Chatham University Reviews

Pros

The benefits package was decent.

Cons

The most disorganized workplace you will ever know. Corners are cut in every which way, unethical actions take place weekly, and politicking is everything.

Pros

The campuses are mostly gorgeous. IT’s small structure means that project visibility to management is more likely. If you’re dedicated and add value, it gets noticed. Benefits were pretty good.

Cons

Absolutely terrible communication between divisions of IT. At the time of leaving, no SLAs or meaningful documented procedure. Blame culture is heavy. Frequent moving of goalposts.

Pros

Truly wonderful people who care about the students. Staff are constantly working well beyond the forty hour work week to make sure each person is heard and valued and supported.

Cons

The leadership is truly horrific. People are constantly crying at the desks out of frustration and fear. The rumors that spread throughout campus between departments is disgraceful. HR is fully aware and refuses to do anything. You will be promises mentorship and receive nothing short of manipulation and abuse. There is no room for growth here, only distress.

Pros

Beautiful campus; great location in Pittsburgh; excellent medical and retirement (matching) benefits; (mostly) great people to work with

Cons

High pressure work culture and no opportunity to advance for support staff positions. There is tremendous pressure from president's and VPAA offices on Deans and PDs/Chairs to produce scholarship, teach, do outreach, perform innumerable administrative tasks, staff Admissions events, etc. Chairs off-load what they can resulting in support staff performing higher-level functions than what they are compensated for. It's great for skill development, but there is no mechanism for promoting, providing bonuses or stipends for the work that falls way outside job descriptions.