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Researching Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous, from the outside - Research Associate Harvard University Employee Review

3.0
18 Nov 2008
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Pros

The prestige and the non-compensation benefits are the primary reasons for working at Harvard, at least in the case of my job function. In addition, the flexibility and life balance expectations of working in a non-profit are very generous, and entirely different from (better than) the private sector. As the most well-funded university in the world, resources were usually not an issue.

Cons

This is department specific, but the organizational structure of my department was relatively flat, and opportunities for career advancement were relatively scarce. In addition, as you might expect from a non-profit, compensation was not as generous as in the private sector.

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Unparalleled academic environment, virtually unlimited resources

Cons

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