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Fuller Theological Seminary Reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(99 total reviews)

Mark A. Labberton

28% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Fuller Theological Seminary has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 99 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fuller Theological Seminary employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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99 reviews
1.0
20 Feb 2019

Not what it used to be...

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Pros

Great mission; some good people still left

Cons

The past six years under the current president has been an unmitigated disaster in terms of organizational culture and brain drain. President runs the seminary like a senior pastor of a mega-church with no accountability. Is great at rhetoric, coming up with shiny new ideas/vision, and good soundbite; is horrible at following through and takes ZERO responsibility for poor decisions made. Nepotism is rampant, with president brining in people he likes regardless of their competency. Launches the key initiative of his presidency by hiring four presbyterian pastors with no higher-ed background into senior leader positions. Few years later, half of them have left and the other two are in different positions. Yet, no accountability. Meanwhile, lower level staff with low wages are laid off constantly. For past 4-5 years running, constant layoffs and budget cuts, promising publicly to reign in spending and change the way Fuller operates; meanwhile spending expands by $8 million. Yet NO ACCOUNTABILITY. The HR is biased and the organization is retaliatory. Don't believe me? Just go and talk to some folks who have been working there for a while.

2.0
12 June 2019

In Crisis...

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Pros

Work pace is largely leisurely. A lot of nice people with good intentions work there.

Cons

The overall ethos and mood there has been negative for quite some time. This is a result of multiple rounds of lay-offs of entry-level and middle management positions, while hiring senior-level positions. Senior leadership have been struggling to effectively lead through what is a significant time of change for the institution. It looks as if they are trying to change the core of what they offer and what they are offering does not look too promising. Generally, there is little to no investment in the professional development of employees.

1.0
7 Feb 2020

Systemic Issues and Lack of Accountability

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Pros

Benefits (especially insurance) are great Competent HR Most people are friendly

Cons

Inept senior management Unwilling to discipline or keep accountable senior admins who fail in their job responsibilities Hostile to minorities with systemic issues of racism and bigotry If you are not faculty, your opinion has little meaning Financial mismanagement for years has left the school on the brink of collapse with the failed move to Pomona being the most recent example. If any senior admin had taken a few minutes to read the school's documents that concern their relationship with the city of Pasadena, the whole debacle could have been avoided. Senior admin claim they did not know that was coming, but that is due to their ineptitude Poor treatment of employees through underpaying, unclear guidelines for success, lack of transparency about the state of the school's finances, and lack of recognition of student and staff voices

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