University of Massachusetts Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Great institution, great colleagues and advisors."

"Was a very good job until UMass lost the contract."

"I was in charge of getting popular acts but communicating with various booking agents and working with the school to formulate the budget. It was a good experience for me."

"I worked in the Chemistry Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for 5 years and found it to be an intellectually stimulating environment. This department is highly collaborative and open, and conscientious of the needs of students. It has a high standard of excellence with regard to the quality of the research undertaken and seeks to instill within students a sense of pride and responsibility in the work that they do."

"Mostly good experience, but the culture there was not a great fit for me."

"I've worked with Umass for 8 months and I like the ambiance and experience I had there."

"It is a great location and they have some of the nicest people that you will ever meet at Umass Dartmouth."

"Friendly place to work, Good people. Cafe for food, not so much."

"The intramurals department at Umass Dartmouth has treated me well, The staff is very committed and passionate about the league. My boss Jerry Jennings is very helpful and enjoys our input."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"I really enjoy my clinical work, my patient interactions and my surgical team members"

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

"Make sure you read between the lines during your interview."

What don't you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"I don't like the instability and changed in salary, benefits, schedule."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Interact and consult with the front line/clinical based employees to make them feel valued. We don't feel valued at all. We are expendable."

"This experience was eye-opening. Especially the behind-the-scenes work involved."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"The structure of the company was organized with good leaders and teachers. The chefs were helpful and gave us freedom to learn by ourselves. You were working with a group of peers who were attentive and respectful."

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

"Be prepared to work and learn from your mistakes. Use the skills learned from this position because it can be transferred to other professions."

What don't you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Sometimes the chefs allocated the workload unfairly which caused some of my peers to complain."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Establish a more organized staff schedule so that work is done efficiently. Often times to many people were scheduled with an uneven amount of work to be done."

"Underpaid and overworked staff, insufficient compensation."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Convenient location, and I have sufficient time to focus on my research interests."

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

"It's a very perhaps cynical thing to say, but I'd suggest applying elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Insufficient compensation, an overwhelming lack of support, not aesthetically pleasing office space."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest working against the modern tendency to replace full time employees with part time employees."

"Good environment, great coworkers, love my work, terrible managers"

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"I like the work that I do here, saving tax payer money and working on fraud analysis. The environment is great and my coworkers are friendly. If you like a laid back environment then this place is for you."

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

"Do your homework. This company is great as long as you find yourself in the right department."

What don't you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Middle manager have too much power. They exploit the system and abuse policies to get what they want. There's few opportunities for growth and what little there is is achieved through favor."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think there needs to be some oversight. Some review of the policies. And an open-mind on how things can be done better."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"It offered the opportunity to take ownership of many of the subjects I just recently studied obtaining engineering degree."

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

"valuable experience in handling multiple tasks will be gained, remember to be fair and prompt in grading."

What don't you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"It was only a teaching assistant job, to earn stipend for graduate degree."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A more structured grading scheme would make it simpler, but I realize the importance of having judgement and constant revisement of grading scheme."