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High Stress, Poor Management, Decent Pay - Reference Librarian Milwaukee Public Library Employee Review

2.0
Jul 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

City benefits are great, pay is fair relative to the rest of the profession, retirement pension is great.

Cons

Everything else. Patron interactions are terrible, the work we do is very simple, and does not require a master's degree. Mainly just Google and print services for people who don't know how to use them. Administration is terrible, unresponsive, and upward movement has nothing to do with merit, education, or skills. You'll move up if you've proven you can deal with all the terrible aspects of the job and don't rock the boat too much.

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Pros

-Flexible Management -Great Colleagues -Good work-life balance

Cons

-Burnout in Colleagues -Lack of Communication

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2.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Great public service staff, excellent collections, dedicated & creative staff trying to make a difference.

Cons

Senior mgmt is toxic & creates a cultural of fear (of discipline). Actively micromanages, opposes creativity, treats most public service staff as incompetent, untrustworthy, experience & skills of professional staff are disregarded.

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