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Sam Houston State reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(613 total reviews)
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Dana G Hoyt

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40% positive business outlook

Sam Houston State has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 613 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sam Houston State 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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613 reviews
2.0
Jun 4, 2019

Pure Definition of a Hostile Exclusive Work Environment

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Pros

Typical State Job. Good benefits, steady pay. It takes an act of god to be fired.

Cons

It takes an act of god to be fired. Therefore, lots of people are coasting every day until retirement. There were so many people that worked there and no one knew what they did at all, including their managers. They hire people based on arbitrary goals that have nothing to do with skills, experience or even degrees. Nepotism is rampant. The Lowman Student Center became an increasingly hostile and juvenile place to work since I left. I applied for any and all jobs I could find, over 100 jobs or more, just so I could leave. People there are Toxic. Turnover rate has increased to a ridiculous degree. There's emotional manipulation, bullying and yelling is considered to be a leadership style for some odd reason. Public reception is considered more important than actually trying to admit or fix the real issues. Cussing, yelling, exclusion, bullying, humiliation, glory seeking people are in every corner.

2.0
Mar 12, 2015

Not what you know but who you know

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Pros

Wellness program and benefits, can't think of more than that

Cons

Low pay in comparison to other state jobs, ridiculous fee for staff parking when you have to fight for a parking spot you leave for lunch you're pravtically parking a mile just to find a parking spot when you return

4.0
Sep 26, 2014
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Pros

The pros are first of all the job security. There are many employees in undergraduate admissions that have been here for 5 plus years and this is their second family. We get good health insurance that is comparable to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Staff also gets free access to the school gym, concerts and games.

Cons

Pay is low for many staff positions and it's very hard to secure a position within the university. It took a month and a half after I applied for the position to be hired.

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