesn't make you work more), slow-paced.

Cons

So much time off it's hard to use it all without losing it with annual rollover caps. Pay is terrible. In theory, you come for the benefits and the lighter, less frenetic workload but that very much depends on who your boss is and what team you work for. I worked for a very mismanaged research center where my manager expected everyone to be available 24 hours a day. Most PU departments operate at a snail's pace, no sense of urgency even on urgent things. Independent faculty doing cool things but the institution is very lowercase c conservative. No pathway for advancement, especially on smaller teams.

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