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      4.3

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (1,496 total reviews)
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      Rice University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Rice 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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      3.0
      Feb 16, 2017

      Rice is nice

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      Pros

      There are some great benefits and perks to be had working at Rice. The experience of faculty is radically different from the experience of staff.

      Cons

      The administration has its own agenda and doesn't listen to much of the input received from faculty. Like other institutions of higher education, Rice emphasizes status and takes a business approach to running the organization. The result is a marginalization of the Liberal Arts and the associated disciplines. The common view is that those who major in the Humanities or Social Sciences do so because they cannot hack it in engineering. Also, the higher level administrators are obsessed with status and being comparable to the Ivy league schools.

      2.0
      Jun 17, 2016

      Old Boys Club

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      Pros

      You aren't glued to your desk all day and have the opportunity to move around. The environment is mostly friendly and it's lovely being around intellectual minds.

      Cons

      Management is poor and quite frankly racist. It reminds me a lot about the old boys club in that there isn't much welcome for women or women of color.

      2.0
      May 31, 2014

      Too many bosses and not enough leaders, lack of vision and lust for coproate money.

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      Pros

      Working at Rice is good because of the name recognition and the high (although in my opinion misplaced) regard for it. The pay and benefits are good, especially when compared to other universities (especially state universities) and to other non-profits. Most of the jobs are also located on the campus, which is nice, compared to being stuck in sky scraper or in bustling part of town. Another nice thing about being on campus is that there are many lectures, cultural events and other activities and working there makes it convenient for you to take part in them. One benefit that often goes unmentioned is that employees can borrow books, DVDs and other materials from the Fondren Library.

      Cons

      Rice has a lot of departments, so the management may vary from department to department, so my experience may not apply to all departments and divisions. I find little to no opportunity for advancement, and no training, mentoring or career development. The university has many toxic, backbiting employees and nobody wants to take responsibility and be accountable, because there is so much emphasis on blaming. Since there is no policy and no coherent organization and no management that can effectively direct, blame can be placed readily and arbitrarily. CYA seems to be the biggest part of one's job, not just for oneself, but for the department director(s) and the department collectively. The university seems mostly concerned with getting corporate donations and will do just about anything to get them, and, for the right price, will sell off the KTRU transmitter, demolish the Art Barn or do just about anything else. To be fair, universities need money to run, and getting it is more and more difficult. However, Rice wastes a lot of money on over paying directors, deans and overrated faculty.

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