Less talk, more action - Anonymous employee Berklee Employee Review

3.0
Oct 14, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Autonomous, self-directed work. Friendly people. Love being around the music and the technology.

Cons

The motto is "esse quam videri," which means "to be rather than to seem." Berklee is guilty of seeming, rather than being a great institution. Disorganized. Miscommunications are abundant among departments. I have been doing work for more than a year and a half that is not in my job description and I have yet to be paid for it. They have been slow to review our positions and give us a raise.

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Pros

Amazing work culture, understanding managers, and supportive colleagues. I feel truly valued and I can breathe even during peak times.

Cons

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1.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

-helping students -talking about music

Cons

-forced to train the ai bot that will replace you -despite being the top performer on your team and being reassured repeatedly your job is secure, you will get laid off with no explanation or respect -c suite prefers to keep their 500k+ salaries and 80k+ bonuses even if it means laying off 80+ employees who only make 55k -CEO led first layoffs in berklee's entire history, no transparency with any managers, no discussion or anything -CEO used money "saved" from layoffs to give other employees bonuses and buy unnecessary property

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