Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University, United States on Apr 13th, 2022
"There are lots of opportunities within Penn State. You just have to be motivated to continue to seek growth. Smeal College of Business is amazing is providing staff with professional development experiences. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Not much; it's a great place to work"
Position or Department
Associate Director of Admissions, Academics
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Pension, Childcare, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University, United States on Oct 26th, 2019
"If you want to succeed, you unfortunately have to know when to be "submissive". To get the things you want, you have to do so in creative (or, dare I say, cunning) ways. Don't be afraid to have a long game and be willing to make sacrifices short term."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Lab Manager, Research & Development
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Maybe"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University, United States on Oct 18th, 2019
"In my department, I have been able to have a child and stay home with her for over a year with opportunities to work from home (i.e. teaching online). Overall satisfied with the climate here."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Childcare, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University, United States on Jul 12th, 2019
"Have a open mind you are working on projects that are timed and correlated with the school year"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Oct 28th, 2018
"Working for Penn State University as staff can be very different across campus. Penn State really should re-evaluate their policy for parental leave for staff (faculty get unlimited sick time that they can use, staff must use their accrued sick and vacation time). I've heard more and more stories about women deciding to not have a second child or trying to get their doctor to clear them to come back early at six weeks because Penn State does not give staff fully paid parental leave."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve my benefits (e.g. medical, maternity)"
Position or Department
Engineer, Engineering
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"Penn State really should re-evaluate their policy for parental leave for staff (faculty get unlimited sick time that they can use, staff must use their accrued sick and vacation time). I've heard more and more stories about women deciding to not have a second child or trying to get their doctor to clear them to come back early at six weeks because Penn State does not give staff fully paid parental leave. Other big ten universities are doing much better - https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1132&context=honors_theses"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Sep 10th, 2018
"As an administrative assistant most of your coworkers will be females. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Apr 24th, 2018
"Prepare yourself to be very very thick skin, especially if you are a minority. Plenty of harassment/discrimination."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Other"
Position or Department
Graduate Student, Research & Development
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
"N/A"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Feb 23rd, 2018
"Depending on your office, Penn State can be very family friendly."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Improve my benefits (e.g. medical, maternity)"
Position or Department
Marketing
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
0 Weeks Paid | 8 Weeks Unpaid
"I was able to save up vacation and sick time so I could still be paid for my leave. I ran out after 8 weeks and couldn't afford to take unpaid time off, so I went back to work when the vacation/sick time ran out. Since I had to zero out my time, it's been really stressful when the inevitable happens and I need to take time off if my baby gets sick or if my husband has to go out of town on days when he is usually home with the baby."
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Jun 12th, 2017
"Penn State is a great place for women to work, overall. I have seen more women in leadership positions here than I have at most universities. But the multi-campus system can be difficult to navigate, and opportunities for internal advancement do not exist at all locations."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Other"
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Jan 17th, 2017
"Take advantage of the tuition reimbursement benefit ASAP, don't expect to go anywhere as far as growing in the company. Also the culture is horrendous. Unfortunately, a great deal of workplace bullying, rank and file. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Penn State University can improve?
"Other"
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Penn State University on Mar 21st, 2016
"The Medical Center suffers from competing visions. The old employees want to maintain the status quo, while the new recruits envision a research oriented institution. The competing visions make it difficult to get things done.
The Cancer Institute doesn't seem to be very interested in recruiting women to top positions."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Penn State University to other women?
"Maybe"
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