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      Tennessee State University Reviews

      3.3

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (162 total reviews)
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      Dwayne Tucker

      72% approve of CEO

      40% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture and values

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      Tennessee State University has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tennessee State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      162 reviews
      2.0
      9 Nov 2013

      ~It's not the job that's bad, it's the incompetent administration~

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      -Great benefits available -Bookstore and market are nice

      Cons

      -Understaffed -Faculty/staff are hired but are not qualified for the positions they hold -Some of the new VP's are bullies, this is due to being in a position they don't understand which makes some people defensive.

      2.0
      12 Dec 2011

      Exhausting place to work

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Free classes, good benefits, easy access off Interstate, many paid days off to recover from being at work. Good band and pep squad. Up-to-date computer equipment and software campuswide-they did a good job keeping the latest bells and whistles on everyone's computer.

      Cons

      Politics, favoritism, some people were not challenged when they acted inappropriately because administrators feared backlash. Inappropriate references to people's religious beliefs and proselytizing--religious messages on employee's voicemail, questions about religious beliefs during job interviews. Salary compression a huge problem--newly graduated faculty brought in at the current salary of 20-year veterans.

      3.0
      2 Sept 2014

      Third time not so charming

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      equidistant from most residential areas in city, work life balance, pay was okay compared to other in-state schools, people are generally easy to get along with on the job

      Cons

      inter-office politics, middle management that has been in power too long, new President every few years brings new emphasis, bad reputation (undeserved) of the school in the area among some of the local population

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