My first web dev job was a university as well. Department by department can be different but it is not a normal place to work. If you are gunho about ramping up

My first web dev job was a university as well. Department by department can be different but it is not a normal place to work. If you are gunho about ramping up your skills and getting into the industry I would suggest not staying long. The attitude you have now and any drive you have to make things better is hard to sustain in an beurocratic environment like a university for long, especially when they don't seem to care. However! If you are young and have visions of traveling a lot in your 20s and experiencing other parts of life then very much work there. You will probably never work over time, get things like 4 - 5 weeks paid vacation and be allowed to take them off all at once on little notice.