Pros: semi-casual office setting, good public environment to work around, healthcare benefit packages
Cons: seniors look down on you with little respect, no privacy, parking, poor communication and project management, little supervision, little professionlism
Most of the day, I work and cover for TWO positions while my supervisor sits around. They leave whenever they want to, and they always give you projects they do not want to deal with; especially when it is their responsibility to do it. During every meeting, supervisors and managers would gossip and talk about other people from within and outside the
– more... department (which is very unprofessional), a few flirt with the student assistants, there is no organization with the project managements. Supervisors and team managers slap projects to whoever they get a hold of, and there is no respect for 'under' staff members. I was told that they didn't want to pay me over time (even when I was eligible for overtime) so I was advised not to work overtime. Parking is awful, and there is a 3 year waiting list for contract parking (at least, that was what transportation informed me). Food is pretty expensive at the U, so you would want to get lunch somewhere else. There are plenty of HUGE cockroaches around the facility. Been working here for so long, and have not received any advancement in my position. HR seeks someone with a degree than someone with the EXPERIENCE, FYI. – less