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Don't work for DEA - Anonymous employee SMU (Southern Methodist University) Employee Review

2.0
Nov 25, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free tuition; short hours (~35 hours/wk)

Cons

Boring, mindless work; high drama environment; lots of stress over insubstantial issues; managers don't use skills and talents of their employees, instead keep them doing remedial work day after day; employees are treated like children; low pay; managers lack any vision, only concerned with day-to-day fire drills; big brother feeling in office, you are always being watched and gossiped by peers, very punitive culture.

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