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Mississippi State University reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(1,001 total reviews)
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Mark E. Keenum

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75% positive business outlook

Mississippi State University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,001 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mississippi State 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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3.0
Jun 13, 2016

Lack of Career Development for Those Under 50

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Pros

Health insurance, member of PERS system, access to educational resources

Cons

Lack of funding for career development, Management often doesn't listen or want to hear ways to make department better

2.0
Feb 16, 2015
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Pros

You get a chance to get published. However, you are just added onto an article and not informed on how the process works. Also, you get a chance to attend national conferences.

Cons

Lack of vision for the future (in my department)l. Professors don't work together as a team. Hard to get funding for Graduate Assistants (GA) to attend conferences. We are the "Technology" department but lack technology....new technology....in the department. The department doesn't listen to input from GAs. The salary is not enough for adults to live off of, $600 bi-weekly (max salary). Not all of tuition is paid. Fail to let GAs know about important things such as health benefits. Holiday work schedule is not clear, nor is other work hours i.e. Teaching Assistant vs Service Assistant work hours. GAs are not respected and are talked down to by some professors. There many other things that need to be worked out.

3.0
Nov 20, 2008
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Pros

Relaxed work environment. There aren't really any strict working hours, as long as you get your work done and deliver. As a research associate, you have lots of flexibility to choose and explore potential research areas. The faculty and staff are very friendly, helpful, and laid back.

Cons

The research really isn't guided. Rarely am I working on a specific project, but rather exploring potential projects. Often, when I've expressed concern about my feelings of lack of accomplishment, I'm told that my job is to be a "free thinker", and that my job performance is satisfactory. Perhaps it is satisfactory, but it is very unfulfilling.

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