Wake Forest University Employee Reviews about "low pay"

Pros

Can't think of any to give...

Cons

Diversity Hours Racism Homophobia PAY is very bad to be at such a wealthy institution

Pros

Good student experience working for research

Cons

Limited hours and pay rate

Pros

Great people and facilitating environment. It was the best place to boost my credentials and get some more experience before applying to graduate school.

Cons

Lower pay but it will result in more offers whether in school search or maybe even other industry settings. It is best to get in with teachers before graduation to ensure opportunities.

Pros

Beautiful place to work, great paid time off, good work/life balance, nice people.

Cons

Very low pay and very secretive about the process for promotion or asking for a raise. Women do not advance as quickly as men. Once you're hired in at a specific rate, they will do everything they can to keep you there. The review process is meaningless, especially if you're an exceptional worker because you will not be rewarded for outstanding work.

Pros

Beautiful campus great people to work for

Cons

Pay was low but believe that better shortly after I left

Pros

Fellow Employees are great to work with; Most work hard and have a great work ethic; Great atmosphere to work in.

Cons

Pay scale is poor but it is a not-for-profit; Advancement is very short coming and rare; Hours of work vary a lot.

Pros

Great sense of community A sincere commitment to diversity and inclusion (although much work has to be done on actually achieving this in practice)

Cons

Politics can stunt great initiatives; oftentimes initiatives and programs are changed without proper evaluation or trying them a second year to measure year-to-year outcomes; very very low pay and a concerted effort to keep paying under market value for positions; expectation to work over-time in spite of low pay; much of pay issues stem from a very dysfunctional HR (the list of grievances for the HR team is too long to list here).

Pros

Great people, care about employee wellbeing, flexibility, opportunities for growth and learning, organizational mission is worthwhile

Cons

Pay in higher ed isn't great

Pros

Wake Forest is a fantastic university - the students are great, the campus is high quality and well-kept, all around a lovely place to work!

Cons

Students pay 65k a year to go to this school and apparently Visiting Assistant Professors (VAPs) have a salary capped at 50k. I can hardly pay the bills anymore with this salary, unless I moved in with a few other people, it's near impossible to live normally and to work with such an affluent organization and still be so underpaid, it's more frustrating than it's worth.

Pros

The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences is all about the students and she also conducts a research lab there where students can gain valuable skills while doing research with her team. In my experience, the job quality will be greatly affected by the department and your individual employer. My employer believed in working hard and playing hard, which allowed for extreme flexibility when my kids were sick. One advantage of working on campus is that you can audit any class you like and continue learning in whatever field you choose.

Cons

it is academics and the pay is less. Also the HR is off campus which makes things difficult.