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    Wayne State Reviews

    Updated October 16, 2018
    575 reviews

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    Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson
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    575 Employee Reviews

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    • "You will have to pay for parking every day (" (in 7 reviews)

    • "Low pay (other universities pay staff at least" (in 10 reviews)

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    1. "Academic Services Officer"

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      Current Employee - Academic Services Officer in Detroit, MI
      Current Employee - Academic Services Officer in Detroit, MI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great benefits, PTO/vacation/ sick time. Access to continued education, systematic evaluation and promotion, tenure process for academic staff

      Cons

      Not a very flexible work culture

    2. "PhD GRA"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State full-time

      Pros

      At my department, everything is good as per the research point of view

      Cons

      Salary is very less but its ok for one person

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    3. "Pretty great place to work, if you work for the right people or department"

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      Current Employee - Associate Director in Detroit, MI
      Current Employee - Associate Director in Detroit, MI
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits, often flexible vacations and scheduling

      Cons

      Lots of silos, recent turnover in top management, bad actors are often not pushed out

    4. "Great place to work - the nicest people possible."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Wayne State part-time

      Pros

      - Helping students
      - Flexible scheduling

      Cons

      - Sometimes a little too much work to fit into hours

    5. "Graphics"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Wayne State part-time

      Pros

      Great working environment with coworkers, ability to learn new skills, and schedule flexibility.

      Cons

      Inconsistent information/pricing because of supervisor's interests/personal relationships with people in other departments.

      Advice to Management

      Communication needs to be improved greatly.

    6. "Good Place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State part-time

      Pros

      Great Place to work, great people, great team

      Cons

      Nothing as such, just limited facilities

      Advice to Management

      Provide more facilities

    7. "Good place to begin career"

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      Current Employee - Professor in Detroit, MI
      Current Employee - Professor in Detroit, MI
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good environment to grow
      great medical school

      Cons

      not highly qualified staff and administrative assistants

    8. "resident advisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Detroit, MI
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Detroit, MI

      I worked at Wayne State part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      1.friendly staff
      2.humane hours
      3.meal plan access

      Cons

      1.work overload
      2.less staff , so more individual work

      Advice to Management

      none

    9. "Excellent Atmosphere"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Wayne State full-time

      Pros

      The culture, mission, and people are great

      Cons

      The only negative is paying for parking daily or risking street parking

    10. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Wayne State full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits for employees and families

      Cons

      Long commute with long drive times during school hours

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