Brigham Young University (BYU) Reviews

Pros

If you would like to be involved in the education experience and see the influence of your teaching span the globe through students you influence in your classes and jobs than this would be the place for you to work.

Cons

The pay is less since you are working for a private university as well as the school is currently undergoing major expansion projects that are currently requiring many changes in departmental leadership and additions to faculty.

Advice to Senior Management

My advice would be to encourage the currently faculty and leadership to give solutions to problems during the Q&A sessions in order to stimulate ideas for improvement that are plausible and realistic.

Pros

Very good work environment, excellent colleagues, excellent benefits

Cons

stressful due to very high work load

Advice to Senior Management

lower the work load in order to reduce burn out

Pros

Work with sports. Interact with students. Teach officiating.

Cons

Lower pay, on feet a lot, and long hours.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue what your doing.

Pros

Wonderful faculty to work with. Good opportunities for networking with companies. Particular professor worked with was very involved in helping the students succeed.

Cons

Research Assistant pay is not adequate to support a family without taking out additional student loans. Taking out student loans was not acceptable in this case.

Advice to Senior Management

I would determine a way to get funding for safety measures that did not come directly out of each professors research funds. I recognize that this has been done to some degree but I feel greater effort is needed.

Pros

It has a very good family friendly environment, and everyone is really nice. Honor code makes it conducive for LDS.

Cons

The salary is not on par with the best in the industry, although it can be compensated with the other benefits.

Advice to Senior Management

Review of salary should be more frequent. However, again, the environment is extremely nice, and so I am not complaining.

Pros

Educational benefit are unmatched, with quality training opportunities available.

Cons

Challenges are limited and infrequent.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase salaries to match with industry.

Pros

very flexible with your work schedule

Cons

lack of professionalism and lack of care for customer service

Advice to Senior Management

pay better, train workers better and place stricter rules

Pros

• Incredible benefits (health, retirement, tuition, etc.)
• Good standards and professional practices
• Regular raises
• Your boss doesn't swear when he/she is upset
• No second hand smoke
• They take safety seriously
• Outstanding resources for learning
• Family friendly
• Clean campus
• Students are impressive and inspiring
• Consistent efforts to maintain high standards in technology and keep up with the changes

Cons

• Internal politics - One rude/mean person in the wrong position can ruin the days of many people.
• Accountability issues - Some people are not held accountable for destructive behaviors or decisions.
• Complicated organizational structures that result in multiple decision makers with overlapping responsibilities and bureaucracy.
• Sometimes the university is still run like a small town college despite its size.
• The office of IT has historically been a nightmare to work with for many of the same reasons.
• Underfunded programs - (BYU's strength is in its business school, law school, and engineering school, etc. Many of the arts and humanities programs are underfunded and can't offer enough classes for students to graduate on schedule.)

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to what is happening on the front lines. Realize that many of your subordinates lie to you on a regular basis when they feel it will help them advance their own personal agendas. Take nothing at face value. Mission statements, vision statements, and values statements sound really nice, but what are you really doing to ensure that these things are having an impact? If directors regularly contradict those statements with no visible consequences, the managers and employees aren't likely to put much stock in them. Also, be sure to take a look at the underfunded programs in the arts, humanities, public health, etc. BYU could financially do more in these areas to ensure that the quality of a BYU education is admirable but also to create a more valuable work force with just as much potential for success as the established and highly favored programs.

Pros

I enjoy the atmosphere when working around many people from all over the world. It is one of the more diverse campuses in the state and possibly the Nation.

Cons

There are certain issues that arise when various entities in other departments enjoy their newfound "power." People fail to allow ease of information and getting things done between departments. It is a very silo like department system.

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of all the independence between each department. It is amazing how difficult it is to do certain jobs on campus. The runaround is amazing, and the lack of respect to some people in need from various entities and individuals can be quite disappointing at times.

Pros

You don't have to drive to work, and you don't pay as much taxes out of your paycheck. They work with your class schedule.

Cons

Most the jobs are minimum wage for students, so the pay isn't great. Some of the jobs are very hard work and tiring.

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice to have more opportunities for leadership and other things so that you can get more experience for future jobs.