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Western Michigan University reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(843 total reviews)
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Edward B. Montgomery

59% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Western Michigan University has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 843 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western Michigan University 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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843 reviews
2.0
Dec 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

-retirement contribution match -free classes

Cons

-siloed, inconsistent structure -terrible internal and external user interfaces, databases and integrated systems -no training -weird fearful culture, toxic positivity encouraged and any questioning is severely frowned upon -budget and resource allocation a constant flux, causes constant interdepartmental competition -faculty ignored, staff needs ignored, constant turnover, expect to do 2-3 jobs with no extra pay

1.0
Jun 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

One thing only - the benefits are good.

Cons

Low salary. Extremely hostile work environment. Workplace mistreatment rampent. Predators are protected to continue to harm students, faculty and staff for years. The worst place I have ever worked. I would not wish my greatest enemy to work here.

1.0
Nov 16, 2021

Early Retirement Saved My Life

Recommend
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Pros

I've developed a good tolerance for alcohol.

Cons

I watched my department lose half its faculty and staff and 70% of its budget over 15 years while the administration continues to hire more worthless administrators. When we try to tell any administrator that we can no longer sustain our department, we are told to "suck it up" or "just work harder." Faculty and staff morale is in the toilet. Over the past several years, the upper level administration has moved from calling us departments to "revenue-generating units." There is no appreciation for any factulty, staff, or student. We're just there to serve the administrators. I'm much happier now that I've retired. Nothing but bitter memories of that place.

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