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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

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
3.0
Jan 5, 2022
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Pros

They do some great work in clinical research

Cons

Management is clueless Not much support in the workplace when you're a new hire. I was hired on and went through the intensive training they had (they give you two sheets of training modules foryou to complete and check off as you go) once i was done with training and officially working on my role, I was often tossed to the side and would at times beg to get work because i wasn't sure what to do because no one was telling me what to do. The culture is very dog eat dog. Not healthy and very toxic. Management is also very rude and condescending

3.0
Jun 16, 2017

Culture of scarcity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great minds, wonderful events, collaboration between departments

Cons

Budget decreases, lack of raises, and underpaid adjuncts lead to low morale. The university does a poor job with talent management. Career growth isn't fostered--leadership wants to hang on to the people they have and keep them in the same spot. And for all their talk of diversity, it's lip service.

2.0
Mar 9, 2017

Poor treatment of employees

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Virginia state benefits, paid time off.

Cons

Institution rarely promotes from within, raises are not merit based, employees do not receive recognition for their work, negative culture among managers and employees.

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