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201 reviews
5.0
6 Nov 2025
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Brilliant people, and the physics department really wants you to succeed

Cons

Relatively weak social culture and community presence

5.0
10 Dec 2025

Great Place

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Great location. Great people. Great pay.

Cons

I do not have any.

1.0
29 Oct 2025
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Good benefits and perks, wonderful students, and a few peers and colleagues who genuinely care and do their best to stay efficient, kind, and supportive despite the environment.

Cons

Poor leadership has created a consistently hostile and demoralizing work environment. Some managers are unqualified for people leadership and often engage in unprofessional behavior, including gossiping about other leaders and expressing fear or resentment toward upper management - an immediate and glaring red flag. There are no standard operating procedures or meaningful onboarding practices in place, and most staff are expected to 'figure it out' with little guidance. Feedback tends to be vague, inconsistent, and unhelpful. Many employees feel expendable, micromanaged, burnt out, and disrespected, describing the environment as a “meat grinder.” HR provides minimal support, even when multiple staff members raise legitimate concerns. The culture prioritizes image and hierarchy over well-being, accountability, and retention. Staff are expected to tolerate poor behavior rather than being offered practical solutions or protection. Overall, this is an unsustainable and unrewarding place to work.

3.0
24 Aug 2025
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Excellent pay and benefits, lots of bonuses for working here

Cons

They hire/promote people that aren’t prepared for supervisory roles based almost entirely on their degrees (and pedigrees). It makes it really frustrating to try to do your job because unqualified people are supervising you.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your review of working at Princeton University. We appreciate your feedback. If you would like to share more about your experience, please email us at careers@princeton.edu.
5.0
18 Nov 2025

Great place to work

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The Princeton campus is a well-compensated and supported opportunity in higher education. The people who work here are great!

Cons

Things can be a bit siloed and inefficient at the university.

5.0
3 Feb 2026

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Anonymous employee
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Nice people and good environment

Cons

I dont have any cons

5.0
3 Sept 2025

what

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Pros

amazing people and supportive community

Cons

campus too big, a lot of walking hahaha

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Princeton University Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at Princeton University. We appreciate your feedback.
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