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The Ohio State University

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Do you love doing work and not getting paid for it? - Senior Academic Advisor The Ohio State University Employee Review

3.0
Mar 3, 2023
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Pros

Great work/life balance *in most departments.* Decent benefits/good time off policies.

Cons

Staff at this university are treated like chattel. They are expected to be highly educated, experienced, flexible, and resilient, but do not see the compensation that folks outside the university do. You have to pay to park on campus (between 50-100/month-probably more now). The campus is very siloed by college and expectations for staff vary by college and even by department within colleges. No matter how many hats you wear or how much you take on, you will never get "promoted" or get a pay increase above 3-4% per year (don't let anyone on this campus try to tell you there's an advising career ladder, it doesn't exist). Anything and everything gets dumped onto academic staff, especially advising staff. The university and the colleges are constantly asking for employee and student feedback and doing nothing with it. The university states that it values diversity, but does the bare minimum to support diverse faculty, staff, and students. HR doesn't value talent, nor do they care to retain the folks that do great work.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Great work life balance and accessible management

Cons

There are not many cons to working with the university except the pay was slightly lower than other competitive wages.

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

Many resources available for various types of studies

Cons

Unless your PI is tapped into the research community, the resources are spread out and difficult to find. The overall support from the University to PIs is limited. Those individuals in positions of authority are more concerned with their own optics than with supporting those who need it.

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