It just basically sucks to be a grad student in general. - Graduate Student Columbia University Employee Review

Flexible work, many opportunities to learn

Time commitment varies by week, job duties vary by instructor

The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

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.