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      4.2

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (4,072 total reviews)

      Alan Garber

      80% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      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
      4.0
      Dec 26, 2008

      Postdoc in Harvard Medical School

      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      reputation, career opportunities and growth, chances to expose to cutting-edge research work

      Cons

      highly competitive, sacrifice of personal life, insufficient salaries compared to the living expenses in the city of Boston

      4.0
      Dec 26, 2008

      Take the chance.

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Most satisfying is the intellectual vigor that surrounds this place. Access to almost anything you might need. Hopefully good job opportunities later.

      Cons

      Busy, highly competitive, in big city, and hard to make ends meet at the end of the month with family.

      4.0
      Dec 18, 2008

      Keep rolling.

      Postdoctoral fellow
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The greatest thing to work at Harvard University, to me, is to share the best ideas with most talented people. sometime I even think that I am so lucky to get or "steal" a lot of great ideas from other fellows at Harvard University. In a wider range, there are a lot of great schools around Boston area, and it is absolutely a great thing to enjoy your research in an environment of great schools. It is also good for career once you have experiences at Harvard University, which is a very big plus--agreed by most people in my field.

      Cons

      There is no obvious downsides of working to me at Harvard University. Some people told me that the atmosphere was a bit tight at Harvard, and people felt a bit (or maybe more) pressure here. Well, it is hard to say, should be case by case. To me, my boss is so nice to his fellows, and the working environment is good as what I described above. Some said Harvard professors gave less salary to his fellows because most people would accept the low offer to get working into Harvard. Basically I agree, but it is just like a market and your investment... you are still the one who decides go for it or not.

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