Pros
Good benefits. Ex: health insurance, PTO. Other staff members stick together and usually support each other
Cons
HR and senior leaders could be the worst group of humans I have ever met in my 25 yr career. There are so many layers of HR to get through it takes on average two months to even start a new job. Plus they implemented “career roadmap” which was supposed to improve salaries so we would be more competitive with other institutions. Now every new admin assistant or executive assistant who is hired has a lower salary than the previous posting. Senior leaders were so happy when most of the support staff was switched to salary because now they can email, text or call you 24/7 - because they believe since we are salary we should be available around the clock. Almost all managers show zero respect for their support staff. Even when bad manager behavior is reported through an anonymous hotline nothing is ever done. I’ve been here 20 years and have heard of horror stories from many staff members who report their managers. In all my time here. I’ve seen one manager fired. HR’s position is that the abused staff member will move on and there will be five other warm bodies to take their place. It’s easier to hire staff vs a manager or sr. leader