Georgia State University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"A good place to work to improve as a professional"

"Perfect place to work. Especially for students."

"I 've worked as a Graduate research assistant for Georgia State University for the past two years. It has great working environment to learn and to develop critical research thinking. There Research Lab and types of equipment are most recent. I would highly recommend joining the research lab for masters or Ph.D. at GSU."

"Nice to work with them. Great team."

"It is an educational institution so it makes do with minimum resources, but highly efficient workers."

"Great place to go to school."

"Great place. I would definitely recommend it."

"Enjoyed working in the city of Atlanta, lots of good food and interesting people. Working at a university has its pluses and minuses, I ended up leaving from a lack of opportunities to grow my career and the frustration of working in a large bureaucratic institution. Having said that though, some people really enjoy that environment, and I did have some exciting opportunities to grow and learn there. Free education! :)"

"It's a part of my Research Assistant job at GSU. This is not a regular job with full time work. Priority is given to the course work and Research Work."

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Benefits such as health, vision, dental and some co-workers are great to work with."

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

"Ask about retirements and current work force. I do not recommend interviewing for any jobs with the IS&T applications engineering dept. As they are not replacing the retired or workers who have left."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"-Culture of yes which means if the client wants it, IS&T Applications engineering says yes and developers now have more work/details to manage without adding to the workforce or increasing compensation. (For example, High level salaried developers calling students to troubleshoot things that should be sent to the help desk.) -People are leaving and they are not being replaced in IS&T Applications engineering. The only people left are the presumably safe and all they do is complain, gossip and back stab. -Lack of communication between departments.-No customer service and a culture of Yes has led to unmet expectations in a lack of trust regarding the development team.-Leads don't know how to train new employees and there is no documentation. This is unacceptable for a development shop.-Leads and management regularly come in 30 to 40 min late but expect you to be early."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a sense of customer service. Currently the IS&T Application Engineering Department is full of people waiting to retire and they all assume they are safe from being fired as this is a state run institution."

"Working at the Georgia State University has been an experience with a very hostile team dynamic and widespread gossip."

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"GSU in general has great benefits such as health, dental, vision etc..."

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

"Please note a lot of people left and are leaving the Application Engineering Department. It is now severely understaffed. As I type this I am in the final phases of accepting an offer at another school. Other IS&T departments are run competently. So if you do apply avoid the IS&T - Application Engineering Department. There is way too much change there and you don't want to be in the middle of it especially with a 6 month probation period, low pay and a turbulent market. I have given fair warning and I am being as objective as I can."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Wow where to start..... The job market is tight and people want to know how a business operates so they wont be (stuck) as the interview can never give you how a business works or how management operates. 1. Management will not say no to projects no matter how large or small. This has lead to upset clients throughout campus due to consistent unmet expectation. 2. Due to management not saying no to projects the work load is outrageous. 3. Due to the harsh work load employees are reduced to just putting out fires and entering in cumbersome tickets to let management know they are working. ( If you don't have tickets you are not doing your job)4. With massive unending tickets on employee plates employees have no time to learn and make things better.5. The massive work load has also lead to a very hostile team dynamic. Employees will always hear leads and management argue over work load and having to train new employees as many have jumped ship. 6. Due to the work load time off does not exist even if you have time to take off. 7. Finally, and most importantly due to retirements and people leaving I am now stuck training myself on systems and programs I nor leads know about. There is no cross-training or documentation. Please remember this is a university not google or apple so the pay is far below market for what you must put up with. I hope this will help those looking into this IS&T department and help them make and informed decision."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"1. Say no to projects. They no longer have the staff to run a successful development shop.2. Leads need to learn how to train new employees.3. Be professional. Close the door if management is going to argue with leads about work. It lowers moral. 4. Don't throw employees under the bus. Take responsibility for not cross training and requiring documentation."

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Good work /life balance. Benefits include a defined pension plan."

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

"Don't expect to have a dynamic career but, the work load is manageable."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Thankless job. no opportunity, pay stale and not competitive pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Really understand the impact of budget cuts and its effect on work planning and increased multi-tasking."

"I stayed there for 30 years!"

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"I liked my co-workers, I liked my boss, I liked the corporate culture."

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

"Ask about advancement opportunities, which have become somewhat limited recently."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Pay was relatively low compared to the private sector and advancement opportunities were limited."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work. Keep your best people happy."

"A job I held while being a student at Georgia State."

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Very easy job, meeting new people each day, and love the people I worked with."

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

"Just be yourself. Your schedule must be flexible in order to get more hours."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Very little room to grow. There were many budget cuts from the school, so it was difficult to get promoted. Also, hours were drastically cut."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Check up on all lab assistants. Do not favor those who are your friends."