This is a great place to work, but know your strengths stand by them. - Recensione dipendente - Administrative Assistant presso Harvard University

4,0
27 feb 2009
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

My benefits are great, and other than the most senior management person in my office, my superiors are pretty accommodating and fair about pretty much everything.

Svantaggi

Everyone is very wrapped up in "the meeting" culture and spends far too much time talking about things and not enough time doing. My department in particular could be so much more productive if people were just allowed to do their job and not have to have a summit over every decision being made and talking things to death. If you have 5 meetings in a day, that only leaves you barely 2 hours to get anything done, but each meeting generates at least 3 hours of additional work to be done. I have seen this in many departments I have worked in across the company

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5,0
30 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

This place is huge, your mileage may vary based on which school and which department you work in - even in the same role. I have the best manager hands-down, and the team around me makes it all worth it.

Svantaggi

Pay is slow to advance, PTO stuck at 15ish days annual, career advancement is inconsistent

2,0
30 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great Union and benefits for non-profits/higher ed. Wonderful colleagues outside of leadership!

Svantaggi

GSD Development and Alumni Relations (under current leadership) is an incredibly toxic work environment. I didn't realize the intensity of the toll it took on my until after leaving, and I am not one to leave a negative review, but as they are hiring for several positions currently, I wish to share words of caution with applicants. Cons: - Absolutely not a safe space for anyone who is Black, brown, trans, queer, working-class, or disabled - 100% top-down direction. No room for personal exploration, initiative, or creativity. - Minimal guidance from leadership - Frequent pivots, even in the late stages of projects - Petty, immature talking behind your back by leadership - No upward mobility unless the Associate Dean or Dean like you - Deeply disingenuous comments, reflections, and feedback from leadership - Complete lack of transparency on direction, goals, etc. - Small mistakes are made cornerstones of performance evaluations, while leadership routinely missteps. Leadership never takes accountability. - Top-down policy decisions, completely lacking detail, thought, and care outside of legal ramifications - Ever-changing in-office requirements

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