Princeton University Reviews

- There's a loyalty and culture of micromanaging. An unconscious perception that "you should be grateful to work here." - Lack of work-life balance. It depends on where you work. Don't expect work-from-home. Many people don't like it. - Old school with old ideologies. Power dynamics can interfere with decisions and speaking up about concerns. "Stay in your lane mentality" - Stuck in the idea that 2019 students and culture are the same. Not considerate of new workplace values and change in the world of work.

The institution is stodgy and behind the times in a lot of ways. We've just come through a pandemic with 5-day/week work from home, but that won't be allowed from now on even though it's been very successful. There's little to no concern that this decision means staff will leave. HR policies are outdated--very top-down structure with little to no recourse if you're at/near the bottom (and HR is unhelpful unless you're in management), so if you're saddled with a terrible manager, there's nothing you can do. Real reluctance to move with the times as an employer, while simultaneously claiming to be at the forefront of everything. The culture in some departments is great; in others it is downright toxic, and no one seems to care, because the university believes its own propaganda. The most recent staff survey was frustratingly superficial, designed to ensure that the results confirmed that everything's just great and nobody needs to change anything.