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      4.0

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (2,526 total reviews)
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      Thomas LeBlanc

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      50% positive business outlook

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      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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      4.0
      Mar 11, 2011

      Easy going office culture, with some international management staff difficulties

      Office assistant
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      Pros

      Good Benefits as Full time employee 8 - 5 work day consistency Able to be a part of a well respected educational institution

      Cons

      International students and staff (particularly management) made job at times difficult. I suspect my department/school I worked for may be unique to this type of problem though (Engineering School).

      3.0
      Mar 6, 2011

      Good department, difficult senior management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Excellent benefits, working with interesting, committed students and colleagues, very good vacation time, great location, and it is a very large university so there is a lot of opportunity for horizontal professional development.

      Cons

      The bureaucracy can hamper an individual department's progress and I had the feeling that many decisions were made with an eye to the bottom line and not to student growth and development.

      4.0
      Feb 11, 2011

      Constantly getting better

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I've been at GW for over 5 years and have been impressed with how far the University has come even during that short time in enhancing the sense of community, diversity, and flexibility for employees. I think Senior Leadership is doing a better job at listening to their staff and making changes that speak to their commitment to become a "great place to work." And compared to the experience of my spouse, who works in the high tech industry, our benefits are great - the amount of vacation time, tuition benefits, 10% GW contribution to my retirement, etc.

      Cons

      GW is a large institution with a lot of different areas of expertise, so often it can feel like there is a divide between the different areas of the University (finance vs. student services vs. academics). It's hard sometimes to bridge the divide and feel like we are all working towards the same overall goal.

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