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 43 reviews)); "Flexible hours to work in the office during school and 40hrs of work during summers." ((in 24 reviews)); "Great benefits like HSA and retirement contributions and many days off." ((in 23 reviews)); "Friendly faculty and staff dedicated to helping students succeed." ((in 18 reviews)); "Nice campus to work on and a good area of the city." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"but the salary is low" ((in 24 reviews)); "I get paid minimum wage" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of honest (real) transparency by upper management." ((in 3 reviews)); "poor leadership" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Worcester Polytech locations?

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

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Worcester Polytech reviews about "work"

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

Ratings by demographic groups

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Reviews by job title

139 reviews

3.0

Feb 18, 2025

Good environment, poor pay

Mental health clinician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a good place to work, the mission statement is great

Cons

the pay is comparatively, one of the lowest I have ever seen

5.0

Apr 16, 2025

Great to work here

Graduate assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professors to learn and work with

Cons

Hard to land a position as Grad student

5.0

May 7, 2025

Great school, great experience

Phd candidate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, and nice PIs

Cons

Mental health services on campus are terrible

4.0

Aug 15, 2025

Good environment, poor leadership, low salary

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance if you hold your ground, nice campus, good environment

Cons

low pay even compared to other higher-ed, poor leadership and decision making

4.0

May 8, 2025

Great research opportunities with supportive faculty

Phd graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive advisors, strong research culture, access to great facilities, collaborative environment, good funding opportunities.

Cons

Limited career development support, administrative processes can be slow, work-life balance depends heavily on advisor, few teaching opportunities, campus can feel isolated.

4.0

Aug 8, 2025

ok

Staff accountant

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

good staff to work with

Cons

longer hours than other area colleges

5.0

Mar 25, 2025

Unionized and protected

Graduate research/teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Through graduate worker union, we get guaranteed worker rights, salary raises, etc.

Cons

Some supervisors can be difficult to work with, but that's relatively rare.

5.0

Apr 29, 2025

Good

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues and work enviroment

Cons

Can increase salary and other benefits

2.0

Feb 24, 2025

review

Animal care technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good schedule for student Nice boss

Cons

Pay is very low for the work done

5.0

May 26, 2025

Good

Teaching assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmospher good mood nice easy work

Cons

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