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4.2

77% would recommend to a friend

(3,092 total reviews)
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Maurie McInnis

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67% positive business outlook

Yale University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,092 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yale University 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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3K reviews
4.0
Feb 22, 2022
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Pros

Your type of employment union/managerial and professional dictates the type of benefits you have. Many opportunities to learn and grow regardless of employment type through Yale programming Great 403(b) match program for M&P employees (takes 2 years for any match to kick in as a union employee and then it's only 2%, compared to 5% or 10% with M&P employment)

Cons

It really depends on your department and manager Many layers to the system, sometimes very difficult to get anything done Some departments are lax and others micromanage Some managers aren't trained but HR backs them wether they are right or wrong Also, applying to next position is difficult even as an internal applicant. Many roles are ear marked for others with no way to know, so often you're wasting time applying. Very long interview process. Average is 3-6 months, but I've been through a process that took a year.

5.0
Feb 8, 2022

Great Place to Work!

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Pros

I can honestly say this is one of the best places I've ever worked in my 40 year career. They genuinely care about people and walk the walk when it come to work/life balance. Compensation is good (not great) and benefits are very good. Everyone I have come in contact with during my 6 years here are very friendly. Its a great team environment. Not being a public company has its advantages. Each year's profit/loss does not drive every budget decision and the number of employees to be cut due to profit shortfall. It is a very safe and secure place with great attention for diversity and inclusion. They are in need of bright young people but still value older workers. Hybrid work arrangements with some full-time remote opportunities recently came to be.

Cons

You won't get the large bonus you could earn at a lot of public and some private companies. IT is not huge so job advancement and changes is somewhat limited.

2.0
Jan 26, 2022

Challenging

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Pros

There's prestige in the name, and access to other high-level opportunities (internships and contacts at other ivy leagues, etc) that wouldn't be as available at other schools.

Cons

For graduate students, especially in the pandemic, there was very limited support (mental, financial, academic), yet the expectations remained the same (or higher). Yale's relationship with the city of New Haven is unfortunate, which makes for a very unsafe, uncomfortable living environment, especially for graduate students who live off-campus and rely on the city for community.

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