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      Stanford University reviews

      4.3

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (5,722 total reviews)
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      Jonathan Levin

      77% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      Stanford University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,722 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Stanford University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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      6K reviews
      4.0
      Feb 8, 2010

      Great University

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Great name, great weather. There are lots of smart people, many opportunities to work on interesting things and be involved in important projects.

      Cons

      The place can be competitive. Things are always in flux as new building are added, departments shrunk and grown. It's a big place -- depending on where you end up, you can get lost.

      1.0
      Feb 5, 2010

      Stanford Computer Resource Consulting is your way to the easy life - if that is your thing.

      Windows/mac systems administrator (contract)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - Awesome campus, great extracurricular opportunities - Fun people, low stress and low expectations (if low expectations are your thing) - Essentially, something of a government job / employment for life feel

      Cons

      - Low expectations of IT workers and IT services. Outages are common as is poor performance from co-workers - Your co-workers will be under qualified for their position - Utilizing new technology or process is deemed a hindrance as it would impact the established level of performance and effort required to provide current services - Politics and philosophy may guide decision making, rank and file employees input will not be considered

      5.0
      Feb 3, 2010

      Productive and friendly environment.

      Postdoctoral scholar
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stanford provides an environment strongly supportive of academic research, collaboration and early career productivity. Ample chances for travel, and large support in academical travel opportunities. Additionally, the departmental culture feels inclusive and friendly, much helped by the daily tea, sponsored by the department and organized by the grad students.

      Cons

      The commute between Stanford Campus and San Francisco is slightly on the steep side. Furthermore, with the attraction of the university, it's not easy to get traction to deal with the 2-body problem.

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