University Of Washington Employer Reviews

But the management is poor in the lab medicine department. Failure to analyze needs of critical departments and put priorities on projects that are not needed.

State job in terms of compensation and for time off they do not like to approve more then one week at a time per person.

My job consisted of many different duties. Each day would be different. I worked with many different trades, road crews, and departments. The hardest part of the job was days where there wasn't much going on. The most enjoyable part of the job was doing something different everyday.

Government culture with focus on creativity and entrepreneurial culture while trying to work within State and Federal regulations and laws.

There were tasks for me to do such as making copies of flyers and organizing files.

great job, easy work, learned a lot would definitely work here again

Active collaborators.
Beautiful campus.
Learning opportunities

As a graduate student, UW is a tough environment with budget cuts and the grad student union. I felt it was sometimes a stressful environment where you weren't sure if you were going to have funding or get to keep your job from year to year. I still think it's a good university, though, and it was worth it to get my degree there.

positive attitude keeping menus,inventory done every day

Management is not communicative and changes position frequently as the political winds blow. Poor pay. Good benefits otherwise. Many interesting and highly intelligent people to work with and generally good coworkers who work to try to keep things going. Job security is largely based on how you are being funded and if they anticipate that your function – more...  is full time. You can have your hours cut back, even if you are nominally full time. – less

Great place to work where you can practice your leadership, organizational, and people skills.

For one who loves sports this was the perfect job for me. Unfortunately Administration changed and so did the fun we were having in the ticket office.

The insurance is great, you're working on a college campus, so there's plenty opportunity to learn, and you're within walking distance to a gym. Plus, most managers are open to a flexible work schedule and casual work attire. The politics can get a little weird, but you'll find that with any employer.

The University of Washington Health Sciences labs are a great place for undergraduate Pre-Health students to find employment. Working in this department gives students experience working in a scientific field while providing multiple opportunities to continue to grow in their education through hands-on experience. The majority of researchers are open – more...  to answering any questions regarding their work and personal experiences and the environment is open and relaxed. – less

Awesome environment. Gives you the ability to develop programs that are creative.

Great place to work. Stable, because legilature is lazy to make decisions; Secure, because the technology is never going to change; Management is always under paranoid mode, they do not know outside world, they play a lot of politics; Technology, it is walking backwards, no progress in learning, if you come from private company expect that people at – more...  UW are old, dont like changes, like to play politics, and out of shape. – less

If you're looking for an overall relaxed environment with great work-life balance and are excited to be involved in cutting edge research, the UW can be a great place to work. However, each department (and even project), can be like a little fiefdom, and office politics can run rampant. For staff positions, job security can be fragile and depend on – more...  securing that next grant. – less

Good education environment; lots of resources; nice people