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Toxic, soul-sucking, miserable place to work! - Advancement Department DePaul University Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2019
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Pros

The mission of DePaul is worthy and noble: to be part of positive change in the world and to help those on the margins. It's a wonderful mission and the faculty and students are doing amazing things. Unfortunately, this doesn't extend to the atmosphere for staff.

Cons

Where to begin? First, they pay well below any kind of competitive rate except for the fundraisers who are valued above all else. The rest of the staff are paid terribly and there are no raises or a chance for a promotion...EVER! They do give cost of living increases but these are piddly and even these are sometimes withheld. Then there is the environment, which is rigid and controlling and toxic with bullying bosses, no accountability and a culture of fear. Managers also do not ever give positive feedback. There is a huge disconnect between the mission of the university and how staff are treated and compensated. If you read the website, it's full of lies about how they value their staff and pay them competitive wages, etc. There is a huge turnover rate and it's not random. It's because of the culture and the way staff are treated. They don't care. People are disposable and dispensible to them. They would rather just hire someone else at very little money than bother to nurture and treat their current employees the way they deserve to be treated.

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5.0
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Pros

The Center for Community Research under Prof. Leonard Jason has been the privilege of a lifetime. Despite being a giant in the field, he's extremely down to earth and helpful (and unreasonably astute– like talking to ChatGPT in real time).

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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