High Burnout - Anonymous employee Penn State Employee Review

2.0
29 Sept 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

short commute tuition discount for family

Cons

keep adding more and more responsibilities while increasing student population and not hiring more staff no pay raises for several years backstabbing academic snobbery

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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