Great work environment, great colleagues, mediocre compensation - Associate Professor, College of Business CSU Fullerton Employee Review

5.0
Apr 12, 2009
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Pros

Very supportive and collegial environment. Most employees seem to enjoy their jobs and the University, and actively work to ensure that others do as well.

Cons

Low pay for faculty compared to comparable universities in other states. Very large and sometimes bureaucratic governance. Most faculty and staff are unionized, resulting in little opportunity for merit pay or bonuses, one-size-fits-all compensation structures, and very long and drawn out salary and benefits negotiations (often takes several years of negotiations for each raise).

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Pros

•Making Connections •Gain experience in public institutions on how things work around here.

Cons

•Management could be so entitled. When I was a staff member, leadership sees you as trash. Leadership could be scary! It’s all about reputation here so be careful and stay on the low. Just do your work and leave.

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