Problematic - werkgeversreview Fundraising bij Rockefeller University

1,0
8 jan 2025
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The work eventually gets done but it is completed in ways that are tedious, time-consuming, non-transparent and full of inefficiencies. Even the hiring and on-boarding processes had clear signs of how time-wasting and ultimately low-delivering this office can be. And so much of the work that does get completed here never goes anywhere, true wasted effort. Many fundraising offices struggle with inefficiencies but they work to both identify those inefficiencies and then improve them - this office is really mired down in a culture of not changing.

Minpunten

General examples of problems that leadership ignores: staff who all use database software differently which creates a mess of meaningless data and an abundant use of spreadsheets that have to be manually consolidated and updated, admins and senior staff who cannot effectively use outlook, and early to mid-career staff who are sadly in the woods about most of what one would find in an up to date fundraising office today. It is difficult to get an advanced understanding of what it is like here before you are in the job. Listen to your gut, pay attention to oddities in the recruiting and interview processes, and do not go here.

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5,0
29 mei 2026
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Competitive Salary: Pay rates ($24–$25/hr) are above the NYC average for environmental services.Excellent Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, and strong retirement matching.Prestigious Institution: Clean, safe, and highly respected Ivy-league level research campus environment.Job Stability: Stable full-time hours with reliable bi-weekly pay schedules and low turnover.Community Respect: Friendly interactions with world-class scientists, researchers, and students.

Minpunten

igh Cost of Living: Manhattan location means commuting is long and expensive if you cannot afford NYC rent.Physically Demanding: Requires standing, lifting, and repetitive manual labor for the entire 8-hour shift.Strict Lab Standards: Cleaning bio-research labs requires strict adherence to safety protocols and extra caution.Limited Career Growth: Few opportunities to move up into higher-paying administrative roles from cleaning.Weekend/Shift Work: Some roles require early morning, late night, or weekend rotations.

5,0
29 nov 2025
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Top notch science and people. Labs are well funded. Best salary and benefits you'll ever find as a PhD student (salary/housing, fitness classes, etc). Nice campus, a little oasis in NYC. Lots of independence. A small and friendly community. Culture of work-life balance in many labs.

Minpunten

Some perks have been cut recently. Lack of name recognition outside biology compared to comparable research institutions like Harvard, Columbia (biologists all know RU is on the same level, but non-biologists don't). We only do biology so there's not as much access to compsci, math, etc.

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