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Impossible Bureaucracy. Bonus of Low Salary - Admin Specialist SF State University Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2023
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Pros

Your experience on a daily basis is positive if your department is good. Love and respect coworkers. Enjoy the students. All very smart and dedicated. Great opportunities for Student Assistants.

Cons

The internal systems make it impossible to get your job done in a timely and effective manner. Too many mid-level managers. Academia seems to have little understanding of how real world works. Values credentials not experience. Salary is embarrassingly low. Rely on second household income to survive.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Schedule was flexible, work was pretty fun and interesting.

Cons

Limits on hours due to being a student position

5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

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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