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No Support, No Security, No Pay, No Thanks! - Graduate Assistant Portland State University Employee Review

1.0
6 Jul 2025
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Pros

All the faculty I had the opportunity to work under were wonderful people.

Cons

Administration is choking anything that isn't a STEM field right now, and it shows. Long-time adjuncts and full time professors without tenure are being let go, programs are being cut, grad assistantships are getting slashed across the board. What remains are programs with miserable pay no benefits of any kind and where you're expected to do full time equivalent work while also studying. It will be sad seeing PSU's prestige go down the drain in the coming years, and it's all because administration can't go without a seven figure yearly salary. But hey, Compsci is getting a new building.

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5.0
13 Feb 2026
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Pros

Collaborative team culture with excellent mentorship, meaningful research work, and opportunities to learn new technical and analytical skills.

Cons

Workload can be demanding at times, with tight deadlines and occasional lack of clarity around project priorities.

3.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good benefits, mostly union-represented positions.

Cons

Poor pay, horrible work culture, they don't care about their employees.

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