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Caring community, great benefits, low pay - Administrative Specialist Portland State University Employee Review

4.0
31 July 2025
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Pros

Depends on your department. Each has its own micro culture. Mine was professional, committed to excellence, caring of its staff, open to new ideas and improvement. Each person’s experience will be vastly different depending on who is leading the department.

Cons

Low salary for administrative professionals. Not competitive. Can feel undervalued. PSU always struggling financially, and it has had incompetent presidents in past.

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5.0
13 Feb 2026
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Pros

Collaborative team culture with excellent mentorship, meaningful research work, and opportunities to learn new technical and analytical skills.

Cons

Workload can be demanding at times, with tight deadlines and occasional lack of clarity around project priorities.

3.0
2 June 2026
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Pros

Good benefits, mostly union-represented positions.

Cons

Poor pay, horrible work culture, they don't care about their employees.

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