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1.0
Sep 2, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There remain many good, committed people. Your day to day can be enjoyable if you are fortunate to work with these faculty and staff.

Cons

This is not an organization I would recommend to my colleagues or others looking for a bright spot in their careers. First, the institution lacks direction. This flows down to every corner of the university creating chaos and frequent changes of planning. Second, there is little true regard for the people who work here. There is the general approach of “just fire them” as opposed to “let’s develop our valuable people.” Third, I have seen very good additions to the university just vanish. You are never quite sure whether they quit or if they were quietly shown the door. It will leave you asking “why” and wondering about your own job. Finally, it is an understaffed university with no understanding of our need to change to cope with the reduction in staff. Everything must still get done, but with fewer people to do it. I could continue with other reasons not to continue your career here, but a sufficient number of people will try anyway that those in leadership will convince themselves that they run a top-notch organization. It just isn’t so. You will be disappointed.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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