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      Harvard University reviews

      4.2

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (4,073 total reviews)

      Alan Garber

      81% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      Harvard University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,073 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Harvard 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 16, 2012

      Great place to work, but very ossified hierarchy"

      Bibliographic assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked in Technical Services for the Library System (buying books, essentially): Wonderful lifestyle, great place to be, nice benefits. I'm happy to have started my career there, but it's not an atmosphere that is easy to rise up in or gain more management experience.

      Cons

      The pay was low. Granted I was working in a Humanties field within academia, but a lot of pressure from changes in the education business really put the squeeze on headcount, overall job-enjoyability, etc.

      3.0
      Nov 10, 2012

      The Best Job I've Ever Hated

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits are great and there are so many paid holidays and vacation time.

      Cons

      Staff needs all these perks and time off to retain mental health while dealing with the maze of disorganization, procedures that vary for the most minute details, and the many, many steps where something can break down and not get done in spite of the fact that you've taken all the right steps. Also, unless you're faculty or a scholar you're really not important.

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