Beautiful location, nice people, but overworked and underpaid - Anonymous employee CAL POLY Employee Review

3.0
Sep 21, 2015
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Pros

"Learn by doing" model carried throughout all aspects of university. Close to the ocean and wine country, campus is beautiful and technology is advanced. Students are very driven. Staff hired are best of the best (despite being paid little). Nestled between San Francisco and L.A. in a very temperate climate.

Cons

Staff across campus is overworked and underpaid, very few perks ($40 per month for gym membership). Frequent turnover. Very little financial support for personal professional development.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Just like you do with friends, some of the head teachers you have chemistry with and others you don't. The ones you don't make the job feel more difficult. Pay was okay for me then with lower costs and inflation but now I am guessing it won't be enough for the current economic times.

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