Is Florida State University a good company to work for?

Florida State University has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 2,681 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at Florida State University to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Florida State University have been left by employees working as Learning Assistant , Student Worker and Library Assistant .

Does Florida State University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Florida State University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Florida State University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Florida State University?

85% of Florida State University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Florida State University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Florida State University?

Research Assistant (146) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (125) , Graduate Research Assistant (115) , Teaching Assistant (83) , Graduate Assistant (65) , Intern (31) , Resident Assistant (30) , Administrative Assistant (29) , Academic Advisor (19) , Graduate Student (19) , Learning Assistant (17) , Instructor (16) , Office Assistant (16) , Postdoctoral Fellow (16) , Program Manager (15)

What are the pros of working at Florida State University according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and responsive HR." ((in 122 reviews)); "Great people to work with and always a helping hand and try their best for students." ((in 109 reviews)); "Flexible hours help to make it easy to work and to remain on top of my studies." ((in 80 reviews)); "The staff is great to work for and is always open to any ideas or suggestions." ((in 61 reviews)); "Beautiful Place and Campus and town" ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Florida State University according to real employee reviews?

"low pay but reasonable for the position" ((in 196 reviews)); "bad leadership" ((in 19 reviews)); "Pay was minimum wage and hours could be low." ((in 16 reviews)); "The transition to remote work was rocky and no training to guide us through that change." ((in 13 reviews)); "lack of guidance and direction from upper management" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Florida State University locations?

Tallahassee , Panama City , Florida State University , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Sarasota , Miami , Tallahassee , Tulsa , Fort Lauderdale , North Miami Beach , Pompano Beach , Orlando , Pensacola , Coral Springs , Huntsville , Orland Park , Norfolk , New York , Washington , Bessemer City , Chapel Hill , Winston-Salem , Honolulu , Aberdeen , Oxford , Fresno , Los Angeles , Northridge , West Des Moines

Florida State University reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(2,404 total reviews)

Richard McCullough

86% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Florida State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,404 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Florida State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Feb 4, 2019

Micromanaging Leadership

Human resources

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Business Outlook

Pros

Learning and Development is encouraged.

Cons

Micromanagement of the Leadership, everything moves so slowly that all motivation to contribute to the greater good is lost, most employees are disheartened in this department.

4.0

Jan 29, 2019

Great colleagues but low pay

Program coordinator student affairs

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Pros

-Great colleagues within the work and lots of opportunity to develop professional skills because of cross-collaboration between departments -Your experience will greatly depend on your department, and I had a great experience feeling supported from the Director level. I also got involved with a lot of different projects that tested my skills, and I was allowed to sit on a number of committees. -I had opportunity to get involved nationally through a number of organizations -Warm, family-like culture among the Division of Student Affairs

Cons

-Limited diversity within the staff and those who stay tend to leave due to the institutional culture/resourcing -Promotion is also limited. Most of my colleagues, who came to FSU and were in Director roles previously at other institutions, had to work their way up through entry level positions in order to get a director position again at FSU. There is a insular culture when it comes to hiring. In addition, you need to leave your department to receive a promotion in title and pay. -Low pay. Florida State pays its employees less than peer institutions like the University of Florida and it's a well known fact. Many of my colleagues got involved with MLMs off-campus because salary was so low or worked another full-time/part-time job. -You cannot get fired at FSU. You literally have to not show up to your job for weeks to be fired from FSU and even then, you could get away with it. Poor management is retained because turnover is high and it looks bad for the university. -Leadership struggling with all of the new leadership changes and people are walking on eggshells

2.0

Jan 21, 2017

lack of innovation

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

FSU is a stable employer with great people who are mission focused.

Cons

employees are promoted on longevity and not on competence. too many layers of beaurocracy

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