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
2.0
Jul 10, 2016

It used to be a lot better

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pretty good benefits - generous PTO, decent 403b match, and free tickets to local attractions. Extra perks if you're a musician - access to college facilities such as ensemble spaces and practice rooms. Yearly cost of living increase is nice.

Cons

Pay isn't great. Morale took a nose dive after the Boston Conservatory merger announcement. Career progressions is often times based on other people leaving or leveraging politics/favoritism.

2.0
Jul 7, 2014

The worst IT Operations Department I've ever seen

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Days off and vacation. The college closes for several reasons during the year. Lots of different types of tech. It's in Boston and close to the T

Cons

You will get paid more elsewhere. You will work with more talented people elsewhere. Turnover in ITOPS is high. Systems team consists of mostly Jr. Admins. Not hard working. Management knows little of what their teams do. They don't and have not used industry best practices. Budgets are low and limiting. Lots of silo's and team members all work on different things. Meetings will take up your (and your teams) time making your team less effective. System admins are mostly ticket jockeys. Telecommute discouraged. The culture often dictates that as soon as you get a worthwhile teammate they will find a way to leave for a place where they are valued, leaving you with all their work and none of their skill. No process adherence or compliance in the few cases where there are processes to follow. Hard work and above average performance is not rewarded. Lazy and low performing team members are not held accountable.

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