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4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,526 total reviews)
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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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5.0
Dec 20, 2011

Wonderful place to work

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Pros

Benefits are amazing - education benefits, 401K matching Great work-life balance Wonderful people Opportunities for advancement Metro accessible They really take care of you at GW.

Cons

A bit of red tape Politics in upper management Parking in DC is expensive That's about all I've got for Cons at GW

3.0
Oct 4, 2011

It's okay

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Pros

The benefits are mighty excellent (GW has 96% tuition remission for FT employees...most other universities have done away with such a perk) Very convenient to the metro and good DC neighborhoods The majority of people are friendly, and want to do a good job

Cons

There isn't any room to move up. It's a large organization, so you can move to another department / area of the university to move up, but don't plan on being promoted in your current department / school. Bureaucracy. HR is particularly bad. It takes FOREVER to get people onboard. They're pretty stingy with raises for staff, but not for faculty. The highest staff performers at the university receive 3% increases.

5.0
Aug 4, 2011
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Pros

Gain lot of knowledge from Senior Researchers and have a practical exposure in the automotive domain. The location of the school is also good, although the research lab is far. The School is very friendly to International Students.

Cons

I do not think any downsides of this university. The only problem being the commutation to the lab facility. We have shuttle provided, but not at good timings.

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