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      The Ohio State University reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (5,688 total reviews)
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      Kristina M. Johnson

      76% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      The Ohio State University has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,688 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The The Ohio 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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      6K reviews
      1.0
      May 24, 2014

      Students are treated as numbers and staff are treated as disposable

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      Pros

      Ohio State has great benefits and staff members can sign up for up to 10 credit hours each semester (free). There are a lot a great little resources on OSU's campus-- there's a campus pharmacy, an incentive program for doing your yearly health screening, a discounted weight watchers program-- lots of little nuggets of benefits.

      Cons

      I would argue that most non-executive staff members are severely underpaid at Ohio State; perhaps because of the high number of people seeking to work at OSU (supply & demand, right?). Further, staff members do not seem really interested in serving students. They are there for the benefits and football tickets. This was my perception, at least. Oh, parking permit prices are insane and get worse every year.

      1.0
      Apr 27, 2012

      A Collection of Narcissists - Run Away!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There were pockets of good in this organization, but management never recognized or rewarded them. Most of the students were great, as were most of the Visiting Scholars, older Faculty & Staff.

      Cons

      Upper management was full of uber narcissists who never gave credit or praise, constantly pressured you for free O/T, and expected you to be perpetually on-call. Employees are routinely degraded and treated as second-class citizens and whipping boys. Getting screamed at was a weekly function for my job, and was the norm for everyone, except their favorite few. Unless you're one of their favorites, you will have a hard time working there.

      4.0
      Jan 25, 2025

      Eh

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Benefits are great--i repeat--benefits are great. At least currently.

      Cons

      it is a business and each day it becomes a business the career roadmap is not existent. you need to make your own moves. to move up, you move out--out of your department or out of the university. salaries are not great especially when they ask for graduate degrees and years of experience.

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