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Work/life balance UNFRIENDLY - Anonymous employee SF State University Employee Review

2.0
May 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

• my colleagues are wonderful and believe in the mission of the university • my direct supervisor is awesome, treats people like human beings, and wants you to succeed and grow • working on a university campus is fulfilling

Cons

• new employee vacation leave is terrible (10 days/year for the first 3 years) • work/life balance is terrible - very family unfriendly; telecommuting is discouraged if not actually denied outright • salaries are low for the Bay Area's high cost of living • the most political higher ed institution I have ever worked in • ineffective, unqualified, dictatorial upper management

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Cons

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SFSU helps with all paperwork if you are an international and, in the lab I was working at, if you propose a project you have the freedom to implement it if you come up with a good plan for it.

Cons

Leadership sometimes would not set deadlines or would not encourage the team to go faster. It may not be a cons, but if you want a place where there is a structure with a current roadmap with deadlines and guidance in projects, it may impact you a little.

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