Is Wake Forest University a good company to work for?

Wake Forest University has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 715 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Wake Forest University to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wake Forest University have been left by employees working as Graduate Teaching Assistant , Research Assistant and Student Worker .

Does Wake Forest University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wake Forest University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wake Forest University. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wake Forest University?

70% of Wake Forest University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wake Forest University 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wake Forest University?

Research Assistant (29) , Graduate Student (21) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (14) , Director (13) , Visiting Assistant Professor (13) , Student Worker (12) , Teaching Assistant (12) , Assistant Director (11) , Graduate Research Assistant (11) , Resident Advisor (11) , Associate Director (10) , Intern (7) , Tutor (7) , PhD Graduate Student (6) , Program Coordinator (6)

What are the pros of working at Wake Forest University according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits + ample PTO that doesn't include the 10 days of winter break" ((in 53 reviews)); "Generally great people in the office (nice and want to get the job done)" ((in 45 reviews)); "Wake has a beautiful campus" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great and flexible hours as a student" ((in 19 reviews)); "Coworkers are great!" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wake Forest University according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was low but believe that better shortly after I left" ((in 52 reviews)); "Low salary relative to cost of living" ((in 21 reviews)); "It is appealing the senior leaders seem to have a 1950s model of leadership." ((in 13 reviews)); "The lack of diversity and the excessive cost of the school" ((in 8 reviews)); "Similar to other companies, Management is not always cognizant of the work involved at a lower level" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Wake Forest University locations?

Winston-Salem , Charlotte , New York , Wake Forest , Raleigh , Bridgewater , Jersey City , Glen Ellyn , Richmond , Fairfax , Detroit , Washington , Chapel Hill , Greensboro , High Point , Austin , Denver , Seattle , Hanover

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4.1

70% would recommend to a friend

(643 total reviews)

Nathan O. Hatch

82% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

Wake Forest University has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Wake Forest 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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643 reviews

1.0

Aug 4, 2017

IT

Information systems (former employee)

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Pros

Great vacation, retirement benefits, dependent tuition reimbursement, main campus is beautiful, coworkers are great, little to no travel, holidays off

Cons

Horrible leadership. No room for growth. Leadership is belittling to employees. You are not allowed to speak freely. Employees are made to feel unimportant. The list goes on and on. It all boils down to horrible leadership within Information Systems.

2.0

Nov 17, 2017

Many silos operating independently.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Generous PTO, other benefits are average unless you have college age children. Beautiful and very dynamic place to work.

Cons

The internal politics of the many organizations stifles real progress. Censensus mandated decision making results in a substantial loss of productivity and resources. The place has more Assistant and Associate VP's than a medium sized financial institution. Each with their own personal advancement agenda. Horrible HR department with very poor leadership. Pay is well below market averages.

3.0

Jan 16, 2017

Good sense of community; very low pay

Assistant director

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Pros

Great sense of community A sincere commitment to diversity and inclusion (although much work has to be done on actually achieving this in practice)

Cons

Politics can stunt great initiatives; oftentimes initiatives and programs are changed without proper evaluation or trying them a second year to measure year-to-year outcomes; very very low pay and a concerted effort to keep paying under market value for positions; expectation to work over-time in spite of low pay; much of pay issues stem from a very dysfunctional HR (the list of grievances for the HR team is too long to list here).

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Many silos operating independently.

Good sense of community; very low pay

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