Tulane University Reviews

Poor management Powerless management Cover-your-ass culture Employees' primary interest is in self-preservation, not in accomplishing goals No praise for good work No feedback on poor work No social culture, no company culture Suggestions for improvement are deemed "complaints" Absolutely NO work from home Extreme disconnect between management and employee satisfaction. Boss will sometimes give you grief for using earned PTO (sick or vacation).

My experience has shown me that the biggest flaw of the academic administration of Tulane is unneeded bureaucracy. The structure of my department of seven people includes four managers. There are more managers than subordinates in my office. While soothing to the egos of those incapable of doing the work, there is no reason to have that much bureaucracy in such a small department. In addition, I've found that many promotions are proof of the Peter Principle. Employees tend to stay at the university for a very long time, resulting in promotion beyond their level of expertise simply because they are the most senior. This is certainly true of my three direct superiors. It has resulted in a toxic environment that runs off of fear and lies, gossip and back stabbing. The purpose of the work is ignored and the manta of "cover your ass" has been adopted. It is truly unfortunate because I love my job, the work itself. But detox will be necessary eventually.