Working at Berklee College of Music - Anonymous employee Berklee Employee Review

5.0
15 Jun 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I love working here. It's a wonderful culture. I can't speak for every area of the college (I work in administration, I'm sure faculty experience is different), but my co-workers are friendly and positive, and management is very flexible as far as paid time off and our telecommuting policy. Higher ed is more flexible than the private sector in general, but I find Berklee to be even more so. We work above and beyond our job description when required, but when it's quieter, management goes out of their way to make sure employees are happy with their work situation.

Cons

I feel I'm fairly compensated, but in higher ed, there's often a bit of a trade-off of salary for quality of life. Maybe I could make 10-15% more elsewhere, but you can't put a price on the flexibility in my schedule.

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Amazing work culture, understanding managers, and supportive colleagues. I feel truly valued and I can breathe even during peak times.

Cons

So far no cons at all. Everything is wonderful!

1.0
20 Apr 2026
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Pros

-helping students -talking about music

Cons

-forced to train the ai bot that will replace you -despite being the top performer on your team and being reassured repeatedly your job is secure, you will get laid off with no explanation or respect -c suite prefers to keep their 500k+ salaries and 80k+ bonuses even if it means laying off 80+ employees who only make 55k -CEO led first layoffs in berklee's entire history, no transparency with any managers, no discussion or anything -CEO used money "saved" from layoffs to give other employees bonuses and buy unnecessary property

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