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Please Read. - Resident Assistant Kansas State University Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Free Housing, Free Food, Free Utilities; Great for networking. You do get to meet some really great people from all walks of life.

Cons

You don't feel valued for the work that is put in. "Training" isn't anything except arts and crafts with co-workers to determine what characteristics you possess. You are seen as the eyes of Housing and Dining with no true authority to enforce KSU policy (suicides are referred to a different department, drugs are referred to the police, etc.). The big thing is, you are promised a job for leadership experience, networking, and adaptability to the workforce. Besides networking, little to any of this experience is applicable to other organizations and without true authority to initiate reprimands, no leadership experience is gained. You will work inconvenient hours, to a boss who does not care about your schedule or goals, and will expect more from you than what they are willing to do.

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Cons

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- Great vacation time/sick time & benefits - Generous 403(b) match and contributory program - Excellent healthcare and dental - Fun campus atmosphere - Students that want to be there, getting you excited for work and always offering a fresh perspective

Cons

- Management is reluctant to take input from suboordinates seriously, even when they are out in the field and face to face with prospects, parents, and the general public, - Management has unrealistic expectations given current political and social climate. They expect everything to remain the same, and do not acknowledge the challenges facing students entering into and trying to navigate higher education in the current socioeconomic/political system. - Unwillingness to negotiate or even discuss raises, regardless of experience or attainment of additional credentials. - Decieving "1 free class per semester" benefit. The class will not be free due to additional "fees" or mystery costs not covered by your employee benefit. Employees who would need to take classes online are often completely ineligible. - Blatant favoritism within departments. Some suboordinates are given special privileges (leaving early 2-3 days a week, refusing to/making excuses as to why they can't perform certain parts of their job and having management make excuses for them, being granted hybrid/wfh privileges while others are required to be in office 5 days a week, etc), while other coworkers are left to pick up their slack. - No reward for high performance (bonuses, raises, recognition, etc.), and a complete dismissal from leadership when a suboordinate asks to have an open and candid conversation, - A culture that drives away high performers due to lack of recognition, support, or valuable/tangible feedback. I was also witness to the director of a department swearing loudly in their office on several occasions while on Zoom, and conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner (yelling, swearing) during a one on one meeting with a suboordinate.

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