employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Florida State University

Is this your company?

Florida State University reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(2,402 total reviews)
avatar

Richard McCullough

86% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Florida State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,402 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
Aug 26, 2022

If I could give negative stars....

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- the trees on campus are beautiful

Cons

I advise any potential applicants not to work in this location. I have experienced multiple payroll delays, and at present have been communicating with university representatives all week to ensure I will be paid today.... I was not, and my prior paycheck was also not available. I have been informed by other employees that the university is struggling to find new hires due to the poor pay they offer, and administrators misrepresented the pay structure I expected in the first place. Many employees outside of instructional role work for the university hoping to be able to afford grad school on the reduced tuition plan... The reduced tuition plan isn't even feasible before PhD students admitted with fee waivers as part of their package. Countless faculty members have refused to honor accommodations or indicated to me that they plan to do so. There are other universities in the same city. This one is not worth your time, and I plan to retake classes I took here elsewhere because of the poor quality of education available. Things will not improve until administrators making massive paychecks stop preying on other employees. HR responded in disturbing ways to allegations of racism by colleagues of mine, and brushed these concerns under the rug. I do not expect any type of discrimination to be adequately dealt with within this workplace setting, and advise you not to apply if this is a concern.

4.0
Aug 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, FSU is an excellent place to work. The campus is beautiful, PTO is great (especially for A&P employees,) and the health care plans are among the best in the country. President McCullough made it a priority to bring staff salaries into line with the market, mitigating over a decade of no cost-of-living increases.

Cons

It really depends on where you work at FSU, and who you work for. I spent over a decade in a college with a micromanaging bully of a supervisor that made me miserable and physically ill. I have since moved on to a different college, and the difference is night and day.

Viewing 13 - 15 of 2,402 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,678 Florida State University reviews submitted anonymously by Florida State University employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Florida State University is right for you.