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THE PAY IS ****! - Full Time Lecturer California State University Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2014
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Pros

I like the job, good department, good colleagues. I enjoy teaching.

Cons

The pay is insulting. $52,000/year for a Ph.D. with 10 years teaching experience. I have to work at another local community college, and teach 3-4 classes over summer, just to support my family. (We have a toddler, mom is stay-at-home, only my income; we have $130,000 in student debt, plus mortgage, personal loans, insurance, taxes, etc.) I am applying to teach at community colleges, which pay a living salary, asap. I literally can't survive here. Either one of 3 things will happen: 1. I'll get a CCC job, 2. I'll quit the extra work and we'll go bankrupt, or 3. I'll run away and join the funny farm.

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5.0
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Pros

Flexibility in schedule, plus it keeps me current with the ways the soon to be professionals work and think.

Cons

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4.0
Apr 1, 2026
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Pros

Great community, professional development opportunities, job security

Cons

Not much flexibility, pay can be stagnant

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