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Pros
"Great benefits, great campus location" (in 164 reviews)
"Work life balance is encouraged" (in 112 reviews)
Cons
"Poor work-life balance if you get the wrong advisor" (in 61 reviews)
"Low pay with a poor life/work balance" (in 51 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Great Work -- Excellent Mentors"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Harvard University full-time
Pros
You learn a lot while you do your work.
Cons
You are constantly working all the time.
"A Good Place to Do Research"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Harvard University full-time
Pros
Harvard University has the best academic environment and many opportunities.
Cons
The living expense is too high
Pros
Excellent library privileges at Widener
Cons
Lost job due to pandemic
Pros
Great benefits and collaborative environment.
Cons
Overtime opportunities may be limited to budget allocations.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Harvard University full-time
Pros
Great people, work, and benefits
Cons
Large organization can be difficult to navigate
"Excellent Place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Harvard University full-time
Pros
Excellent place for research on the medical field
Cons
Nothing negative to say about it and it is a good place to work in the lab
"Good place to work!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Harvard University full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Employers are good. Good work environment and provides lots of opportunities to develops professionally. Good compensation and benefits.
Cons
There are no downsides to mention.
Pros
Research, teaching, great colleagues, resources
Cons
None that I can think of
"Amazing place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Harvard University full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The culture, the people, the overall environment. It's truly an amazing and unique place to work.
Cons
Unlike other jobs and companies I've worked for, I can't come up with any cons for working here.
"Great community, great people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI have been working at Harvard University part-time for more than a year
Pros
Working as a graduate research assistant gave me a wonderful opportunity to delve into different research methods and become more involved in the broader Harvard community.
Cons
Due to the pandemic, I was unable to do in-person presentations and get face-to-face interactions with my superiors as I would have preferred.
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