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      Cost of living crisis - Lecturer Stanford University Employee Review

      1.0
      Jun 13, 2018
      Lecturer
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      Pros

      The brilliant students and faculty

      Cons

      Despite being one of the richest Universities in the world, Stanford refuses to pay its employees living wages. Yes, this includes the people that teach the classes, if they are not tenure-track faculty. And now, even the tenure-track faculty are living paycheck to paycheck, with the administration cutting one-off deals to keep high profile Professors from fleeing this ongoing cost of living crisis. Consider this - if that is how the problem is being 'solved' for the employees they really care about, how likely are things to improve for everyone else?

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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
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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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