Creighton University Reviews

Pros – Not too intense or competitive, focused on a family like environment, utilizing team work and efficiency through working smart rather than hard.

Cons – Once people get a job here they stay for a long period of time so it may be difficult to move up, but tuition reimbursement program allows for one to gain more training and greater potential future payoff as well as a great amount of current value.

Pros – At least the benefits are decent.

Cons – People with children get out of work a lot. People without are stuck with the load.

Pros – Great environment to build interpersonal relationships, student workers but amazing lens on evaluating career

Cons – Poor management endemic under Fr. Schlegel

Pros – Close community where people know and care about each other.
Everyone seems to have a sense of purpose and are willing to throw in to make things work
Family friendly work space where managers and co-workers understand that family some times have to come first.
Benefits are ok

Cons – Big changes across campus have really dampened spirits
Long time employees of the university have been fired giving the sense that there is a lack of loyalty
growing divide between faculty and staff and between departments and divisions as money and budget play a larger roll in determining the future direction of the university.

Pros – The friendly atmosphere is definitely a plus

Cons – There are lulls in the workload

Pros – You get 1000/month for working 10 hours a week.
You also get compensated for 9 credit hours per year.
(These numbers could change by year, but you always get at least 6 credit hours paid for, and at least 500/month. It just depends on how many GRAs there are that year and how much money they have budgeted)
You get to set your own schedule with the professor that you are an assistant for.

Cons – You don't always have work to do.... I guess this can be a Pro depending on how you look at it.
Really there are no cons.

Pros – Creighton is a nice university setting. Opportunities for employee development. People appreciate the Catholic and Jesuit identity of the university.

Cons – Advancement plan for employees is non-existent. It really depends upon whether you can make connections on your own. HR doesn't help out much, but it's small enough that you can make connections if you try.

Pros – Great people work here; I felt like part of the family everyday when I got to work.
I loved my manager and senior management; they are great people.
Benefits were great: I got a masters degree essentially for free; paid time off and holidays are fantastic.
Flexibility in work hours for many positions.

Cons – Average employee age is approximately 50-55. Ideas from those under the age of 40 are ignored; I was told that I was "too young" several times when presenting ideas. Good 'ol boys club is alive and well here.
Afraid of change.
Salaries are well-below average; benefits are suppose to make up for low pay. (I make $10,000 more now after a lateral move).
There is no potential for promotion or advancement for 99% of positions.
Decisions from management take 3-6+ months.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to new employees' ideas. Don't be afraid of change or youth. There are better ways of doing something; never think you are the best...someone is always better.

Pros – good benefits, caring people, and typically low stress place to work

Cons – salary is my own negative feedback

Pros – A great place to get started. They are great in their enthusiasm for new employees. They treat people with respect and want you to succeed.

Cons – Administration is way to strict on the students. They are adults and need to learn on their own. Your restrictions are only hurting.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up