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4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,053 total reviews)
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Robert M. Groves

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53% positive business outlook

Georgetown University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,053 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Georgetown 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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2K reviews
5.0
Oct 29, 2015

Teaching Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

People are courteous, friendly, and provide constructive criticism

Cons

Could be bureaucratic at times

5.0
Oct 27, 2015

Research Associate

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very flexible and research oriented.

Cons

None that I can think of.

4.0
Oct 20, 2015
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Pros

As this review titles suggests, the most of the people you will work with here are fantastic. There is a genuine sense of family and camaraderie that permeates nearly every corner of Georgetown that you just don't get everywhere. This being a higher education institution you are bombarded with encouragement to pursue continuing education and professional development opportunities. This encouragement is not superfluous as the University offers a general tuition assistance benefit that all full-time employees vet into within one year of employment.

Cons

Far and away, the largest con is compensation. Base pay is relatively small and budget-first attitudes foster an initial inclination by management to hire and reclassify positions on-the-cheap. Benefits are decent but core compensatory incentives are really lacking. No bonuses or equity sharing an merit-based pay increases (meaning raises are commensurate to effort put forth) top out around 3% - therefore in order to qualify for a pay increase that barely keep up with annual practical cost-of-living increases.

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