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 40 reviews)); "Great benefits like HSA and retirement contributions and many days off." ((in 23 reviews)); "Flexible hours to work in the office during school and 40hrs of work during summers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Nice campus to work on and a good area of the city." ((in 19 reviews)); "Friendly faculty and staff dedicated to helping students succeed." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"but the salary is low" ((in 22 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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (727 reviews)

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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

Mar 28, 2013

on campus job - decent pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

teamwork and training is great

Cons

hard to find a high paying on campus job

5.0

Jan 29, 2013

WPI is a great place to work. Great people, great students, nice facilities.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are lot of great reasons to work at WPI. 1. The place is filled with very smart and interesting people. 2. You can sit in on classes with professor permission. I never had one deny me. 3. You can get financial breaks to get a BS or MS 4. Nice athletic facilities 5. Students are a joy. 6. Some of the best conversations I've had in a long time 7. You can participate in research and write papers 8. Pretty campus 9. Free seminars 10. Some time flexibility 11. Decent benefits

Cons

Pay is the the worse thing about working in any academic place. Salaries are about 3/4 what you would expect elsewhere. Since pay is often grant base, it can disappear.

4.0

Sep 19, 2012

A great environment

Research assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Terrific, diverse community Paid tuition and living wage stipend Laid back and mostly low-pressure, unless you want to take on a lot more responsibility

Cons

Depends on your boss! Working with professors means people with tenure get a little comfortable and do whatever they please, sometimes at your expense.

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Jobs at Worcester Polytech

Part-Time Adjunct Faculty

Online Adjunct Teaching Professor - Robotics Engineering

Summer Program Counselor

Adjunct Teaching Faculty | Chemical Engineering