Virginia Tech reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(612 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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5.0
May 16, 2017

Great graduate school in Biology

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Pros

almost always have assistantships, decent pay, diverse department

Cons

Department is very spread out geographically, three sub-disciplines tend to self segregate, not knowledgable on careers outside of academia

2.0
May 15, 2017

Not worth the stress

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Pros

Beautiful campus in a nice college town.

Cons

It's all about "advancement" now -- bringing in money -- rather than education. Employee wages, treatment, and benefits vary widely depending on the college or center. Low wages for staff employees; "faculty" positions -- whether teaching, research, or administrative -- have MUCH better pay and benefits (twice the annual leave and 26 weeks of full pay for sick leave/year versus eight days for staff!), and administrative faculty often have less education and experience than staff employees. Benefits such as teleworking and flexible hours are available to employees in some colleges but not others. No opportunity for professional development (no money to join professional associations or attend conferences). VT doesn't follow written policies regarding use of performance reviews or warnings to terminate employees but simply eliminates and renames positions.

5.0
May 9, 2017

Great Place to work!!!!

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Pros

Great people and a great atmosphere!

Cons

Wage growth may lack that of private industry.

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