Women's Job Satisfaction (5=very satisfied)
January 1970
Get as much money as possible at hire; wages basically never increase again without transferring departments
Job Satisfaction Level
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Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
Yes
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Not for Pay, Promotion, Hiring
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5 -
Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
3 paid / unpaid
Took 12 with my own saved sick and vacation
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Promote more women into leadership positions
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Some good benefits
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research & Development
January 1970
If you plan on succeeding as a faculty member, make sure have high ranking collaborators.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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CEO supports Gender Diversity?
Yes
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5 -
Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
6 paid / unpaid
Duke provides up to three consecutive weeks of 100% paid parental leave to the eligible parent serving as the primary caregiver following the birth or adoption of a child. After 3 weeks, you may used any accrued PTO however if you do not have any accrued PTO it is unpaid.
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve my compensation
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Recommend to Women?
Yes
January 1970
You won't have to work on weekends, and there are interesting people there, but you'll also be around staff who are just phoning it in.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
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Recent Bonus
Not eligible for bonus
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Level of Flexibility
1 2 3 4 5It really just depends on what department you land in at Duke University and who is your manager.
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
6 paid / unpaid
They used disability benefits to pay for maternity leave. I also used my vacation time. Maybe that's normal?
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Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours, Culture
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
Improve my compensation
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Recommend to Women?
Yes
Staff Assistant
Development
January 1970
Duke is the largest employer in the county. The University has a diverse workforce but upper management is dominated by white men. Pay is lower than the private sector but job security is the trade off. Benefits and time off are excellent and management is very flexible with schedules and childcare situations. Pay grades are public knowledge with rates posted on the university's internal website. The annual review process is very old school but it holds managers to only rewarding a limited number of employees an "excellent" rating. All others are relegated to acceptable even if their work is superior.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Typical Hours (per day)
8 hours
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
No
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
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Recommend to Women?
Yes
Business Manager
Academic Department
January 1970
I have worked here 16 years. For mid-level administrative workers, the children's college tuition benefit is excellent IF your children attend Duke or any other PRIVATE college/university.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Typical Hours (per day)
9 hours
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
No
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Good benefits package.
Web Administrator
One of the institues
January 1970
Duke is touted for great benefits but they only offer 6 weeks of parental leave and only half of that is paid, though you can also use vacation time if you have it. One bad supervisor can make your life a nightmare and there is no accountability, so get references you trust on any potential bosses. Duke is like the wild west (outside of the hierarchical academic structures), made up of many independent fiefdoms. This can be good and bad.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Typical Hours (per day)
9 hours
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
Yes
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
None taken
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. Everything at Duke varies by department and depend on your individual supervisor. Some are nice, some are awful.
January 1970
I've worked here for 5 years and while, like most universities, there are a large number of women in the workforce, few of them are in upper administration or tenured faculty roles. Support for family life is completely dependent on the department you work for. Though Duke HR claims to encourage systems like compressed work weeks or working remotely, this is not a reality in most departments here. Faculty receive much better parental leave benefits than staff which can cause strife within departments. The on-campus daycare "benefit" is a joke costing more than similarly ranked daycares in the area (and more than many lower ranked women make at Duke). Women are often paid less than their male counterparts for the same job and same experience levels.
Job Satisfaction Level
-
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
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Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
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Typical Hours (per day)
8 hours
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Are Women and Men Treated Equally?
No
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Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)
3 paid / 9 unpaid
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One Thing Employer Could Improve
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Recommend to Women?
Maybe. If you are either at the start of your career or well-established with older children or no children, it can be a great place to work. Women at the start of their families often get the shaft.
