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University of Pennsylvania Employer Reviews

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it was productive, youthfull and focusing on rural community issues like health, beliefs and HIV and AIDS
Research assistant (Former Employee), Pennsylvania, ENG –
Pros: free time if you have finished your work fast
Cons: health care
i work with this organization as a researcher and we could start our day at 7:00am to the field where we were working up to 2:30pm. it was hard to talk to people who are tired, and don't want to talk to you because they have already known all about your research from the other respondents. but it was then my duty as a communicator/researcher to convince – more...  such kind of people.

this work helped me to understand peoples thinking and how i can convince a person to change his or her mind.

the management was good but caring because i was also satisfying the terms of the contract.

the hardest part of the work was when i finished my work in time and yet the transport to pick me up was not there and yet i was not paid extra money for that.

the most enjoyable part of all was when i was getting my money after working with them and in terms of working is when i got to know new things which i had ever seen or here in my life. and to me this was like an adventure of moral life and philosophies of traditional beliefs and values. – less
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Great Opportunities at this Institution
Coordinator, UPenn Summer Mentoring Program (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
I enjoy working with the program participants as it coincides with my passion to work directly with Philadelphia Public and Charter School students.
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Good Place to work
Large Animal OR Technician (Current Employee), Kennett Square, PA –
It is a good place to work. It has some decent benefits. My boss is the best he is very dedicated to his work.
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prestigious ivy league university
Associate Director (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
Easy place to work. Brand carries much credibility. Felt job security.
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Sending out letters
Secretary (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
Pros: ree lunch, keep me, busy
Cons: dping other peoles work was a must
I was doing alot of different things on the computer. Sending out letterto studends that applied to the school
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Extremely enjoyable Learning Environment
Teaching Assistant, Design for Manufacturability (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA, USA –
Pretty Flexible. Opportunity to meet and talk to industry Guest Lecturers and students
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Great, easy going environment.
Office Support Staff (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
I don't have many complaints about working here. The environment was great, and my needs were usually met.
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Good location
Administrative Assistant/Receptionist (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
Cons: temporary job that never leads to full time
Temporary job that never leads to full time employment. Managers were very helpful.
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Enjoyable academic environment.
Senior Programmer Analyst (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
Pros: can enroll in classes at penn. excellent benefits.
Great place to work if you enjoy active learning. Low stress environment, beautiful campus, and plenty of opportunity for personal growth through available programs and classes. Exceptional benefits.
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productive, fun workplace environment
dinning services server (Former Employee), philadelphia ,pa –
Pros: free lunches dinner and deserts
Cons: short breaks, no benifits, small pay rasies
Assisted in the proper care, use and cleaning of food service equipment.
Prepped meals with the line cook, as well as serve meals to patrons according to established standards.
Maintained cleanliness and conditional issues for the front and back of the house.
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Productive and fun workplace
Senior Service Assistant (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
University of Pennsylvania has excellent staff benefits, a diverse population and extended community efforts.
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I love working here
Phlebotomist/Patient Care (Current Employee), Philadelphia PA –
I love working here because I've learned so much in general about the medical field at this job.
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Great company, nice people
Project manager (Former Employee), IT –
Pros: penn is a world class university with great people
Cons: there are tons of glass ceilings.
Like most college environments, employees respect each others feeling and there are rarely any hositility but there are cliques like any work place. Many of the people at Penn are lifers, not a bad thing but its does make it hard to remain cutting edge without some fresh ideas from the outside corporate world entering every now and then.
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Mixed Bag
Information Technology Support Specialist, Senior (Current Employee), Philadelphia, PA –
Pros: good benefits and salary, flexible and reasonable work hours, casual and laid back work environment, mostly decent people
Cons: clueless and useless hr department, high tolerance for lazy and incompetent staff, too bloated and decentralized, overpaid administration
Penn needs to start practicing what it preaches and apply theory to reality; excellence and eminence means taking decisive action against lazy, incompetent, and unqualified staff members who are an embarrassment to the University. Useless and clueless HR needs to be cleaned out and refocused on supporting and promoting hard working staff members with – more...  high standards and expectations. – less
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Anna – February 23, 2012

I can not agree more! total incompetent HR, they can only tell you go online and send you to "dead sites" or inform you which book to buy! written by their colleagues. Better you never ever need them

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