Berklee reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(379 total reviews)
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Jim Lucchese

78% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Berklee has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 379 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Berklee employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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379 reviews
3.0
May 8, 2017

Finance

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Pros

Great community and folks really believe in the mission of providing first class music education to its students.

Cons

Difficult environment to function. Not employee friendly in finance.

4.0
Jul 16, 2015

Good mission, politics and infighting

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Pros

- Always felt respected by management and colleagues - Good work/life balance; not expected to put in extra hours regularly - Reasonably progressive organization - A growing and thriving organization - Passionate people (many of whom are musicians)

Cons

- Infighting and turf wars - Confusion among the ranks - Long, long periods of silence from senior leadership

3.0
Jul 30, 2008
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Pros

Fantastic benefits-- great vacation time, good healthcare and retirement benefits (with decent corporate match). The location is great, and it's nice working around students. I liked Berklee's PTO (paid time off) system-- I could accrue days off and use them as either sick days or as vacation days. These accrued fairly quickly and when I left I was paid out on them very well. I loved working there during the school year-- there was always great music, lots of people, and a busy and satisfying feel around the campus. It is a great place to work if you're looking to get into a career in music administration.

Cons

The pay was commeasurate with an entry level non-profit position, but it didn't seem that it would grow as I got more tentured there. I know that some of my more senior colleagues were not compensated very well either, monetarily.

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