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The Ohio State University

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The Ohio State University reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(5,698 total reviews)
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Kristina M. Johnson

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

The Ohio State University has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,698 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
3.0
Oct 5, 2017

GTA

Recommend
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Pros

Experience teaching, UCAT availability, now commitment to year long funding (in Arts and Sciences), excellent faculty

Cons

Parking is an issue, Pay is not competitive with top tier universities (OSU wants to compete with them). Ultimately at the whim of faculty/department for continued funding.

3.0
Nov 3, 2015

Good first job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great team atmosphere and training

Cons

Way underpays all their staffed employees

2.0
Jun 10, 2015

Few opportunities

Recommend
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Pros

Fosters a very friendly and casual work environment. Co-workers and those you serve can be very kind and accommodating... if nothing is wrong. Work with these people long enough and they almost start to feel like family. Also, your health care benefits are probably the best you'll ever find.

Cons

There are few opportunities for advancement and even less encouragement to better your skills. A change in position is very often horizontal... at least for those of us in the lower ranks. Also, any mistakes you make are rarely tolerated and overly emphasized compared to your contributions. The other 'benefits' you receive for working at OSU are superficial at best. Sports ticket discounts are negligible. You're actually better off selling your tickets to make money... that is if you're lucky enough to get any. And parking? Don't get me started. OSU may quote you a great salary when you're hired, but you know there are going to be taxes... that's just a given. Any other job would give you a parking pass because after all, they need you (their employee) to operate. OSU makes you pay hundreds of dollars to park, or perhaps thousands if you want to be anywhere close to your building. Parking is a con job at the very best.

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