Great college, but be careful - Anonymous employee Penn State Employee Review

4.0
Aug 11, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great facilities, great faculty who care about students

Cons

Sexual assaults have occurred in the area for the period I was here. I wouldn't say it was more than a large college might have, but people should still be careful about not wandering around at night There are also problems with management wanting to keep people under 40 hours of work so they don't have to pay benefits

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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

flexibility. I'm on a fellowship I won with a great advisor. It is not so good for others.

Cons

An inherently liminal position with severely reduced benefits.

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