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Purchase College reviews

3.3

58% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)
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Thomas J. Schwarz

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22% positive business outlook

Purchase College has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Purchase College employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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110 reviews
1.0
May 7, 2021

Draconian Environment for Staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Purchase is represented by a supportive union, and offers decent benefits. The students are phenomenal, as are many of the lower-end employees.

Cons

While many negative reviews highlight the terrible wages (especially for Westchester), I find everything else surrounding that to be of greater concern. Despite relatively high credential requirements, there is zero flexibility and staff are micromanaged like children, especially in departments under the Student Affairs umbrella. Management is almost universally cold, manipulative and condescending... the exact opposite of what the school claims to be. It's heartbreaking, because the institution has so much potential, but it has been hijacked by an uncaring corporate mindset that drives away young talent and is especially hostile towards women and black professionals.

1.0
Dec 3, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Kind students, good benefits through union.

Cons

You deserve to be treated like a professional who is valued and appreciated. Instead, you are seen as a child who cannot be trusted to operate effectively without constant administrative oversight. You deserve to be judged on the merits of your work and the impact you have on students. Instead, your ability to kowtow to the school's administrators is the measure you are judged by. You deserve to have your experiences of discrimination, bullying and harassment taken seriously and to see the offending parties removed. Instead you face retaliation for speaking up, while the administration shields offenders. Faculty, staff and students have all shouted these complaints at the tops of their lungs for years, yet the school does little to address them.

2.0
Feb 9, 2021
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Pros

- I’ve met the best coworkers I’ve ever had here! Staff are amazing, many faculty are great, and student assistants are awesome. - The students are so talented, smart, and enthusiastic. - Great health, vision, and dental benefits - Represented by a union

Cons

- Administration both causes and contributes to lack of progress and suffering in this environment. It feels like nothing can be done here to improve workflow or processes. - Pay is incredibly low, especially for this area of New York. You have to drive quite a while to find affordable housing on the salaries provided. - Huge divides between civil service staff, professional staff, and faculty. We are not a united body and there is preferential treatment.

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