Pros
The students grow attached very quickly. Currently undergoing some pretty significant changes at the corporate level, which is good in a lot of ways.
Cons
Be prepared to sacrifice work-life balance. If you’re a parent, your kids will be expected to come in second to your job. Management tends to show favoritism, and the workload doesn’t match the pay. As an instructor, you are a salaried employee - so you’ll get paid the same whether you put in an 8 hour day or a 14 hour day. And those 10-14 hour days are not unheard of. Unfair application of policies is definitely an issue, and if you’re not a ‘yes’ person this isn’t the place for you. Innovation and creativity seem to be seen as a threat, and turnover is high because of it. As an instructor, you are held responsible for things outside your control, such as attendance and students dropping. This effects your pay scale and your ‘campus success’. Emphasis seems to be on ‘keep them and graduate them’ whether the student is ready to work or not. No paid maternity leave means that if you have a baby, you’ll use your 5 days of PTO all at once and have nothing left for the rest of the calendar year. Benefits are okay, but copays are high - $40 for a primary care visit, $350 for an ED visit.
