Wellesley College Reviews

Senseless Bureaucracy, insane micromanagement, dysfunctional management, low morale for new staff ... I came to WC with an abundance of skills and experience and a lot to give to Wellesley, which is why, I believe I was hired in the first place. However, I reached the dead end within a few months. The environment claims to hire talented individuals capable of changing the "Status Quo" but they won't take very long to suck you in their so-called "Wellesley Way". Wellesley Way = attend endless and unproductive "meetings about meetings " where the "loud ones" go on-and-on lamenting about "god knows what" with zero or little action at the end of meetings. Senior staff tends to be very insecure when confronted with new ideas, and always need consensus to make up their mind. When your new idea turns into a project and succeeds, they shamelessly claim all the credit, blatantly justifying they were the reasons why it succeeded. If they cant take the credit, the'll either sabotage you or back stab you till you either fail or tear-up and give up. That way, the senior staff stays and the young ones leave - its a vicious cycle.

Wellesley was a fantastic place to work when I first arrived. However within the last 3 years there has been a mass exodus of administrative staff from all levels (from the top down), which has caused serious problems. Toxic supervisors, overworked staff, little support from HR. Given the workload and responsibility assigned to many administrators, pay is low. Gross funding inequities between departments.