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Virginia Commonwealth University

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Not awful is the best I can say. - Desktop Support Technician Virginia Commonwealth University Employee Review

2.0
Nov 6, 2019
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Pros

Stable and good work/life balance.

Cons

Pay is close to 70% of market. They tell you that it's because your benefits are so great, but the benefits get worse every year and are no better than private sector at this point. Pensions aren't a thing for anybody hired in the last 15 years. No opportunity to move up unless someone dies or retires. Lots of politics. It's really hard to get fired, and many people act like it.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

They care about the employees. There are multiple efforts to support everyone, it is a welcoming environment, HR is very supportive.

Cons

VCU is incredibly bureaucratic and poorly ran. Things move slow, very slow. More slow than normal universities should. It isn't just "oh this is academia, things move slow." It's legitimate poor management across multiple levels of leadership.

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