Pros
The people are generally kind and good hearted. There are opportunities to add skills to your resume and gain a broad width of experience. Students and graduates want to change the world - and some do!
Cons
Poor facilities for many. (Mice, bugs and bats are a daily occurrence in some buildings.) Department and office politics are the norm. Strategic leadership is lacking. Faculty and administrators are often at odds. Good ideas get mired in committees so that only watered down ideas survive. Everyone is doing two or three jobs, and open vacancies go for months before being filled. Well known that HR discourages promotions and prefers to hire in. The employee review process is a sham, and salaries are running joke. The raise this year for top performers was less than cost of living.
