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4.0
30 Aug 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Columbia is an intelligent and collegial environment. You will find students and colleagues alike who are ready to engage in interesting and challenging conversations which makes it an intellectually stimulating place to work.

Cons

Columbia is a very large institution and at times it can be very hard to connect with the many parts of the university.

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Pros

The labs and team were great

Cons

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1.0
12 June 2026
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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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