Kaplan – “I once bled Kaplan purple, but now....”

Pros

Kaplan is a great place for someone to build a resume and learn what it takes to run a business from management to operations to marketing to sales. Plus you are helping students, many of whom you can relate to, achieve their educational and career goals (or so says the mission statement.)

Cons

You will be paid squat - i have friends who work less hours than I do (60+) and make twice as much (at least.) They promise huge bonuses that are impossible to achieve, but its the typical stick and carrot show. Management changes its mind on a daily basis. They seem to have no idea what it is they are truly wanting to do. Many of their judgements are based upon emotional reactions instead of solid decision making. Most decisions are based upon a budget that is poorly created and funded. Growth is expected to be over 10% YOY while the budget is cut 20% YOY. there is very little support from the home office and all the operation process and systems are a joke. They make work harder to do than it needs to be. I'm not adverse to hard work, but you shouldn't have to work so hard to actually just do your job!

Advice to Senior Management

I was senior management and no one would listen anyway!