Duke University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Excellent work/life balance."

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"I like some departments' lack of micromanagement, allowing me the chance to work independently."

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

"It's best if you know somebody in the system. Remember the old saying: it's who you know!"

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

"Relying on other people from various departments can be maddening."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Streamline interdepartmental workflows and establish across-the-board expectations. As of right now, different departments handle things differently and have very different ideas of what timely means."

"Great place to work with."

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"I'm not sure anymore."

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

"Depends on your personality and what area you are interviewing for."

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

"It's becoming way too corporate. I used to work in Research, and I miss those days a lot."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay people more along with increasing benefits, fire the MBAs and vice presidents, and possibly restructure things."

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"Pockets of progressive and interesting people who sometimes manage to get their ideas past the firing squad of habit and tradition."

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

"Make your case, but don't stop looking for your next stepping stone, preferably somewhere else."

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

"Level of authority completely unsuited for level of responsibility. Even if you do your core responsibilities well, you will be called on the carpet for any infraction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wouldn't want to run this show, so I have little to suggest."

"Because of the limitations of educational institutions, it was difficult to truly build teamwork to achieve goals that could help the departments be more aligned for the student's benefit."

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"Big place with many different people, good for networking."

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

"The location is not my favorite and I would like to relocate."

"More hype than substance; no vision or accountability"

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"Very little. Nice campus with some good people, but they tend not to stay here."

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

"Don't believe the hype. Get any promises, particularly about benefits or salary, in writing. Don't plan to stay long - look at it as a stepping stone to a better university or private/public sector gig. Be patient - job searches for fairly simple hires can take months of red tape and bureaucracy. Don't bother with temp jobs - they never turn into full-time permanent positions with the university unless you know the right people. If you're a minority, keep good records and notes - in professional and upper management and administrative positions, institution has issues with diversity."

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

"No vision in upper management - constantly looking for ways to keep up with similar institutions, but not developing talent and unique aspects of faculty and staff they have that would set the institution apart. Most of staff work is focused on projects that generate publicity, rather than actual results - it's an institution where there's much hype, but not much there there. Faculty and administrative politics spill into staff work; often no clear direction of where you're going. Decisions, particularly with vendors, often driven by personal financial or career interests of administrators and management. No shared decision-making and no culture of assessment and accountability. Not a place to create a career - people tend to get stuck in roles with no opportunity for professional growth or change without leaving institution."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, particularly. Administrators and management aren't open to suggestions and operate in a very closed, top-down manner. To improve, the overall culture would have to change to be more open and to have more personal accountability."

"Poor work environment. Poor stability."

"Basically, it was a great place to work but I became limited as to my tasks because of allergies."

What do you like about working at Duke University?

"I enjoyed the free style working condition, as well as the proximity of the workplace to the beach."