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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 67 Washington University Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.2
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.1
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"Our University actively engages Washington, D.C., and the world. Our location in the heart of Washington places us at the core of U.S. government, policy and law. We sit where the worlds of science, technology, media and the arts converge. Our students and faculty have the unparalleled opportunity to study and work alongside leaders and practitioners in every discipline, to take part in the interchanges that shape our community and the world."
Posted 10 years ago in Washington, DC
Research Assistant

"I was research assistant, and now I am teaching assistant, but I have been working as RA for volunteer."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Statistical Data Analyst

"Emphasis is on employee growth."

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Grader

"I am a student now. But I have done some projects with my professor."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 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 5 / 5
Graduate Instructor

"They have a great program where you can work for the school and get your tuition paid for. Rather than paying full time employees, they keep students around so they are more successful."

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
Recruitment Consultant

"There is constant turnover and no attempts to determine why."

What do you like about working at Washington University?

"Educational environment appeals to me. Location within Saint Louis. The mission of the University."

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

"Do your research on the individual departments or schools within the University."

What don't you like about working at Washington University?

"Highly political environment matched with leadership that does not value their key employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Value and listen to the needs and ideas of your employees. Do not treat people like cattle."

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

What do you like about working at Washington University?

"I like the work environment and the relationship with my management."

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

"The company has great benefits, including tuition reimbursement. However, there is limited flexibility in working in your area of interest. The work is essentially dictated by management (who may or may not have technical details about the implementation)."

What don't you like about working at Washington University?

"Limited growth opportunities and the options to work with cutting edge technologies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to develop a better understanding of IAM projects, the resource requirements, and the impact of these solutions to the entire organization."

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

"It was a general IT job, fixing computers and calling manufacturers"

What do you like about working at Washington University?

"I always enjoy working with computers, and this job had me doing a lot of that"

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

"I have several contacts at this company so I could put in good words."

What don't you like about working at Washington University?

"I did not get to do much programming, I really only helped with some Joomla website things."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I am not much for the management tack so I am not the best person to ask."

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

"Great, flexible, supportive"

What do you like about working at Washington University?

"happy, productive, flexible, benefit, transportation, market place, tuition benefit, child care program"

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

"confidence, knowledge, answer question honestly, careful, pay to details and happy"

What don't you like about working at Washington University?

"less work load, low pay, less opportunity, limited bonus, no community membership"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more compensition, more opportunity, more community membership opportunity, more networking"

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

What do you like about working at Washington University?

"I enjoy doing organic synthesis. I got an excellent scientist as supervisor."

What don't you like about working at Washington University?

"The grant is running out. It is about time to leave"

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 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Programmer Analyst
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Grader
Person You Work For 1 / 5
Master Patrol Officer
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 2.1 / 5
Support You Get 1.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2.1 / 5 Way You Work 2.5 / 5
Research Assistant
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 4 / 5
Assistant Professor
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Research Associate
People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5 Support You Get 4.7 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5 Company Culture 3.7 / 5
Way You Work 3.7 / 5

Washington University Reviews FAQs

Is Washington University a good company to work for?

Washington University has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 67 Washington University Review Ratings left anonymously by Washington University employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 94% of employees would recommend working at Washington University.

Does Washington University pay their employees well?

Washington University employees earn $38,000 annually on average, or $18 per hour, which is 42% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 49 Washington University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Washington University Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Washington University?

94% of employees would recommend working at Washington University with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Washington University 4.2 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Washington University?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Washington University is a CEO at $175,000 annually. Browse Washington University Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Washington University?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Washington University is a Graduate Instructor at $12,000 annually. Browse Washington University Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Washington University?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Washington University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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