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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 71 Boston University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.7
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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"The Quad is Boston University's only independent online magazine. There is a great place to work on. Every week we will have a meeting to talk about new ideas and have fun. I was recruited as the web developer and I work with the publisher to enhance our website. It is a totally free and creative working environment."
Posted 11 years ago in Boston, MA
Lab Manager

"No match to the real environment, because it is an education institute."

Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.5 / 5
Computer Systems Specialist
Person You Work For 1.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 2.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.6 / 5
Clinical Director

"Good dental school. Research and clinical training focus. Undergoing an internal remodel and update. The facility will be great once finished."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Teaching Assistant

"I've working for one year.Overall a good place to study and work."

Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 3.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.3 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 3.3 / 5
Boston University Employee

"University’s system itself is good!"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Investigate Reporter

"I am reporter in Massachusetts, though my work is limited due to cutbacks."

What do you like about working at Boston University?

"I like having freedom to work at my own pace and on my own time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"They generally don't interview face to face for freelance writers. They go on the basis of your writing ability."

What don't you like about working at Boston University?

"I don't have any health insurance and vacation time, which is a problem long term."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe they should hire more full time reporters. I also believe they could provide benefits or higher pay perks for freelancers working remotely."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Coordinator

What do you like about working at Boston University?

"The stress level varies day-to-day, with some days being jam-packed and others being slow. The people there are warm and friendly. It's a great environment to work in and I get experience in a lot of areas."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be enthusiastic. Just because it has a poorer reputation than some of the other Boston hospitals, doesn't mean it isn't a great place with talented doctors"

What don't you like about working at Boston University?

"I don't like being micromanaged. I would like to stay on one topic for more than five minutes. I would like to not have the rules changes twice a day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean up and redecorate. It's too dark! Organize projects so we focus on one at a time rather than switching every ten minutes."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Student Union Manager
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.9 / 5
Company Culture 2.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.4 / 5
Research Assistant

"Undergraduate research opportunity."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Boston University Employee

"Overall atmosphere was great here."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager

"Great place to get experiecne. However, politics."

What do you like about working at Boston University?

"Awesome benefits. Great place to learn. Amazing sick/vacation day policy. Oh yeah, nearly free degrees for employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you want to get an education when you're here, otherwise it's too much work with little payoff."

What don't you like about working at Boston University?

"I spend more time getting buy-in than doing actual work, and I'm not alone so things move very slowly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce the number of projects going on at a given time. 10+ projects at a time wastes energy when mentally switching between them."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Research Assistant

"I am happy to work there."

Teaching Assistant

"Graded home works, Helped student to use computer as lab instrument, and explained homework problems"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Problem solver, Technical lead, worked as Project Engineer, System Architech Design, detail design and algorthim design that will qualify to manage the success design team/projects."

Senior Administrator

What do you like about working at Boston University?

"The opportunity to see results in a fast paced environment. The opportunity to implement much needed administration tools such as database backup strategy and webLogic application server monitoring, maintenance and implementation strategies and solutions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"BU is a great place to work. Just make sure you have an offer in hand prior to starting."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My supervisor had 20 people under him when I started. Two months later, he was down to 0. It's not fair for me to comment much beyond that, in that obviously the University was going through a dramatic shake up in the IT department."

Systems Analyst

What do you like about working at Boston University?

"Yes, I very much enjoyed working at BU workplace environment. Smart, caring and supporting people."

Boston University Reviews FAQs

Is Boston University a good company to work for?

Boston University has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 71 Boston University Review Ratings left anonymously by Boston University employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 99% of employees would recommend working at Boston University.

Does Boston University pay their employees well?

Boston University employees earn $35,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 47% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 39 Boston University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Boston University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Boston University?

99% of employees would recommend working at Boston University with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated Boston University 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Boston University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Boston University is a VP of Business Operations at $191,000 annually. Browse Boston University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Boston University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Boston University is a Copy Editor at $14,000 annually. Browse Boston University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Boston University?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Boston University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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