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George Mason University Reviews

4.3

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,277 total reviews)
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Gregory Washington

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56% positive business outlook

George Mason University has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The George Mason University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
21 Jan 2016

politics galore

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Pros

Very flexible place to work; good work life balance. Main campus is very nice and in a good area. Traffic can be bad. Lots of time off

Cons

Very political in many offices. Favors people who have been there a long time regardless of how good they are at their job. No raises unless you are lucky and argue them.

2.0
31 Oct 2015
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Pros

It's a somewhat relaxed environment. You get close to two weeks off at the end of the year. If you can massage your work schedule, BIG IF... You can take classes for free. (6 credits a semester)

Cons

If you have any ambition,they have enough happening there to make you believe you can make a difference. Just be prepared to have your work marginalized come review time. If you move up from a low skill position to a substantially higher position internally, they basically have figured out how to justify underpaying you to the point of insult. They'll see you as qualified for the job, but NOT qualified to get the base salary. On the other hand, if you come in from the outside, you can easily out earn your coworkers by as much as 25k. But again, don't expect to ever get a raise. GMU's IT department seems to have this defeated mentality, where they seem to indirectly promote minimum performance, since anything above that generally means that they have to fill out additional paperwork. Training, classes and certs are encouraged, but not rewarded.

1.0
31 July 2016

Used to be a good place to work.....

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Pros

I am fortunate to have worked for a good boss most of my time here.

Cons

I don't know anyone who is happy with their job now. Lots of turnover. No school spirit or company loyalty. Work/life balance is on the way out. I used to be proud to work here, but sadly think it's time to take my talent elsewhere. It's all about bringing in more money with the leadership. Upper management appears to be clueless. This is not a collaborative place to work anymore. Very sad....

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