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Entry Level Administrative Assistant (Former Employee), New York – May 28, 2013
Pros: opportunities
Cons: i didnt learn anything
I really did not work to long I was a work study student. I just filed a lot so I did not learn to much from that office I was located in.
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GREAT PLEACE TO WORK
Campus Peace Officer (Former Employee), Brooklyn, NY – March 16, 2013
GREAT PLEACE TO WORK AT, LEARNED AND RECEIVE MY LICENCE AS A NYS EMT. CO-WORKERS ARE GREAT, MY MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF MY JOB AND RECEIVE A THANK YOU FOR MY WORK WITH THE COMMURITY.
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Corrupt.
assistant (Former Employee), new york, ny – February 16, 2013
Pros: not many
Cons: too many
not a good place to be. no chance for advancement. whatever job you do will stay the same so will your salary. managers pressure people into working crazy hours for free. some make sexist racist and homophobic comments all the time . one of the executives of the school said that arabs were not even human beings to the new york times. a lot of the people – more... are just awful . incompetent and lazy are rewarded with big salaries. hard workers get taken for suckers and punished for it. some high level staff are convicted felons who were hired anyway .google it . a lot of nepatism. know somebody and get hired don't and you wont. if you are good at that go for it. if you are a woman a minority (other than asian) or lgbt stay away from this place. you will be treated like garbage. the amount of waste and fraud is very very high. this place is corrupt. – less
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Kassandre – February 28, 2013

I totally agree about CUNY. Everything you mentioned is right. I work for 7 years same position (no promotion), same compensation (no raised in salary) and its true about the overtime (no compensation). So who get the comp?... not the employees. I am trying to find a job, but no luck yet and this financial situation does not help. Everything going up except our salaries....oh yes the workload gets bigger each term!

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Motivating interdisciplinary environment.
Research Technician (Former Employee), New York, NY – January 30, 2013
As a Research Technician at Baruch College, CUNY, I worked in research projects related to bioluminescence and biofluorescence in sea creatures (Corals, dinoflagellates and fishes). I gained experience in practical molecular biology, genetics and microbiology from which I developed analytical and problem solving skills. I aided with collection and interpretation – more... of data, hence making me knowledgeable about software for data interpretation and statistics, as well as the importance of paying attention to details. Besides that I was involved in ocean conservation and scientific divulgation projects: a great part of my contribution consisted in researching topics from different sources and presenting the information to our collaborators. I am confident in my ability to transform scientific knowledge into compelling language, an ultimately, into public consciousness, as well as developing and producing communication pieces.
I worked with people coming from different backgrounds, and it has taught me how to work in an interdisciplinary environment. – less
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Assistant coordinator (Current Employee), New York, NY – January 17, 2013
A typical day is very hectic and full of administrative tasks. In the four years working there I have learned to manage multiple tasks and manage my time.
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Solid and stable, interesting research
Laboratory Manager (Current Employee), New York, NY – January 15, 2013
It is a good place to work. The research can be great and they do share facilities so as to better enable the research potential.

Academia was not for me.
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Easy going and convenient job for a college student
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Former Employee), New York, NY – January 1, 2013
Pros: flexibility
The environment was a tab bit serious and boring but it was easy to finish tasks, always something to do, and as a student aide, you were able to do your homework, print your work out, and just balance work and school.
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Great Institution
ADJUNCT LECTURER/TUTOR (Current Employee), Brooklyn, NY – December 27, 2012
Pros: helping youth learn skills needed for coming years
Cons: lots of paper work
I love working with young, eager learners and the environment is positive.
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Productive work enviornment
Office Assistant/ Freshmen Appeals Coordinator (Former Employee), New York, NY – December 9, 2012
It was a real learning experience for me being fresh into the work world. It allows your room for growth.
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If mediocrity is what you seek then this is the place for you
rather not share (Former Employee), It is all over – November 30, 2012
The cesspool of academe where a successful career is based on memberships in cliques and who you know. You can survive only if you nail everyone who tries to do honest work so you don’t look bad.
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Great sense of community but beware of hostile tenured employees
College Lab Technician / Dept. Chair Assistant (Former Employee), Bronx, NY – October 3, 2012
On the campus that I was employed it is somewhat laid back atmosphere except when employees that have been at the campus for many many years try to sabotage newer younger employees that may help the institution by introducing positive changes. There is no regard for authority for those older employees, some of them believe they are above authority because – more... they have tenure. Sometimes employees who do no work outlast employees who work really hard.

on the positive side for the most part everyone is very friendly and there is a sense of community amongst most employees making the work environment very pleasurable leading to high employee morale. Benefits are really good too!! – less
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anon2 – March 21, 2013

this is sooo true.. i worked at LAGCC and it is a hostile working enviornment. it has been said from other CUNY emplyess that it is considered toxic. i was bullied for over 2 years by the dept chair, and nothing could have been done because bullying is not part of their workplace violence. the only way to put in a greivence is through the chair.. well what good does that do? and nothing gets accomplished because HR and the union doesnt protect you, they only want to prevent you from suing the school. and if the person who is in the wrong is tenured... forget it you have no chance in hell

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fast paced, fun, productive, learning, positive working enviroment
Administrative Coordinator (Current Employee), New York, NY – August 20, 2012
Pros: free plays and productions, permitted personal access to clothing and accessories
Cons: n/a
Come in, sign in. Begin your task of sewing, washing, folding, cleaning,sorting clothing or run errands for stage plays and productions.
I learned how to work behind the scenes to make for an front of house appeal. Management and co-workers were very quite and laid back. It was a young, fun, learning environment.
The hardest part of the job was nothing. – more... Everything was manageable and tangible. The best part was the individual experience of doing your part to help the greater team. – less
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No realistic chance of upward mobility
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Current Employee), New York, NY – August 3, 2012
Pros: scheduling is very open
Although there appears to be a chance of improving as far as social mobility, better positions are usually given based on favoritism. Furthermore, resources are very slim.
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It is respectful and secure environment
Public Safety Officer John Jay (Current Employee), New York, NY – May 28, 2012
THis job requires 8 hours of work evry work day. My main job involves Protects the property of campus, conducts patrols and manages logbook and provides general emergency care to aided persons
The coworkers are friendly.
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The City University of New York is the nation's largest urban public university with 23 institutions: eleven senior colleges, – Read more