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Princeton University

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Great place, hard to get the grades even with better than average work. - Anonymous employee Princeton University Employee Review

5.0
Sep 29, 2008
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Pros

Princeton is a fun, rewarding place to work. You are able to learn an enormous amount in a very short time, meanwhile you can pursue a variety of subjects while still maintaining an effective focus on your major.

Cons

Grade deflation decreases the abilities of a graduate to find jobs when competing against graduates from similar colleges. The result is that you receive a top notch education, however your ability to progress afterwards is severely hampered by the lack of support. In addition, the counselors for pre-medical students are downright pessimistic and entirely unhelpful. You can put in an enormous amount of work and get grades which don't reflect it quite easily.

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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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