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      Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Postdoctoral Research Scientist Columbia University Employee Review

      2.0
      25 Nov 2013
      Postdoctoral research scientist
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      Pros

      Columbia University has a very good reputation (Ivy league!), I was working with very smart people, the funding situation was good even though the current general funding situation in the US is bad.

      Cons

      working long hours (12+) and working on Saturdays obligatory, very tense, competitive and disrespectful working environment. I love science, but this position almost completely spoiled it for me. I was very unhappy at Columbia University and many of my fellow post docs in the same lab, but also in other labs, felt the same way. Columbia University housing (as compared to Rockefeller for example) not to be recommended.

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      5.0
      12 Jun 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Supportive staff and clear role requirements

      Cons

      I dont really have any cons related to the role

      1.0
      12 Jun 2026
      Director
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      Pros

      The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

      Cons

      Leadership, their inefficiencies and poor decisions Very dysfunctional environment HR does whatever leadership tells them to do, including covering issues by "friends of the boss", This favoritism approach also includes approvals for who gets to work from out of state even when the position can be easily filled by local workers and the creation of new jobs for those that are chosen. Very poor financial decisions. Big big pay on top, Low pay on bottom. Very little room for growth unless someone likes you and you are the right color.

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