Is Northeastern University a good company to work for?

Northeastern University has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 3,999 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Northeastern University to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Northeastern University have been left by employees working as Instructional Assistant , Peer Tutor and Tutor .

Does Northeastern University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Northeastern University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Northeastern University. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Northeastern University?

79% of Northeastern University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Northeastern University 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Northeastern University?

Teaching Assistant (255) , Research Assistant (240) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (217) , Graduate Research Assistant (123) , Graduate Student (117) , Administrative Assistant (46) , PhD Student (45) , Rso Proctor (38) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (37) , Academic Advisor (27) , Program Manager (23) , Assistant Director (22) , Proctor (22) , Project Manager (22) , Associate Director (20)

What are the pros of working at Northeastern University according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits were great and were added to every year" ((in 187 reviews)); "Great people and resources for sure" ((in 164 reviews)); "The flexible hours and relatively stress" ((in 88 reviews)); "My colleagues and students are all great." ((in 78 reviews)); "good work environment and students" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Northeastern University according to real employee reviews?

"low pay but great in any other way!" ((in 172 reviews)); "Low salary and extremely understaffed" ((in 92 reviews)); "Turnover at senior leadership level" ((in 45 reviews)); "poor management, actually working more than the amount you get paid" ((in 42 reviews)); "poor communication between trainers and staff" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Northeastern University locations?

Boston , Seattle , San Jose , Oakland , Burlington , Portland , San Francisco , Malden , New York , Nahant , Chicago , Cambridge , Arlington , Boston , Charlotte , Dallas , Bostonia , Skillman , Paris , Batavia , Richmond , Stafford , Albany , Hicksville , Rye , Washington , San Antonio , Mayaguez , Hendersonville , Columbus

Northeastern University reviews

4.2

79% would recommend to a friend

(3,540 total reviews)

Joseph E. Aoun

68% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (3,540 reviews)

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Northeastern University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,540 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Northeastern University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Mar 3, 2023

Bureaucratic nightmare

Senior researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Holidays - Is central Boston if you like Boston

Cons

- HR is absolutely irresponsive and eludes its more basic responsibilities. Try to put you at the edge of illegal residence situations to force their interests - No help in relocation whatsoever, no help after neither -Terribly overcrowded office space with low-wage PhD students, no proper lunch spaces - Siloed, uncompetitive, lacking basic collaboration between teams - Low pay for tech/Boston makes for a constant inestability in groups - Infinite wokeism. I know I'm white, thanks for remembering every 6m with another blaming brainwash session of "courses" - COVID dystopia, but no amend for company own mistakes

1.0

Dec 12, 2022

Condescending and Distrusting leadership

Academic advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was decent and co-workers were nice

Cons

Supervisors required that all emails (to students) be sent to them prior to being sent to students. Not only did this create a log jam in responding to student needs, but also left a serious feeling of distrust.

3.0

Dec 7, 2022

Great co-workers, but terrible leadership

International student advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Students and co workers are great.

Cons

Leadership is awful, and pay is not fair for volume of work compared to other schools.

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