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Leadership is a mess, decisions are not data-driven - Anonymous employee Rutgers University Employee Review

2.0
7 Sept 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The staff doing the work are really great, responsive, and passionate.

Cons

- I work at Rutgers University Foundation and decisions are made without data and without asking the subject matter experts who are doing the work. - Development officers and prospect managers are prioritized and valued but infrastructure teams are grossly overworked and underpaid. - At least one ELT member at the foundation is verbally abusive to junior staff but there is a strong fear of retaliation so no one is comfortable speaking up about the negative environment. - New leadership has not taken the time to get to know infrastructure departments and teams - Staff at all levels are in constant fear of job security, which makes it hard to provide constructive feedback without intense fear of retaliation. - Staff turnover is the worse I have ever seen. At least one person leaves per week. - Annual goals are used to punish people who don't meet them but not reward people who do well.

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Cons

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Pros

co-workers are super nice, friendly and collaborative. Good flexibility in work arrangements. My immediate boss is nice.

Cons

Morale is quite low, and turnover is high. We are losing good people and goals are not being met. Senior Leader tell us to do more with less, and do not want constructive feedback. They don't lead by example, taking elaborate trips instead of being present and supporting staff. Rules don't apply to them. So disappointing, not what you would expect from a public university.

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