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The Excel Center

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This review is for the Austin, TX campus - Anonymous employee The Excel Center Employee Review

1.0
May 30, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The mission of helping adult students out of poverty by providing them with education, empowerment and emotional, moral and economic support. Or at least, that is the idea.

Cons

Many can be listed here but, in summary, you can refer to the description of Toxic Organizational Health by the OLA group. Low salary. No room for development of any kind. Abuse of employees. No job security. Trashcans around the campus have more say in how the organization is ran than teachers, coaches or anyone else with educational experience. Dishonest, disorganized and rotating management. No policies or procedures in place despite being based on a "successful" model in Indiana.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Feb 9, 2026
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Pros

You will truly feel what it is to make a difference in the world. You will cross paths with amazing people and feel the inspiration settle deep within you. All of this will fill you with love, gratitude, and a sense of self.

Cons

You will work for Satans. Anyone who is anybody important in this building has a Napoleon complex the size of France itself. Everything you do will be micromanaged and dissected for bait. You will be lied to plenty, and promised almost nothing. Everything you stand on morally will be challenged and then somehow used against you. Not enough support staff. Teachers do not get enough prep time nor scheduling breaks for their class loads. Success coaches are overworked and under appreciated. Staff is taught to fight each other, and then yelled at for fighting each other. Everyone is weirdly plotting against someone, instead of just doing a good job with their jobs. Weird priorities, nothing gets done, then the lower staff pays the price. No actual security on site for when issues arise (and they WILL arise). Student behavior issues will go unlooked and unaddressed, amounting into larger issues down the line. Some even bring drugs and weapons to school instead of books and pencils. Current HR is a nightmare and a lawsuit waiting to happen. Sensitive information leaked due to not even knowing correct employee contact information. Won't take accountability. Won't even know what you look like, but will verbally berate someone they think is you. Truly odd behavior...

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