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      Virginia Commonwealth University reviews

      3.9

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (1,626 total reviews)
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      Michael Rao

      63% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

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      Virginia Commonwealth University has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,626 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Virginia Commonwealth 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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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Aug 21, 2024

      Underpaid, overworked

      Full time instructor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Access to labs and equipment

      Cons

      Where to begin? Entitled students, backstabbing coworkers, fraudalant and exploitive bosses. You will not ever get promoted or get raises unless you pander to both your students AND bosses. This place is pure politics, so if you enjoy being abused by students, coworkers and program directors, go for it. They will move the goal post and change school policy when it suits them. There are teachers making less than half of what professors make and teaching twice the number of classes. The abuse of adjuncts continues unabated. Anyone who goes to HR about these problems doesn't keep their job.

      2.0
      Sep 20, 2023

      No way to advance my career at VCU

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Health insurance isn't too expensive

      Cons

      Impossible to get another job at VCU if you already work here as they require 3 contacts including your most recent supervisor. So if you work in an office that does not have a lot of staff members, they will all know you are looking for another job due to this rule. Pay is well below market rate especially for coordinator positions. PTO is grouped together so there is no separate sick leave, bereavement leave does not exist. My office is so short-staffed I can't take off work to utilize the only benefit worth working here for.

      3.0
      Dec 2, 2022

      High Turnover

      Administrative coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      After the pandemic, I was able to work hybrid.

      Cons

      There's a reason why VCU has such a high turnover rate. They do not give raises nor promote internally.

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