The University of Chicago Employer Reviews

My day at work was good and busy I always kept busy no slacking off. What I learned was how to manage my time better and how to impute things in the computer, the co-workers there was nice and friendly but when it came to their work it was like we didn't know each other lol there was no hard part of the job time me the most enjoyable part of my job – more... was listening to my music why working – less

Your experience might depend on your management. My manager was a Hyde Park pseudo-hippy UC lifer and while not the worst manager I've ever had, she did come in second. And that probably explains the high turnover rate in the department.

To top it off, her manager was a La-La Land academic who apparently had no clue how my manager treated her direct – more... reports. My immmediate manager was rude, condescending, sometimes just nasty to people for no apparent reason, and expected exempt personnel to clock in like hourly workers. No credit was given for working out-of-hours or overtime, but you sure got slammed if you walked in 5 minutes late. Filing a complaint with HR was pointless as our HR person was useless except to forward e-blasts.

Benefits / vacation were good but again, if you have a nasty manager, getting vacation time can be painful. I used sickdays to go on interviews rather than ask for time off.

The commute to UC on the CTA 192 bus was a royal pain - often late and crowded. The EL isn't a good option since UC is a little bubble of academia amid several high crime rate areas. Campus is pretty but I wouldn't want to be there alone after dark and if you drive, don't leave anything of any possible value visible in your car. Street parking is difficult and the Chicago meter patrol seemed to write random tickets.

It is an easy place for people who can't cut it in the real work world, so that might be appealing if you're looking to skate by and have decent benefits

I do have to say most of the people with whom I worked were good people although morale was very bad. You might find it amusing to see how many PhDs work as clerks there. – less

A typical day at The University of Chicago would be organizing travel reimbursement, processing payments on vendor invoices, place work orders and answer telephone calls.

Assist Event Coordinator with planning 300+participant conference, create welcome folders, create name badges, set up and breakdown conference rooms, make travel and hotel reservations, – more... process travel reimbursements, escort participants to various events, greet clients, typing, faxing, scanning, filing, – less

Answering phones, making appointments, delivering mail, faxing, filing, etc.

Working as an RA was a great learning experience in problem solving, accountability, and work-life balance. Always being at "work" can quickly wear a person down, given the amount of effort needed to support the housing community. Luckily, supportive RHs, RMs, and ADs helped me greatly.

The University of Chicago is a beautiful campus with an good maintenance program. There is still room for improvement.

I love working with students and faculty. Benefits were great. Wonderful environment. Worked with many Deans and Associate Deans.

A unique culture that embodies various people and personalities. Prepares you for an professional setting in the future.

A great deal of room for growth and development was provided at university. I would like to say that a real experience was gained in teaching in the college classroom environment. The group of teachers always are their to help with any problem or to help in advancement in career. The hardest part was leaving the students at the end of the day because – more... I always feel like that never enough material was covered. The most enjoyable part was going over math problems with students and learning new teaching techniques. – less

On a typical day at Donoghue, I tutor children and watch them progress in literacy and math. I assist teachers during their prep periods (lunch/recess). I enjoy working with all of my YDS (Youth Development Specialist) staff. We've created a family atmosphere and bounce ideas off of each other. We really work well together as a team!

the management is chaotic, Ive never seen that many resignations in less than a yr. The scheduling is un-organized to the point where they are calling workers in on their schedule off day.

GOOD OPPORTUNITIES ,COLLEGES DORM LIFESTYLE IS GREAT.OUTSTANDING CO WORKERS.

The University of Chicago is one of the more prestigious Universities in the country and is definitely a good place to work especially in comparison to other Universities.

My days were EXTREMELY busy in the OB/GYN, GYN/ONC, and ENDOCRINOLOGY/INFERTILITY department, I learned alot there since we had of HIGH RISK, IVF patients. My coworkers were all great and easy to get along with. The hardest part of my job was when a patient would lose to cancer or was unsuccessful with the MANY times of IVF and STILL no luck. The most – more... enjoyable was watching the success of a couple bringing a baby with the help of another person. – less

The UChicago community is renowned for its basic and social sciences. But, the engineering research here is pretty weak, if any. This greatly jeopardize your chance to develop collaborations.

I enjoy working at the University of Chicago, however I got my degree in broadcast journalism and I want to utilize my degree. This was my first job out of college and I appreciate and value everything that I have been taught. Here I have learned, fiscal responsibility which has been a very valuable trait I have developed. Furthermore, it has been a – more... great year filled with experience however, I need to have the ability to grow within a company. Typically in University settings it is very hard to move around and grow, right now I need more growth and unfortunately, I am not receiving that. – less

Management is generally very good. In this experience I learnt alot about the analysis of proteins The main problem of UChicago is poor work life balance

Working at U of C was great, it was my first experience with working in Higher Ed. I loved my immediate supervisor, his kind are few and far between in terms of follow through and employee support. This experience made me want to work in Higher Education long term because of the job security and growth potential.

This job, was more of a temp job. I was just staring out and learn about the work field. I worked with mail and interacted with the higher employees that worked there.

Great place to work. You feel like you are actually worth something and you get compensated well.