Working at Harvard University

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Ratings for Harvard University

  • Appreciation
    3.6
  • Company Outlook
    4.5
  • Fair Pay
    2.9
  • Learning and Development
    3.9
  • Manager Communication
    3.6
  • Manager Relationship
    3.9
  • Pay Policy
    2.9
  • Pay Transparency
    2.8
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Harvard University Reviews

What is it like working at Harvard University?

Senior Financial Analyst in Cambridge:
Pros: I have good visibility with senior leadership and the chance to make a difference with recommended solutions
Cons: It's not what you know, but who you know.
Stressful, undervalued, taken advantage of.
Program Coordinator, Non-Profit Organization in Cambridge:
Pros: Having health benefits
Cons: supervisor, bureaucracy of Human Resources, and how stuck HR makes you in your position although you do higher grade level work
Sustainability Manager in Boston:
Harvard is a great place to work. They care about their employees and offer big benefits (healthcare, continuing education, childcare and adult care). The people I've worked with are passionate and care about the mission of educating students and bettering the world.
Highly satisying.
Education Program Manager in Boston:
Pros: My programs make a difference.
Cons: I've realized that I am not sufficiently compensated for the level of hard work and commitment I bring to my job.
Good.
Administrative Coordinator in Boston:
Pros: Benefits
Cons: Underpaid to support self in the greater Boston area
Great place to work.
Donor Relations Director in Cambridge:
Pros: Supporting educational mission
Cons: Bureaucracy
Director of Counseling:
Excellent benefits re: vacation, personal, sick and conference time. Some departments give time between Christmas and New Years off as additional time. Clinical sites are extremely busy during academic year.