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4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,085 total reviews)
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Maurie McInnis

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69% positive business outlook

Yale University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,085 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yale 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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3K reviews
5.0
Dec 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance Leads really care about you Get to do really interesting work, and learn as you go!

Cons

It can be hard to balance a full schedule with work, and it can be tough if you're not put on a team which you like (I am on a team that I do like)

4.0
Nov 26, 2014

Great but Siloed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits and compensation packages are great. I lucked out and have some great coworkers, which makes my days flow by swiftly. I'm able to take initiative and have been able to self start new projects and get a lot of great things done. Excellent work-life balance.

Cons

The university is very siloed between departments, and only recently have they started trying to break down walls. There isn't alot of collaboration, and there is the full gambit of departments from those that still do things like it was the 1700s thinking "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and then other departments that try to stay on the cutting edge. I lucked out with the latter, but whenever a project involves the former, it can become a painful process to try and get anything done, if it is even possible. Human Resources isn't at all transparent and there isn't any meaningful career path or planning. Most positions it feels like your waiting for someone to die to make room further up.

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