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Former Grad student, current post-doc - Postdoctoral Research Scientist Columbia University Employee Review

3.0
21 Sept 2015
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Pros

Collaborative environment, great scientists. Facilities are generally good.

Cons

bureaucracy is needlessly complicated and disorganized- purchasing and IT departments especially. Pay is low for a school in NYC, especially at the postdoctoral level.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

Cons

Leadership, their inefficiencies and poor decisions Very dysfunctional environment HR does whatever leadership tells them to do, including covering issues by "friends of the boss", This favoritism approach also includes approvals for who gets to work from out of state even when the position can be easily filled by local workers and the creation of new jobs for those that are chosen. Very poor financial decisions. Big big pay on top, Low pay on bottom. Very little room for growth unless someone likes you and you are the right color.

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