Is Worcester Polytech a good company to work for?

Worcester Polytech has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 792 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 91% of employees would recommend working at Worcester Polytech to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Worcester Polytech have been left by employees working as Lab Assistant , Student Assistant and Graduate Student .

Does Worcester Polytech pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Worcester Polytech employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Worcester Polytech. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Worcester Polytech?

91% of Worcester Polytech employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Worcester Polytech 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Worcester Polytech?

Research Assistant (86) , Teaching Assistant (44) , Graduate Research Assistant (21) , Graduate Assistant (16) , Graduate Student (15) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (15) , Student Assistant (15) , Peer Learning Assistant (14) , Lab Assistant (10) , Student Worker (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Assistant Director (8) , PhD Student (8) , Postdoctoral Fellow (8) , Assistant Professor (5)

What are the pros of working at Worcester Polytech according to real employee reviews?

"WPI is an awesome school and the people in these departments are great" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great benefits like HSA and retirement contributions and many days off." ((in 31 reviews)); "Flexible hours to work in the office during school and 40hrs of work during summers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly faculty and staff dedicated to helping students succeed." ((in 17 reviews)); "Nice campus to work on and a good area of the city." ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Worcester Polytech according to real employee reviews?

"but the salary is low" ((in 22 reviews)); "Management pushed back against graduate student unions" ((in 10 reviews)); "I get paid minimum wage" ((in 6 reviews)); "poor leadership" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Worcester Polytech locations?

Worcester , Boston , New York , Wisconsin Rapids , Washington , Boulder , Pascoag , Auburn

Worcester Polytech reviews

4.3

91% would recommend to a friend

(727 total reviews)

Laurie Leshin

74% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Worcester Polytech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 727 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Worcester Polytech 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

727 reviews

4.0

Apr 14, 2014

Good place

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice pay. People are nice to each other.

Cons

I don't see good moving up ladders.

3.0

Mar 7, 2014

Has great potential, but not a yet fully realized graduate program.

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The first thing that you'll noticed is the small size but still has access to great equipment and instruments. The location of the school is about 45min from Boston and we have access to the major University's there as well as our close neighbor UMASS Medical School. The Professors I work with on a whole seem very invested in the the students that they teach and care about their success.

Cons

Though it is small in size it doesn't necessarily have the intimacy you would expect. It feels far more like a job then any sort of mentoring graduate program and their is a huge disparity between what is expected with your teaching assistantship responsibilities from the professors you help and the research professor you also work for. This causes a lot of unnecessary tension. Continuing on this point as a graduate student you don't really feel like a part of the institution because I believe this lack of vision exists on several levels. Don't expect the graduate program to be like the far more developed and successful undergraduate program.

2.0

Mar 2, 2014

Toxic Political Atmosphere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good retirement plan, Interaction with students is highly rewarding. Flexible schedule. Opportunity to get a education.

Cons

Management is only interested in protecting their positions. Decisions are based on politics, not facts or common sense. HR is used as muscle to force those who question management out. Marketing department basically runs the campus. Talents of good people routinely wasted buy incompetent managers.

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