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      Not enough protection for post-doctoral scholars - Postdoctoral Scholar Stanford University Employee Review

      2.0
      Aug 6, 2016
      Postdoctoral scholar
      Recommend
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      Pros

      There are ton of resources to help you and a ton of classes and training available.

      Cons

      Competitive nature of the environment at Stanford promotes sociopathic, abusive, and exploitative behavior by some faculty. Definitely not every faculty is like this, only a select few. But I am unlucky enough to be with one of these abusive faculty members. While administration is sympathetic, there is very little real protection for abused postdocs, and very little to no consequences for abusive faculty, so the abusive behavior continues unchecked.

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      Postdoctoral scholars are not considered employees

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      5.0
      Jun 11, 2026
      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      Flexible work time and the leadership is great

      Cons

      Payment is not very very high

      1.0
      Jun 10, 2026
      Phd student
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The weather at best. I can't say much more. It is a great place to go if you are a sociopath that wants to make a lot of money and meet fellow Patrick Bateman types.

      Cons

      A toxic working environment. Situated in a very difficult to navigate suburban environment. Very little social life for young students and professionals. Very little soul. People here are self, rather than group oriented. Corruption is rampant, especially among the professors; famously this even includes our former president.

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