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4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

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4.0
Jun 5, 2013

Stimulating place to work

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Pros

A very creative and intellectually stimulating place to work. The faculty and students are exceptional. There are many lectures, classes, business plan competitions, etc. that challenging your thinking. I find most faculty, administrators and students open to new ideas and initiatives.

Cons

Salaries have been frozen by the State of Georgia for the last 5 years. Also, Georgia Tech HR limits salary increases for internal promotions to higher level positions by putting a 10% or 15% cap for the new position regardless of the increased responsibilities and market value of the position.

3.0
May 28, 2013
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For a non-faculty employee, the best reason to work at Georgia Tech is to be in the Teachers' Retirement System, hands down. Other benefits are available, but expensive. The academic departments are very busy during school, but the presence of the students lends an energy that you can't get anywhere else. Younger employees who want to advance have to take advantage of every possible new opportunity and earn advanced degrees. Remaining long in one department may eliminate any hope of moving up, and those who are politically savvy and have a good work ethic will be successful. If you can get on at GTRI, it is generally the best place on campus, but you must expect to work.

Cons

Beginning 2014, the university is entering its sixth consecutive year of no merit raises. The old mantra of "work smarter, not harder," is worn out because the volume of work increases annually, while the hiring moratorium in place for at least the past six years continues on. Morale is low. Little is done to empower staff to find ways to improve their own work situations. Whiners and manipulators have the most power. Those who have time to build retirement elsewhere have already left and the ones in the market to take their places have limited skills, so the quality of the talent pool sinks lower with each passing year. Those with many years' experience are looking to retire as soon as they can unless a miracle happens and they find a better opportunity. It is a disappointment to those who remember Georgia Tech as a real community of support where creativity and quality work was rewarded financially.

4.0
May 9, 2013
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Pros

Job security, great benefits, education is encouraged, and generally good people to work with. Job growth is supported and pushed for. Diverse work place both ethnicity and gender.

Cons

Low salary, no raises in 4 years because it is a government job. As staff faculty can treat you badly and get away with it in some schools/colleges. Even as IT you are/can be viewed as subordinate. Parking is expensive at $700. Bad employees are hard to get rid off.

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