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4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,526 total reviews)
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Thomas LeBlanc

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48% positive business outlook

George Washington University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,526 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The George Washington University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Oct 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. You will appreciate every job you have for the rest of your life 2. You will appreciate any future boss who listens to you, is kind to you, invests in your future 3. You will become close to your co-workers, because you are put through worse hell than any fraternity or sorority will ever haze you. 4. You will never have to worry about being late to a meeting, because no matter how late you are, the boss will always be later 5. You'll make a new best friend - the bar tender 6. You won't stay long enough to have to worry about being promoted. 7. You'll learn a lot about how to be a great manager by learning what NOT to do 8. You'll never have to sing Happy Birthday - because the boss bans birthdays 9. You can spend your $20 of staff appreciation funds however you want! 10. You'll learn how to avoid the bus, because you're constantly being thrown under it.

Cons

1. You will gain 50 pounds from stress 2. You will be a replaceable cog in a machine 3. You will lose control of your life 4. Your friends will forget you exist 5. You will develop a drinking problem 6, You will hate waking up every morning 7. You will definitely have a strong case of the Sunday Scaries 8. You will seriously question everything in your life and think that it's a better idea to move home to your parent's basement and work at Subway. 9. You will lose all self worth. 10. You will lose faith in education, the university, and your career path.

1.0
Sep 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

To get a free degree I guess? Still probably not worth it. Work at AU or Gtown or UMD - better benefits.

Cons

Worst job I have had. Very negative atmosphere, no interest in improving. Say one thing and do another. Very secretive management...act like they have something to hide. Undergraduate Admissions is an absolute no - go. Dysfunctional environment and management. Employees are beat down, annual turnover is usually above 50% in a ~30 person office.

2.0
Aug 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you want to be constantly angry, upset, disappointed, stressed, unhappy, mismanaged, unguided/motivated, and depressed... this is the office for you.

Cons

It'll be worse than any job you've had before.

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