employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Georgetown University

Is this your company?

Supportive employer with growing pains - Anonymous employee Georgetown University Employee Review

4.0
Jul 11, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Georgetown University community has a wealth of knowledge and resources for employees who wish to expand their knowledge, even outside their professional field. The campus is very accessible, and co-workers tend to be very supportive and collegial. Benefits are very good - a plus, as the university is a non-profit.

Cons

There is a very strange mix of higher education, government, and business culture at Georgetown University, and the three seldom mesh well. The education culture often is at odds with the increasingly business-focused practices of the administration. There are also some areas where a surplus of middle managers attempts to compensate for unfocused or unrealized initiatives. Utilizing tuition benefits can be difficult if classes conflict with work hours, or if program of study is outside your professional track. Pay scale is lower than comparable jobs in the government or private sectors, so retaining qualified staff can be difficult when the pay shortcomings are realized.

Explore other reviews about Georgetown University

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great part time work

Cons

- Can't think of any

2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security throughout budget cuts happening in the public health industry currently. Plenty of PTO and holiday paid leave.

Cons

Constant threats by upper management to "write us up/disciplinary action" for anything. Director is really unfair/disrespectful/condescending to our supervisor and so that trickles down to data coordinators. For example currently there is a threat that we will be "written up" if we do not meet all the competing deadlines. Ive seen sooo people many come and go in this sector over the past 3 years its insane. Its alot of data to manually enter and one must be organized /driven and on top of your game but it gets borring if your not passionate about the cancer trials you are working on.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All