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Working at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI: 30 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Kalamazoo, MI Area

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4.3
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(based on 27 Western Michigan University Review Ratings)

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Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.9
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.4
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Working at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI: 30 Employee Reviews

Graduate Research Assistant

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"Everybody was co-operative. Always got appreciation when I delivered something nice."

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

"Its always better to get some knowledge before going for any interview."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"I graduated last Dec 2012. So my contract ended with my previous employer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It was really nice and enjoyable to work for my previous company."

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

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"Flexibility, I get to help people on a daily basis"

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

"Be student oriented, make sure your skills are made clear."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"I don't always get to know my students as well as I'd like, I am constrained by policies I don't always agree with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more progressive, more collaborative, and less detail oriented. Keep up to date with latest improvements in the field"

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

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"I get to use all of my skills because we are so short-staffed and I like some of the people."

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

"Move far away from Michigan or you will die here."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"The resistance to change makes it virtually impossible to accomplish anything and the bureaucracy is suffocating."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would rewrite basically every single job description and workflow."

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

"Good for me"

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"People are all good. and I can enjoy myself in the office when I doing my work"

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

"Just be honest and be yourself to face professors."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"Some time the schedule should be busy, cuz the fial is comming"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing, I think everything is good, and people al good."

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 4 / 5
Systems Administrator
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Student Worker

"Good experience to work there."

Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Research Assistant
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Teaching Assistant

"Place is good, but I need more respect."

Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Web Designer

"Good place to work."

Help Desk Technician

"It was a really great college job that allowed me to itch my computing passions."

Research Assistant

"very good place to study and work"

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"harmonious relation with professors and friends"

Assistant

"Wonderful place to be at."

Director of Server Systems

"Wonderful people to work with."

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"As a director, I loved being able to make decisions that made a difference in the structure of the department. Having the ability to look into the future to look at future growth prospects and being able to plan accordingly."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"Sometines a little slow to respond."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to be able to be flexible to new well thought out ideas and procedures that makes everyday task simplier."

Customer Service Representative

"Student employment"

What do you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"flexibility to work around class schedule, close proximity to classes, convenience, good atmosphere."

What don't you like about working at Western Michigan University?

"Little pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, it was a good part time job while in school."

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