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4.3
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3.9
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4.5
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4.3
Way You Work
4.5
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4.2
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"UMSL is a great place to work. The benefits are amazing, and make up for the middling pay. My boss is by far the best boss I've ever had. He gives me great autonomy in my job, and dictates what I should be working on, but not how I should be working. He trusts me to be productive, and I repay that trust."
Posted 10 years ago in Saint Louis, MO

Working at University of Missouri in Columbia, MO: 46 Employee Reviews

Campus Tour Guide

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"I got to represent the University and act as a resource for others"

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

"It is a very tough interview process, be sure to spend a lot of time on all application materials to make them the best they can possibly be."

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

"It was very demanding and often times got in the way of other jobs and school activities"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think they do a great job of training the guides and preparing them"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Admissions Advisor

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"My co-workers are awesome and know how to motivate me to be a better person. My boss is laid back and trusts us to work efficiently and doesn't micromanage."

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

"Just get your foot in the door. If you decide to switch departments, it's much easier to get a job you are looking for."

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

"I'm moving jobs here in a bit so this may not apply, but I wish there were more opportunities to flex my brain and to do less tedious work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"If I were running the show, I would be just a little more forceful about conforming the departments to a universal standard and not letting them have quite so much free reign. The same goes for some employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Assistant

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"I enjoyed the constant push for improvement. There was always something new to learn."

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

"Find a supervisor that you can get along with well. Not only are their research goals important, their personality is as well."

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

"The pressure for grades, distracted supervisor, and lack of home-life were negative in my life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not know that the pressure for grades and publications is necessary. I would find a different motivating mechanism."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Programmer Analyst

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Dabbling in science. I like being able to work on scientific research without having a PhD."

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

"Run. Run as fast and as far as you can."

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

"Without a Ph.D. you have no intellectual standing. Your opinion and expertise are not respected. There are no career paths, and getting a raise or promotion takes an act of god."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More technology. There are numerous areas where technology could improve the work, and make the work easier."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Programmer Analyst

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"Dabbling in science. I like working on scientific research without having a Ph.D."

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

"Run. Run as fast and as far as possible. The pay is terrible and the faculty pretentious."

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

"You are and your expertise are not respected unless you have a Ph.D. I have more knowledge and experience than most of the faculty and can't get anything accomplished because I lack a special piece of paper. It's also nearly impossible to receive a raise or a promotion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More technology. There are a lot of options for saving money and increasing productivity that are not being used. I would also make sure staff are treated with respected, and implement career paths for all staff titles."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Desktop Support Specialist

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"It is a great place to work as you enter into workforce after college graduation."

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

"If you can't get in, it's mostly your fault. This is a great place to work and grow professionally."

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

"There is nothing I don't like about working for Univ. of MissourI at Columbia Campus."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not really. They are doing exactly what I would want to be treated."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Computer Graphic Artist

"I really miss working for the University."

What do you like about working at University of Missouri?

"That was where I started my career. I learned a lot from my former supervisor."

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

"Do your best and enjoy all the interesting work they have for you."

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

"Too tight with the money. Should have paid the employees more."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. I left the University a long time ago and I think that things are much different now."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
University of Missouri Employee

"I have worked here for 3 years. I have found it to be a strong lab with good ethical values and an emphasis on projects. The lab has a good supervisor. A lot of experience can be gotten from here."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Lead Engineer

"I have around 2 years work and research experience as a student lead at Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) in University of MissourI (MU). It was a great experience for me and I have learned a lot and everything was match with my interests."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Management Intern

"I've worked in Doit, University of Missouri since January 2013. Great place to work. A lot new technologies to learn. Great people to work with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
University of Missouri Employee

"I've been working there since 2009. It is a great campus. People are nice there. They are full of energetic young people that make you feel passionate about every day. The libraries are wonderful! You can request any book you want to read. It is a great place to work, learn and live."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
University of Missouri Employee

"University of Missouri-Columbia is a well known flagship university in Missouri. I has been and will remain in news for its new, competent and quality engineers. I feel proud being part of Mizzou."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Teaching Assistant

"I worked for University of Missouri as a Teaching Assistant since August 2013. It's a very prestigious position for any graduate student and I deal with 90 undergraduate students with concepts in design optimization using MatLAB software. I enjoy my work since it is very challenging and at the same time very enjoyable."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant

"I work as a research assistant in University of Missouri. My professor is an easy-going person, And I learned a lot through this job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Consulting Assistant

"I have worked as a consultant with Dr. Thombs Lori to help a client who needed us to provide a reliable statistical analysis to support her local government project which was investigating the behavior of people living in a public community. During the cooperation, I communicated with the client and assisted professor to deal with messy data and write a clear proposal to clarify our methods and findings. In the end, the client used our analysis results as the reference in her project report."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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