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Texas Southern University Reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)

Lesia L. Crumpton-Young

62% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Texas Southern University has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Texas Southern University 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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239 reviews
1.0
10 June 2018

Dissatisfied.

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Pros

State insurance and benefits, sick leave and vacation.

Cons

Administrators and faculty don’t communicate effectively. In some instances, it’s pass the buck University because administrators and faculty would rather pass the workload to the staff instead of doing it themselves. Politics is a common scheme. The hard workers are overlooked and friends are promoted. Even with new leadership, things are no better. There is no room for upward mobility and career advancement here unless you are buddies with someone in power. It’s unfortunate because the university offers great educational opportunities.

1.0
5 June 2017

Poor Management and Chaotic Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great students and somewhat fair work/life balance, although it depends on your manager

Cons

First of all, HR is disorganized and incompetent. They took a long to time to review my benefits and get my paperwork started. And they would report any little item to my manager whenever I'd visit the department for questions. What kind of HR department does that? Not a very professional one. Also, there's never anyone there when you call them. Second, management at TSU is pretty sub-par. It seems many managers stopped striving to excel. They're just looking out of themselves and waiting for their next paychecks and to leave early on Fridays. Third, there's no professional advancement opportunities and coaching for employees. I regret passing up great opportunities to work there. It was a waste of my career.

1.0
29 Jan 2017

Admin support staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The pay is decent. Many people who work there could never go anywhere else and get the money they make. Some directors make 6 figures with no higher education or experience, just because they are affiliated with someone high up.

Cons

TSU is built to shield the upper level administration who call the shots and deliberately ignore the state rules and make up their own internal process. They have the lower level employees conducting the work, and when the going gets tough they sacracfice the lower level staff to take the blame for their executive decisions. That is why every so often you see an employee in trouble due to their broken system. They take care of each other, and if you are trying to do good, you will be eaten alive by this place. TSU is there same every regime, new president each time, new employees which are always connected by friendships, frat brothers, or relative. They send groups of staff and faculty on "school related trips" out of the county, which have nothing to do with their position. This school is crooked as can be, and the students are suffering greatly. The last CFO didn't last a year before he packed up and left for a different opportunity. You will never understand the nature of the beast until you experience it for yourself.

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