Colorado State University Employer Reviews

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I worked here for my senior year while going to school. It was an internship position whith flexible hours for a student. Did not have many benifits but this was expected as this is not really a true "real life job" but more of a work study position

Loved the research and the location, did not connect well with fellow research colleagues.

I learned how to manage my time more wisely. I had to get things done in a sortin amount of time (what were the priorities that had to be done).

A typical day at work involves assisting the CSU College of Business faculty with anything they need done. This could be anything from event planning, meeting possible investors, basic maintenance, and receptionist duties. I learned how to work in a professional environment with very important people. The management was great and were very supportive – more... and understanding of the fact that I am a full time college student. My co-workers were the best part of my job, some of them became my best friends. The hardest part of my job was the grunge work we had to do. This includes picking up trash around the buildings, shoveling snow, painting, and keeping the buildings spotless. – less

a day at work statrs at 7;30 am first id dust mop arcade floor then mop it scrub off all skuff markes&spills.then id go to 3rd fl.put out student vac. sweepthat carpet wipe bown entery doors.then go to 2nd fl. claen study lounge clean windows takeout trash.sweep that hall.then back to frist sweep that fl.then it was time to start bath room cleaning – more... we worked in teams one did the sinks the other person would clean showe&tollet mop fl.sink person washed walls at sink and put out tollet papper put rm. # on trash bags.we did 15 suits a day .then wed go back to our areas.it eas app one oclock by then after lunch yougo back to your areas walk fls. clean up anything that teh students messed up duts/re mop/clean windows ect – less

Overall administration of eight departments with budgets in excess of $8M in sales annually. Superivsed 12 full time and 45 part time employees. Facility management of up one million square feet, event management, managed food service contract and child care center contract with over 65 empolyees total, managed three service contracts for products for – more... entire campus. Work with both academic and non academic departments to provide services.
I learned people can be your best asset and having the right people in the right place is critical to great customer service and customer service is vital to running successful businesses.
Hardest part was keep up with each area on a daily basis and most recently the lack of consistent leadership due to the number of vacancies. Communincation was difficult and lacking in many ways which hampered our ability to do business properly.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the many people who I was able to work with and become friends with and develop many successes in our operations. – less

When i first started working for CSU I thought it was a great place to work until it started to show its true colors. Peons get blamed for everything, there is no such thing as moving up because everyone who is already moved up won't quit till they die off. Once you become a Custodial II you get the responsablility of sitting on your butt doing nothing – more... for 8hrs a day. and if your a Custodial III or 4 you dont even have to come to work to keep getting a pay check. Some people are very nice but not many. Also your co-workers are gunna try to stab you in the back everytime you turn around so watch out. This would be a great position for someone who doesn't care what others say about them, or someone who is extreamly desprit for work.I can't go one day without looking over my sholder or walking around on egg shells. I also have a mid disability and there is NO help for people with disabilities. I sat down and had a heart to heart with my supervisors to tell them about it and they threw it back in my face and said I was making up excuses. – less

good place to work. co workers are great. enjoy working outdoors.

working for the school radio station was always fun and exciting

Contract work at Eglin AFB, FL. Contract dollars were able to go further with CSU do to the lower overhead rate.

Great work environment, pleasant people to work with. Flexible with work/home life.

If living in Fort Collins, CO is your dream, then securing employment at CSU is ideal. There is a good work/life balance here because everyone that lives here likes to make the most of the surroundings and outdoor activities. That being said, competition to obtain higher level positions within CSU is difficult; because everyone who is already working – more... here doesn't leave and everyone trying to move up internally AND those trying get a CSU job externally are vying for a limited number of positions. – less

Working for a short time I found a great place to learn. The location is so nice.

Management knew their jobs well and put us in a posisition to succeed

I spend my day completing the following tasks:

- Obtain and process numerical model forecasts.
- Plot meteorological variables using IDL.
- Evaluate ensemble forecasts against observations.
- Analyze key differences among ensemble members.

I am currently in the process of writing my thesis and plan to defend for my Master's in October.

I love the environment as I am encouraged daily to be the individual that I am and to assist others in finding their path. I also love helping others find that kernel of knowledge that they need to make things click. Everyone works as a team and is willing to help everyone else out.

CSU was intent on providing the very best to its students, the community and its employers. I truly appreciated the opportunity to work with such a great team. Unfortunately, I was hired through a grant program and, with a weakened economy, long term employment was uncertain. They provided flexible work hours, and great benefits. The hardest part of – more... my particular job was working with governmental officials who did not always get along but the most enjoyable part of the job was the opportunities to learn so many things in a very diverse environment – less

Working at the university was a great way to enhance my educational experience while attending graduate school.

Catered to students needs. Studied philosophy with excellent professors.