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      Very demanding work culture - Lecturer Princeton University Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 18, 2014
      Lecturer
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      Pros

      It's Princeton. You get the chance to meet with the world's most renowned researchers, professors, and scientists from almost all areas of study, and the smartest students from around the world.

      Cons

      Although you work and live in the best university in the world, it is hard to really enjoy all the benefits that would first come to anyone who heard about your job--you simply have no time. The work would take up all your time and it was rarely the case that you could have a weekend all to yourself, regardless of the fact that you've been working really really hard on weekdays.

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      5.0
      Jul 3, 2026
      Library student assistant
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      Pros

      EVERYTHING WAS GREAT! Princeton is great to both work for and study at. Go TIGERS!

      Cons

      if you love princeton, princeton will love you back, no cons

      2.0
      May 12, 2026
      Deputy director
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      Pros

      Incredible benefits, worth 40% of your salary. So much time off it's hard to use. Great health care, 36 hour work week (if your boss doesn't make you work more), slow-paced.

      Cons

      So much time off it's hard to use it all without losing it with annual rollover caps. Pay is terrible. In theory, you come for the benefits and the lighter, less frenetic workload but that very much depends on who your boss is and what team you work for. I worked for a very mismanaged research center where my manager expected everyone to be available 24 hours a day. Most PU departments operate at a snail's pace, no sense of urgency even on urgent things. Independent faculty doing cool things but the institution is very lowercase c conservative. No pathway for advancement, especially on smaller teams.

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