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Good research opportunities and work-life balance - Research Assistant Virginia Commonwealth University Employee Review

4.0
Mar 10, 2014
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Pros

-VCU offers a vast network of employees with different expertise, so you feel that you can talk to different people and bounce around ideas about your professional interests and goals -It's been my experience to have great co-workers who are generally sharp and down to earth -There's lots of young talent which fosters a sense of rapid growth and change -The institution engages with the community in various ways, which contributes to a good work culture

Cons

-I've found that promotions/upward mobility are not well integrated into the human resources structure -There are many part time workers, limited to working 29 hours per week on average per year, which can be disincentivizing

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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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