Double standards accross the board - Assistant Director of Admissions South University Employee Review

2.0
Feb 27, 2012
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Pros

South University offers great benefits and competitive pay. The schedule was not too bad, unless it was a start week. The schedule was not depicted properly though in the interview. Very professional atmosphere.

Cons

Upper management did very little research on the market before putting a school there, then punished admissions when they weren't hitting their numbers. Corporate acknowledged the struggles in the market and revisited marketing plans many times. They seem to be looking for scape coats in their ADA position rather than taking responsibility themselves, and fixing the mistakes. Instead of giving employees necessary to succeed, they take those who aren't performing as well and just do whatever it takes to faze them out rather than giving them a fair chance to improve.

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5.0
Jul 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for. Great pay and benefits. Organized with opportunity for growth.. well recognized in the industry for producing prepared successful students. Loved it there

Cons

Not enough interaction with other campuses and sometimes with faculty but that was starting to change

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Pay was within industry standards for my position (although on the low end). I met some awesome people, they just weren't around for long (see cons).

Cons

No training provided at all. Very high turnover. The amount of people who left or were fired during my time there was unbelievable. I knew that this was an issue with South, but did not know that it would be this bad. This turnover prevented the creation of meaningful connections with others. They do not always hire the most qualified people. Management is unhelpful and often distant. During my stint I had 5 different supervisors. My first supervisor was by far the best, but this person was suddenly fired or resigned. I believe that this is a problem from the top down. In my opinion supervisors do not get help or get unreasonable expectations from their supervisors and this filters down to others. Money is always tight and we are often unable to get what we need. Cross departmental communication is rare. Culture of fear exists. Employees are terminated seemingly for vague reasons and sometimes not even given details of why they were terminated or given a chance to defend themselves. Do not work here.

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