3.0
18 Sept 2020
Former employee, more than 10 years
Athens, GA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Some of the coworkers are really nice, and the location is great.
Cons
Very low pay compared to other local jobs, and is the lowest average library pay in the state. Some upper management doesn’t seem to know how crazy working with the public is, and most administrators are always upstairs and don’t see you doing your job to know what you do. Little to no chance for advancement; they seemed to hire outside people far more often than promoting from within. Working with the public is stressful, most especially in circulation. Since the self-checkout machines were installed, the staff doesn’t get to have “positive interactions” with library patrons. They only get to talk to people when they are upset or angry.