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Michigan State University reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(3,604 total reviews)
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Samuel Stanley Jr.

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65% positive business outlook

Michigan State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,604 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Michigan State 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
4.0
Aug 19, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible work hours - Exciting research opportunities - Great coworkers - Innovative research plans - Nice city to live in with a lot to do

Cons

- Low pay for entry level and students - Funding and grant issues come up sometimes - Can't think of anything else

4.0
Aug 11, 2010

Enjoyable

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I really enjoyed working for the Residence Halls Association. It was a great job as a student and had lots of opportunities for lots of different career paths.

Cons

Office hours were minimal and much work was done from home. This made it difficult to maintain a strong work-life balance.

4.0
Aug 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

+very easy work +willing to work around your class schedule +opportunities to advance quickly +for the work, entry level pay is adequate +low employee turnover +better than most jobs on campus

Cons

-unorganized -often disconnects between what management wants and what is conveyed to the employees

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