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      Substandard land grant university with no clear vision for improvement - Research Associate Kansas State University Employee Review

      1.0
      7 Aug 2017
      Research associate
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      Pros

      Some departments have very nice facilities, financial stability, and enough conscientious faculty and staff to operate smoothly. State employer, so there are better than average 403(b) options and vacation/sick days.

      Cons

      The student population is definitely substandard, it is very difficult to recruit qualified staff to Manhattan, and there is a large tortuous bureaucracy invested in making itself relevant by routinely generating new arcane rules and regulations. The health plan is awful because there in no useful coverage in Manhattan, KS.

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      5.0
      1 June 2026
      Office assistant
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      Pros

      Aware and flexible with student schedules

      Cons

      As a student employee, it is harder to live off campus rates.

      4.0
      1 June 2026
      Communications and marketing specialist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - fantastic leave! PTO, Sick, Holiday, maternity - amazing people and students. Ranked high for friendliest students for a reason - tuition assistance for one place semester if you're continuing education - once your foot is in the door, potential to use internal connection to move up within the university

      Cons

      - pay could be more competitive but makes up for it somewhat in leave - top heavy administration, former leadership made uprooting changes and didn't see the change through; left university scrambling - resistance to change causes siloes. - structural fiscal issues that doesn't work well for interdisciplinary, collaborative work - great coworkers move up the university or leave and don't stay long

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