Decent - Anonymous employee Penn State Employee Review

3.0
1 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Probably the best two things I got out of my time at Penn State was the education I received and the people I met.

Cons

(This is my personal experience with PSU - please keep in mind that this is not true for all departments) The culture in my department was not very friendly to graduate students, especially those wanting to start a family. Many people in the department harassed graduate students emotionally, verbally and sometimes sexually with very little rebuke or acknowledgement from the department.

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Cons

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Pros

My supervisor was fantastic: provided good feedback, flexibility in work schedule, opportunities for professional growth.

Cons

Usually 1-2 year contract, determined by grant funding and availability Workplace experience is more dependent on the individual researcher/research lab you end up working for than the university as a whole

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