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      4.2

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (4,982 total reviews)
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      Eric J. Barron

      72% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      Penn State has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,982 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).

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      1.0
      Jul 25, 2013

      Underpaid and overworked

      Resident assistant
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      Pros

      Work with your class schedule.

      Cons

      I was underpaid. The department was hostile resulting in several employees quitting meaning we were short staffed for most of the year. Complaints were not met well.

      2.0
      May 14, 2013

      The management was bad for my health.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Co-workers were fantastic. Creative projects. A willingness to hear you out on ideas and sometimes give you a shot at implementing them. Since the Sandusky scandal, things have been slowly improving.

      Cons

      Poor pay compared to industry standards; many employees didn't even earn a living wage for the region. Class divisions between management and workers; I often felt like I was being treated like a second-class citizen. Abuse of 'part-time' employees, who often worked 40 hours per week doing the same work as their 'full-time' peers with no benefits and lower wage. Toxic management environment. To put it bluntly, I was less shocked than I should have been by the Sandusky scandal.

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