University of Massachusetts Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Laid back, fun people, nice atmosphere."

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

"No chance for growth."

"It doesn't give you a scope of career growth."

"Great place for grad assistants."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Work freedom."

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

"Growth."

"It's a great place to work and learn at the same time."

"The Visualization Group of the Computer Science Department of UMass Lowell."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"Academic Research is fun."

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

"Be an autodidact."

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

"Hard to get academics to move in industry appropriate directions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management is stuck in a continual cycle of chasing grant money and needs to focus more on core technical work."

"Good place to start, not a place to stay."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"The people were great and the hours were quite flexible."

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

"Sometimes it was kind of boring."

"A pleasant place to work."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"The work atmosphere was so very pleasant with all learned people around you to look up to. For every question of mine, their was a convincing answer. Also their was the flexibility on job, you could be providing support on networks, sometimes designing networks or testing the equipment in lab before installing it on the production network. Their were various roles which I was mentored for and that too with a very helpful work environment."

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

"The most important tip is that one should show eagerness and desire to learn and upgrade one's technical skills. Also one needs to be confident in the interview as the job profile sometimes does have a support role wherein you have to handle irate professors and lab incharge. One needs to show inclination towards customer service as well."

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

"The compensation was not according to industry standards, but that's the way it is, because it was a place to learn and grow."

"A mixed bag of positive and negative, depending on the type of position."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"There was flexibility, but at times the policies were too loose and open to abuses by others. Beautiful setting, location very nice."

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

"Be sure your interviewer knows all the administrative facts about your position, particularly with respect to grant-funded employment."

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

"Poor documentation, poor chain of command, hard to follow up on anything above or outside your immediate project(s). Performance reviews were non existent, as were opportunities to take career development training. Unless you're administrative staff, working there as a non-faculty, grant-funded professional was not always well accommodated. Some buildings are in bad condition, especially if you're there full time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get the paper trails working more efficiently for employees. Have more control over who to talk to for administrative questions and problems. Get your buildings in shape--older buildings have health and safety issues that were very hard or impossible to resolve. Be sure all employees get annual performance reviews!!!"

"it was a college job, great people to work for."

"Good place!"

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

"Extreme cold."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing major - International office was great."

"I gained knowledge and confidence in this school."

"Great learning opportunity as research assistant."

"Great for experience."

What do you like about working at University of Massachusetts?

"My experience."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More hands on."

"Good experience."