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      Harvard University reviews

      4.2

      84% would recommend to a friend

      (4,067 total reviews)

      Alan Garber

      83% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Harvard University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,067 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
      5.0
      Sep 14, 2016

      Fantastic place to work

      Associate director of communications
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      Pros

      I've been at Harvard for 5+ years and been promoted 3 times to successively higher positions with higher salary and more vacation time. Smart colleagues, a generous salary, excellent benefits, ample paid time off, and the ability to take classes at the Extension School for virtually nothing all combine to make it an outstanding place to work.

      Cons

      Every now and then you get a dud colleague who is in the union and either bad at their job or lazy (or both) but the university can't get rid of them. I've had a few of them now and it's frustrating, but there are generally enough excellent colleagues to outnumber them.

      1.0
      Aug 16, 2016

      Crimson Curtain

      Research fellow/postdoctoral research fellow
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      Pros

      If everything works out then Harvard is wonderful on your resume. Some researchers were able to succeed under the demands and pressures of their professors, but very few. Several other postdocs had to leave research as a career because of poor mentoring and career development.

      Cons

      If something does not work out, then Harvard will haunt you for the rest of your career. In the Boston area, Harvard on your resume does not have as much weight as you would think. Everyone in Boston is from MIT or Harvard.

      3.0
      Jul 29, 2016

      senior software engineer

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      - Flexible hours - Overall nice and competent co-workers - Location (Harvard Sq) - Good benefits package

      Cons

      - If you do not have a decent manager, it sucks to be you - Bureaucracy slows down everything - Each school used to be very independent but there's an effort to streamline processes and tools in IT, with mixed results (on-going process) - My school had to implement a new performance review process to rate employees in a normal curve, restricting (even more) raises within the team

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