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      Barely adequate for survival - Graduate Assistant - Research Penn State Employee Review

      3.0
      Nov 27, 2024
      Graduate assistant - research
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      Pros

      The salary does include tuition paid off.

      Cons

      In spite of the rich finances available at Penn State, paying for their doctoral candidates with 23,000 a year is abysmal and it doesn't even include a salary in the summer.

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      5.0
      Jul 8, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible for students, reasonable wage for most roles

      Cons

      Some student positions have minimum shift times

      3.0
      Jul 6, 2026
      Lecture demonstration specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Decent Benefits, Nice Amounts of Time off

      Cons

      Staff are the lowest of the totem pole and you KNOW it. Pay not enough to live by yourself as a working adult in State College Area. Will waste your time if there's nothing to do by requiring you to sit there while faculty and admin get to "work from home" (they really don't) President Benepudi will probably give herself 2 more $1.5 million pay increases while you work there unable to afford a simple apartment by yourself.

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