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Grand Canyon Education

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Numbers over people - University Admissions Counselor Grand Canyon Education Employee Review

2.0
Dec 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote, benefits, pay, help support mission of GCU.

Cons

GCU is missional, GCE is the money machine. Burn their employees to the ground and don't care. They lose so many good people and act like they care about their employees. If you don't produce, you are "disposable and put on cap". So much pressure to perform. Been here for years and I am the most unhealthy mentally and physically than I have been in my whole life. Do not work here as it is a toxic work environment masked with high pay and pretend smiles. Only "fun" for employees is for those who live in AZ and we just watch them have fun at their on campus only events. If you are 30 yrs old and younger you are favored more than tenured older employees. So wrong.

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Grand Canyon Education Response
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GCE does not support a culture of abuse or fear tactics. We want you to be successful in your role and feel that you have a voice within the organization. If you have specific examples, we would like to hear from you at Feedback@gce.com

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