Penn State reviews

4.2

78% would recommend to a friend

(4,993 total reviews)
avatar

Eric J. Barron

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,993 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Penn State employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews
1.0
Oct 16, 2015

Don't Be Mislead

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation time, usually very low expectations.

Cons

Poor benefits, poor pay, poor environment, poor morale, failure of most staff to meet even the lowest expectations, horrible management, disturbing culture, dysfunctional HR system, etc. If you look carefully you'll notice that most of the positive reviews here are not by full-time staff. If you have any ambition whatsoever, this is not the place for you. The culture here is one of self-perpetuating mediocrity, at best. The benefits gets less and less each year and the only way to get a decent raise is to apply for jobs elsewhere in the system and wait to get an offer to find out if it's any better.

4.0
Oct 15, 2015

General

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The staff is very friendly.

Cons

There is a lot of division between the departments within the library.

5.0
Oct 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No hour minimum, 40 hour maximum per week Extremely flexible hours Easy to substitute shifts Pay premium for overnight shifts Full-Time employees are friendly and accommodating Paid training days

Cons

Management is going through changes, Interferes with the workflow Always some sort of crisis going on Very easy to get sick (Handling dozens of other people's computers in a confined space)

Viewing 4345 - 4347 of 4,993 Reviews

Glassdoor has 5,437 Penn State reviews submitted anonymously by Penn State employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Penn State is right for you.