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      Harvard University reviews

      4.2

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (4,072 total reviews)

      Alan Garber

      80% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      Harvard University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 4,072 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Harvard University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Feb 19, 2009

      It's a great place for faculty and no one else

      Dean
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Prestige, prestige, prestige, location (if you like winter), lots of intelligent people, lots of great talks and dinners, and the students, undergraduates and gradutes, are wonderful.

      Cons

      Terrible management, terrible decision-making, terrible money management, completely demoralizing, people are unappreciated, work very, very hard with no recognition, all are treated poorly except faculty. The place is saturated with arrogant people who have little compassion for non-tenured people.

      4.0
      Jan 30, 2009

      Working for a large decentralized university has its ups and downs -> Mostly Positive and good experience thus far.

      Web designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      During the recession there is definitely a sense of security. The benefits are excellent for my family. I have great coworkers and boss.

      Cons

      At times excessively bureaucratic. There can be unexpected and sweeping changes to day to day things from far above. But overall it is not that bad to deal with, everyone gets taken care of in the end.

      5.0
      Jan 16, 2009

      Harvard: A great place to work for so many reasons!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Benefits, Benefits, Benefits! Harvard is known for this but the other great advantage are your fellow employees. There are so many interesting, quality people who work here it's been a joy to come to the office. I find the questions and challenges I face in my job to be interesting as well. We're in tough times right now in every sector but all the same at Harvard there are the resources to try new things within your organization and in general the senior management is excited to hear about new and better ways to approach problems. Harvard's also a meritocracy in the truest sense. Talent is rewarded in ways that aren't possible in most Higher Education Institutions in Boston.

      Cons

      There is only so far someone not in a faculty position can go at Harvard. If you are a manager and want to move up, there's only so far you can go. I also feel like the biggest challenge at Harvard is communication. Almost every part of the University faces this problem.

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