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SMU (Southern Methodist University)

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Low stress, good family/work life balance job on a beautiful campus - Anonymous employee SMU (Southern Methodist University) Employee Review

3.0
Aug 21, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Beautiful campus; caring people; low stress; no overtime; tuition benefit is by far the best reason to work here - you can get any degree (from any program you can get accepted to) for free, with the exception of MBA and JD which are free but taxed on your income. Children can also attend SMU for free, with no tax on tuition.

Cons

There is absolutely no career growth; management lacks experience and knowledge of industry; management provides no incentives to better yourself professionally; management blocks you from moving to other jobs on campus; hierarchical culture

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Cons

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