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      Bates College Reviews

      4.6

      94% would recommend to a friend

      (186 total reviews)

      A. Clayton Spencer

      90% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Bates College has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bates College employee rating is 23% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      186 reviews
      1.0
      11 May 2011

      Work anyplace other than Bates

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are none other than it is one of the few employers in the Lewiston Auburn area. This however leads into one of the biggest cons, because Bates can treat employees very poorly knowing employees have few other options.

      Cons

      Horrendous pay. No opportunity for advancement. An aging IT infrastructure which cannot handle the demands placed on it. Overbearing management. Low endowment means staffing levels are not adequate to meet the needs of the College, so existing employees get asked to do more, with no gain in wages.

      3.0
      30 Dec 2022

      Pros and cons

      Associate director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Time off is great, students are mostly fun to work with, there are pockets of great colleagues in areas around campus

      Cons

      Administration is out of touch with the needs of employees and actively hostile toward their efforts to advocate for themselves (just Google Bates's response to employees' efforts to unionize). It's not a very welcoming place for people of color or low-income and first-gen students and workers.

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