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Washington University in St. Louis

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Washington University in St. Louis reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(3,569 total reviews)
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Andrew D. Martin

61% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Washington University in St. Louis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,569 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Washington University in St. Louis 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
Apr 2, 2018
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Pros

I found no pros while working for this employer.

Cons

Low salaries, dishonest management and leadership, no work-life balance, above all poor morals are supported and rewarded at this university. I was appalled and disgusted by the behavior of many members of management during my time here. I was regularly scheduled to work 60+ hours each week with no comp time; Management can and will take advantage of you at every opportunity. The department was short staffed but new hires were not coming through the door as a result of a long and burdensome process with HR to list new openings so we had to give up our personal lives to keep the department afloat. My salary was the lowest I have ever earned in my field which I initially had accepted, as I had heard great things about this university-- which I found to be untrue. I found other employment and moved on peacefully after a year of little sleep and no personal life. Years later I discovered from my current job (completely across the country) that the manager at Washington University St. Louis had placed many horrible lies on my HR record upon my departure such as "Employee cursed out the manager" and "Employee was terminated". Working their employees to death pushed us out the door, then to top it off they took out their frustrations of being short staffed due to their poor management on the former employees who did nothing but work day and night 7 days a week to keep a department running. I am exhausted just thinking about sitting at work for a solid 3 full days with no sleep during an upgrade and I was told that I could not leave, by management who went home for 18+ hours each day during this upgrade. I DO NOT recommend working for Washington University St. Louis in ANY capacity. They have illegally and unethically tarnished my employment record after a committed peaceful employment with them. Management is childish to say the least and I am sorry I ever worked there. Worst job of my life.

1.0
Aug 6, 2015

Not such a great place to be.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits and excellent vacation allotment.

Cons

No one is rewarded for doing a good job. Those who do their job every day and do it well are put on the backburner until they make one little mistake. Then, they're subjected to a witch hunt and neverending humiliation. All the while. there are other employees who barely come to work, and when they do they come late/leave early, and they don't do a lot while they're here. For some reason, most likely they know whose ego to stroke, they are deemed golden children and can do no wrong. Also, they say they love to promote from within, but they don't. An internal person can apply for 100 jobs easy within the university without so much as a call for a single interview. Once they dig their claws in, they won't let go. If you get a job here, hope you like it right where you're at.

1.0
Jan 1, 2024

Terrible experience in ADVANCEMENT

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Pros

Inflated job titles like “Associate Director” for someone with no experience

Cons

I’m surprised WashU hasn’t seen a lawsuit due to the horrible working conditions in Advancement. Sexism, bullying, harassment, psychological torture. This is not an exaggerate. It’s an absolutely terrible working environment and I urge you to steer clear. There is a new leader at the helm but the old ways are still persisting. HR does nothing and bad leaders are protected. Good people leave, most after having a nervous breakdown

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