George Mason University Employee Reviews
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DOA/Assistant (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – April 17, 2018
A beautiful campus and academia is always a wonderful place to work. I was the assistant to the Director of Fine Arts. Being able to be a part of all the artsy events/information going on at George Mason. Wonderful experience.
Pros
campus/tuition reimbursement
Cons
walking campus
Collegial environment but innovations are almost impossible
Adjunct Professor of Real Estate and Urbanism (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 30, 2018
Like most academic institutions, George Mason is becoming increasingly reliant on adjunct faculty to the detriment of its long-term value to students. Programmatic and instructional innovations are almost impossible because tenured faculty are entrenched and see no benefit to themselves. GM is where great ideas for improving higher education go to die.
Productive workplace with new experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 26, 2018
I am a Part-time employee at George Mason Univesity. It's a completely new experience every day interacting with students with challenging questions, which helps me learn new things each and every single day.
Productive and learning everyday
Classroom Lab and Support Technician (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 26, 2018
Great company great people and gaining experience. I enjoy working for GMU helping out the professors and students. Going into work everyday is a new challenge that I look forward to different challenges everyday.
Great Benefits but mediocre pay
Web Designer (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 24, 2018
I love Mason and the people that I work with. Working on a campus is fun due to the events they have for the students, faculty, and the general public. Wish they paid a little more but the leave is awesome! The best part is that the University closes for 2 weeks for winter break and everyone gets paid vacation time. They offer annual leave, sick & personal days which is very nice.
decent place to work if you're not seeking excitement
Director, Virginia PTAP (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 22, 2018
It is what you make it - opportunities to grow and build relationships with the university and larger community are valuable.
People get promoted for technical / subject matter skills, which means that management as a discipline isn't uniformly developed.
People get promoted for technical / subject matter skills, which means that management as a discipline isn't uniformly developed.
Pros
work-life balance
Cons
$, bureaucracy
Depends on where you work
Equipment Technician (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 16, 2018
I managed. Some places are absolutely terrible to work at on campus. Some departments really work with you as a student and are flexible, and if you tell them you need more time to study they understand. Some departments penalize you for it or their attitude is that it's your problem and they can't help you. It really depends.
Pros
on campus, close to home, mostly flexible
Cons
management depending on department, often low pay
Mason
Computer Science Research Intern (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 15, 2018
o Wrote a white paper comparing two software management companies for the client, which was CMS
o Made graphs and a budget analyzing how much CMS can save by switching to ServiceNow (Currently they are using Remedy)
o Learned about a Gartner report
o Worked on coding assignments and learned more skills in C++ and java
o Made graphs and a budget analyzing how much CMS can save by switching to ServiceNow (Currently they are using Remedy)
o Learned about a Gartner report
o Worked on coding assignments and learned more skills in C++ and java
Lots of drama within the department but good place to work
Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – January 11, 2018
For the most part, staff cared about the students and were engaged in their learning and also their scholastic lives
Pay is very poor
Lots of drama within department
Pay is very poor
Lots of drama within department
Grad teaching position not a permanent job
Graduate teaching assistant geology (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA 22030 – January 1, 2018
This is silly that I have to write a review for this and wish I didn't. This was a grad teaching position and required as part of my degree. No chance for a permanent position.
Pros
Flexible good compensation
Cons
No chance at a permanent position
GMU is a good school
Adjunct Professor (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – December 27, 2017
Enjoyed teaching there and was impressed with what they offered the students. They also offered a bonus of one class for free each semester which is great.
Pros
Great School
Cons
the Loundon campus is too far
Great place to work; low salaries
Associate Director - Executive Programs (Current Employee) – Arlington, VA – December 22, 2017
Great work life balance, but low salaries. Faculty are paid so much better than the staff. The university is extremely accommodating in order to help people meet their professional and personal obligations.
Great staff and professors
Technical Assistant (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – December 17, 2017
highly skilled staff and professors. Great work culture. learnt a lot about how the university food payment systems and the networks work. complete system is well organized.
Great Experience
Summer Medical Leadership Forum (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – December 13, 2017
I had a great time learning about leadership and the medical field here at George Mason University. I attended a leadership forum on campus taught by experienced professionals.
Flexible work hours to study and work at the same time
Lab Assistant (Former Employee) – Fairfax, VA – December 7, 2017
Typically a lot of organizing, learn about safety in a lab, and how to dispose/handle certain wastes like bio-wastes, chemicals, and broken lab equipment such as glass.
Pros
Flexible
Cons
take a semester to learn everything around the lab
Great for Interns
Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program (Former Employee) – Manassas, VA – December 4, 2017
The Aspiring Scientist Summer Internship Program really helped launch my career/graduate studies in science. Its a great program that will give you lots of experience and networking.
Pros
Collaborative, good experience
Cons
Short internship
Good Place to Work
Assistant Director (Current Employee) – Fairfax, VA – November 30, 2017
GMU is a great place to get your career started. The people are friendly and the environment is very relaxed. Unfortunately, the pay is not that great! This causes many people to only stay for a short period of time.
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