Metropolitan Museum of Art Reviews

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I havent found any cons yet

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Salaries in general are slightly below the average

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Impossible to move up
Disorganized
Lack of communication
Ambassadors are treated with little regard

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I applied to 3 jobs while at the museum using the protocol written by HR for existing employees, never once so much as got an automated response or confirmation. The internal applicant prompt promises a response, this is published museum policy and it is not at all being followed. It's deceptive and damaging to employees. When I contacted HR I was told that there is no system in place to find internal applications. HR admitted to NO ONE ever viewing ANY of my materials. What an incredible waste of my time and how disrespectful to employees. The museum is only in service of their donors, the employees The museum is top heavy. Wages need to be better for employees, more support roles are needed and a better-staffed HR and competent HR department, that makes sure museum policy is followed. But how does that happen if the HR department is dysfunctional too begin with? This museum is a lost cause and anyone self-respecting person would apply to a different institution. Shame of the Met.

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Very low starting wages.
Some rude supervisors.
Some rude staff members.
Sometimes find myself bored at the job.

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The job can be very tiring, and simultaneously very boring

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There's a definite culture there and if you don't fit in, it's difficult to thrive and a manager who couldn't properly communicate expectations.

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Constant changes through out certain departments. Part time staff barely get anything

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No real opportunity for being upwardly mobile; low salary. Sycophants get hired and promoted while the intelligent, diligent, and hard-working get penalized. Nastiness and back-stabbing are rampant.

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They told me they were going to hire me as a permanent employee. The week before they got rid of me they said they were going to transfer me over into a permanent position really soon. The next week I notice my hours were cut and they told me that would be my last week because they couldn't afford the temps. My last day was my birthday. They are not transparent with their workers. The manager also lack communication with each other and with the employees. They really need to get on the same page as far as leadership. For example they will tell you to not give anyone a certain discount ever, and then one manager will get mad you didn't give someone a discount. They also would talk about people in front of us. They did not know I knew two girls who worked there also and they would talk about us and other employees in front of us. The one manager talked about one of the girls in front of the other girl not realizing they were sisters. Another one rolled their eyes at me behind my back in front of one of the girls I knew. They also play favoritism. They let certain employees draw and sketch things while the other employees have to work. They also gave one of my memberships to a permanent sales person because she was there longer, and she helped the lady find one thing. I helped this lady find more than one thing, and sold the membership to her. I did all this work and they told me i had to give it to this lady. They are not transparent, unprofessional, and mean.