Theory X management in a Theory Y field. - Instructor IT ECPI University Employee Review

3.0
Feb 6, 2015
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Pros

Flexible scheduling. Required to teach two classes per 5 week term. Day classes are M/W and T/Th 8am - 1pm and Nights are 6 - 10:30pm, so you will teach about 18-20 hours on the podium. Technology is decent for what I have seen at various schools. Instructors are issued an iPad that they keep while employed to help administer class and keep up to date with new mobile apps. Most class templates are pre-established within moodle, but they are flexible enough that you can modify them to suit your tastes. Have an iPad purchase program where you can buy an iPad for 24 payments of $25.

Cons

Management treats you as if you are constantly trying to "Rip them off". They don't trust you are working when not under the managerial eye. Even though you teach only 18-20 hours per week as a Salaried Full Time instructor you still punch a clock, and you are required to spend 40 hours on campus, even though the LMS (Moodle) permits you to do most of your class prep and grading from home. Even though there are no classes on Friday, you are required to be present for 4 hours minimum. Furthermore, you may get two day classes per week, or one day one night, or two night classes and you often don't find out until 4-7 days in advance. Raises have nothing to do with the ratings of your performance. Raises are a joke and are often only implemented 6 months after they are due. You have to initiate your own review process...if you forget, so will they. (I know Public School teachers are playing the violin for me here, but this is a Private Sector for profit ventrue where we only get 1-3 weeks of vacation a year and no summers off. No time off to plan, you are teaching 51 out of 52 weeks with the week between Christmas and New Year as the only week without students, but in order to get it off, you have to claim vacation days. The maximum vacation is 3 weeks per year...you never get to any more. Constantly increasing demands on your time like learning new technologies and developing new course curriculum which used to be paid, but are now expected for free. You get 6 days off per year as holidays, but you have to come in on 4 Saturdays for open houses. No entry training. Benefits are terrible and 401k contribution is discretionary, not fixed.

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Select coworkers and departmental peers were fantastic to work with, highly collaborative, resilient, and dedicated professionals doing their best under difficult circumstances. The core mission of supporting adult learners is incredibly fulfilling.

Cons

The organizational culture at corporate headquarters is highly political and intensely protective of the status quo. There is a pervasive tendency among long-term staff to actively resist modernization or the adoption of standard industry practices. Outdated, inefficient processes are deliberately preserved to safeguard individual roles, even when those workflows directly degrade the student experience. Furthermore, executive leadership focuses heavily on internal politics, insular dynamics, and hyper-monitoring granular KPIs rather than student outcomes. This has created a highly reactive and psychologically unsafe environment characterized by a systemic rejection of external expertise. Outside talent recruited to modernize operations is regularly alienated, targeted, or terminated if they do not completely file and rank within the insular corporate hierarchy. Talented professionals who champion necessary compliance or operational updates face retaliatory pushback from senior management, resulting in a notably high turnover rate among external hires. Compensation is also far less competitive for the level of administrative strain expected.

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