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Virginia Commonwealth University

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Awesome work environment. Very competitive. - Lab Technician Virginia Commonwealth University Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2018
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Pros

Colleagues are extremely knowledgeable and friendly with diverse backgrounds. The collaborative environment at VCU is superb.

Cons

Unfortunately, high competition also leads to the formation of siloes among research groups with similar interests yet dissimilar methods which can subvert the university's mission for ongoing innovation. High-productivity employees can trigger insecurity among colleagues - often expressed as skepticism, urges to "slow down", and dismissing new ideas - that results in the preclusion or cessation of collaborative projects.

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Cons

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Pros

They care about the employees. There are multiple efforts to support everyone, it is a welcoming environment, HR is very supportive.

Cons

VCU is incredibly bureaucratic and poorly ran. Things move slow, very slow. More slow than normal universities should. It isn't just "oh this is academia, things move slow." It's legitimate poor management across multiple levels of leadership.

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