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
5.0
Oct 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Cool people - Interesting projects - Great time off policy and holiday schedule (higher ed) - Office hours are flexible and we have a 7-hour work day

Cons

- some folks have been at Berklee too long and are reluctant to change - decentralized org structure means that Berklee is often headed in multiple directions at once

4.0
Aug 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Great environment. -Lots of individuality -Flexible hours -Passionate people -Pay is great -Love of music is a huge plus -Opportunity to interact with students and outside guests a lot

Cons

The biggest challenge working here comes down to communication, I think. Each department functions very well within itself, however when other depts. need help or contact from another- things can get kind of confusing. Other than that, it's a great job!

1.0
Aug 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Students are the only reason to work here. They rock.

Cons

This is a place that does not value employees. There is an inverted pyramid with top heavy management using a dictatorial top-down style of management. The culture is actually toxic. The management is pretty clueless about the strategic imperatives and focuses on petty turf-protecting infighting. Hard to find a worse bunch anywhere. Nobody gets a second chance, there is a pervasive atmosphere of fear. This used to be a decent place to work, now it is horrible. Roger Brown should go back to managing money at his hedge funds, he knows little to nothing about music, academics, or managing people. The board of trustees and advisors is a bunch of paper pushing suits that have no connection to the music industry.

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