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Northwestern University reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,087 total reviews)
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Michael Schill

56% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Northwestern University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,087 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern 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
2.0
Oct 7, 2022

High burnout

Anonymous employee
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Pros

NU has reallt good benefits

Cons

They have high turnover and burnout. Unfortunately their solution is to have other absorb the responsibilities that are leftover instead of appropriately staffing

1.0
Sep 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you have a kid in high school and want to take advantage of the portable tuition benefit, your compensation is pretty close to market rates. For other staffers, you'll work at a place where you'll be treated like a member of a lower caste and be paid 20% less than you'll get elsewhere.

Cons

So it is that time of the year again. The unwashed masses get a form letter to tell them that despite Northwestern giving themselves a healthy raise again this year (in the form of increased tuition), the staff that actually "works" will get a couple of percents thrown at them as a gesture of dismissal. Hello - job market? Hello - cost of living? Nope, don't care. Meanwhile, the Dean's Office and faculty members formed a conga line a few months ago to get their share of "market adjustments" and "retention pay" When asked, the administration denies this even goes on, but people talk and people leave documents out in the open...

1.0
Aug 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and that’s about it

Cons

They treat you like crap and think everyone is utterly replaceable. If you want to get paid like crap and treated like crap then this is the place for you

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