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Princeton mol bio department cares very little about its scientists - Postdoctoral Research Associate Princeton University Employee Review

2.0
Jan 26, 2015
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Pros

Good retirement benefits, great academic reputation, beautiful campus. Decent food in the cafeterias. Easy walking distance to "downtown" Princeton.

Cons

Red tape. Catty and rude office staff. Entitled undergrads we're expected to coddle. Isolated scientifically and socially. Crap health insurance. Retirement benefits would be excellent if they didn't take 3 years to vest. Seriously, Princeton?

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5.0
Jul 3, 2026
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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
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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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