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North Carolina State University reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,966 total reviews)
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W. Randolph Woodson

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

North Carolina State University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,966 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The North Carolina 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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3K reviews
1.0
Oct 12, 2025
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Pros

Literally no accountability for any full-time employee (excluding faculty). For instance, I could straight up disappear for weeks and I don't think anyone would notice.

Cons

The entire university operates under the dysfunction of outdated and archaic policies and procedures. Simple tasks that should take a few hours or a day, takes NC State weeks, even months. Plus, no accountability. It's a miracle the lights are even on inside buildings. What's worse is that the people executing on these archaic policies that were written decades ago are dinosaurs themselves--literally, hired in 1982 and stayed in the same position. So, imagine trying to conduct communications and marketing in 2025 and you have, say "Brenda" in HR and Finance, fighting you on a simple Canva subscription or buying an iPhone to capture content. In my opinion, leaving this job was not about the terribly low pay (that's half-expected in academia), being employed here offered literally zero career opportunities and was a complete waste of time.

1.0
Jul 23, 2025
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Pros

A paycheck that you earn by working 50-60 hours a week, nights, weekends, holidays to earn. Most of which you will spend on therapy and anti-anxiety medications and anti-depressants.

Cons

Being verbally harrassed, yelled at, lied about, threatened, humilated in front of colleagues, direct reports, board members, donors by the unit leadership.

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