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Mixed bag - Anonymous employee Scripps College Employee Review

3.0
Jul 12, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Amazing students and faculty - Great mission - Beautiful campus, good dining hall (with free food!) - The consortium

Cons

- Not forward thinking when it comes to operations and behind in many ways - Salaries are all over the place, many on the very low side, seems related to favoritism, not skills. Refuse to post/publicize salaries despite clear evidence of how that penalizes women and minoritized people, which is frustrating given its role as a women's college - Incredibly limited IT support and services (the college has not invested in this area enough) - Lack of compliance and leadership that doesn't seem to care - Lack of job knowledge in many positions (likely related to salary) - Turnover has been wild, even for great recession standards, and people act like it's normal - "positive" culture where problem solving and looking to make things better is considered negative and lots of unsubstantial and mediocre work is rewarded. - lots of consultants being paid a lot despite huge cuts to pay/retirement for staff through pandemic

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5.0
Feb 20, 2026
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Pros

The office is a very happy environment to be in, with a tightnit community of AOs, student workers, and the dean of admissions. Truly everyone cared so much about their job, but still had personal lives and it was nice to see a good balance. Travel for the job also a major plus if you learn to link points to hotel chains/airlines.

Cons

The small workplace means if you wanted a more anonymous experience, definitely not going to get that here. Travel can also be a little taxing being away for days to weeks at a time while touring your region of admissions.

4.0
Nov 6, 2025
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Pros

Scripps hires people who are mission-driven, dedicated, and professional. Scripps students are brilliant and easy to work with, for the most part. 2026 is Scripps' centennial year and they are doing well as a higher ed institution which is exciting! They offer really great benefits overall and remote flexibility for some roles.

Cons

Scripps is making a genuine effort to make compensation more competitive but still struggles with retention in some departments. As a small institution, it can be difficult to move up professionally.

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