Stanford University Employer Reviews

They require you to do not only your best, but provide the absolute best work out of anyone. But, they also know that one should not be too serious

As a Project Manager I was allowed to anage entire projects in the Housing Division with a minimum of supervision.
Great co-workers. Able to maintain my physical fittness at the gym at Stanford.

Needed to learn how to get around campus quickly when I first started working, since the campus was so large. There was a sizable variety of work to be done do to the wide range of requirements set by the various departments, organizations, and individuals.

I really enjoyed working at Stanford because of the atmosphere of fulfillment at work. Helping people out when they are at their most vulnerable, being ill, is a very fulfilling job. My co-workers all enjoyed working together as we all were working toward the same end goal of making sure the patients were taken care of to the best of our ability. I – more... always felt that every patient was a VIP and worked as long as it took to make sure that everything was taken care of for quality of care. – less

A great work atmosphere with nice co-workers and supervisors. Intellectually stimulating place where one gains skills as he or she goes along.

As a postdoctoral research associate, the main responsibility is to manage and integrate the research project and mentor Ph.D. and Master students. I our program, Environmental Science and Engineering, you can learn a variety of knowledge on pollution control, sustainable remediation, bio-related studies, physiochemical treatment, environmental fluid – more... mechanics, climate change, etc.

Here, you work with efficient and brilliant people from different countries around the world. The pace is moderately quick because the schooling is in quarter system. You can have regular hour and time arrangement is very flexible. People in Stanford are all self-motivated and team-oriented. – less

Very nice place to work, intelligent and fun group with lots of great ideas!

This was my most favorit employer. They pay really well. They let you do your thing. They value each and every one. They will let you shine. They have great managers. I loved working at Stanford, truelly a classy place with great people to work with.

Stanford is no doubt one of the best place to do research. The school of medicine has numerous of resource to do almost anything you could imagine. I really enjoy the time I spent there.

Management and Unions Not Satisfactory.......................................................................

Loved it and I enjoy working here. Everyone I work with is great. Amazing environment to be in.

It's my dream to be part of it again :-) Too bad it was a temp assignment :(

I work at SLAC, a DOE funded lab ran by STANFORD

Your success and happiness greatly depends on what department or division you work in. You can be treated as a valued contributor to the lab's success or you can be treated as a mere hired hand. Management is sort of bipolar: they stay out of the way (sometimes good, sometimes not so good) or they are – more... constantly pestering you with conflicting requirements.

A great deal has changed in the last few years. We, thanks to the DOE and the present director's desire to please the purse string pullers, are becoming a totally safe, demoralized workplace. Site-wide layoffs in recent years as well as small "stealth" layoffs contribute to the adversely changing nature of SLAC.

Had I known that SLAC was going to go down this route, I would have left years ago. Oh well, I'm looking for new opportunities now. – less

It was a pressure cooker environment Backstabbing commonplace.