Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"I was a TA for two classes... a mathematics class and a programming class. I liked it because these positions were interesting based on my education-knowledge background."

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"As a graduate assistant, the pay and benefits are not intended as a living wage."

"rewarding experience"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Very good learning experience"

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"poor pay, high work load"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"improve pay, balance work load"

"I loved it."

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"the people, loved teaching and the students"

"Great place to work for when contracting."

"I was a student. Not much room to move up there."

"Loved project controls, learning industrial estimating, costing, evm"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Company let me attend superintendent/project mgr meetings weekly and monthly cost meetings. Company gave me opportunity to learn other areas outside my normal responsibilities, like estimating and costing."

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

"I felt Willbros was a very fair company and gave good opportunities to learn and better ones self. I was overpaid with the experience level I felt I was in. My actual job title should have been Project Controls specialist. ( I did not fill the role of a Project Mgr as they had me listed) I did work hard, many more hours than they expected in order to learn more things outside my area of responsibility."

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"That our department was unable to obtain work and was shut down. (one thing that contributed was a death on one of our job sites, although from my viewpoint I felt the company was keenly focused on safety. Another was a decision not to go after smaller jobs during economy downturn in order to keep our unit going until economy improved)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I loved my experience with Willbros. Just wished they could have found a place for me in the corporate office so I could have continued my employment with them."

"They treat their technical employees fairly, in an easy going environment."

"Good for the time."

"Not what you'd expect for a name brand"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Reputation of the organization. Working with smart people"

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

"Don't"

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Senior leadership is ethics challenged and sociopathic"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"replace the top guy"

"Great foundation for my knowledge."

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"I was able to travel with the company and learn."

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

"None the company went out of busniess."

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"That it didn't last long enough."

"It was a very good communication experience."

"company owner wasn't to smart"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"freedom to pursue the territory"

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"owner was to easily persuaded by distributors"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"grow a backbone"

"Taugh learning experience"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Compensation,benefits and long term vacation time"

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

"Earning is good, discipline is military"

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Ferrous discipline"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be more flexible"

"Good place to work - although a data entry position that isn't very rewarding"

What do you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"Free education for my kids"

What don't you like about working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?

"boring"