Is Worcester Polytech a good company to work for?

Worcester Polytech has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 794 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% 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 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Worcester Polytech. This rating has decreased by 8% 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 (87) , 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 40 reviews)); "The benefits are good" ((in 24 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 23 reviews)); "Management pushed back against graduate student unions" ((in 8 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

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4.2

91% would recommend to a friend

(728 total reviews)

Laurie Leshin

74% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Worcester Polytech has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 728 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).

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728 reviews

5.0

Dec 10, 2021

Student Worker

Student clerical assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great school and work balance

Cons

Paid minimum wage, would like more

4.0

Dec 9, 2021

Good but low pay for PhD students

Graduate research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good and friendly environment, many facilities to advance your research, kind hearted employees and accepting culture

Cons

Low student pay, Worcester could get more developed

5.0

Dec 4, 2021

Light work, very understanding boss

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Work is light, so working as a student employee is not strenuous 2. Boss is really understanding and prioritizes academic work over student job

Cons

None. I am very satisfied with the experience.

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