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OK place to work - Anonymous employee Utah State University Employee Review

3.0
Jun 10, 2014
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Pros

It is a family friendly environment. Health insurance is great - very low cost passed onto employees. Paid vacation is great - a lot of paid holidays plus three week right from the beginning. Retirement savings plans are great - take a few years to vest (normal) but USU contributes a lot of money.

Cons

Bureaucratic. Slow moving. People work in silos. It's difficult to get collaboration to happen with a single office let alone across the campus. Employees who have been here forever who are no longer productive. Bad pay. Few raises. Few bonuses.

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Cons

The pay is very low. My position was just created and the base pay is $50k. However, the raises here only come if you leave your position and move to a different division within the university. It is commonly said that if you want a raise or a promotion you have to go somewhere else.

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