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Calbright College

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Toxic inexperienced micromanagers everywhere - Anonymous employee Calbright College Employee Review

1.0
30 Aug 2021
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Pros

All jobs are work from home

Cons

-Worst benefits at any school by far -Hires instructors and counselors as independent contractors to avoid Calpers enrollment and health benefits, even when that’s in violation of PERL and Ed code -Several leadership positions are filled with overpaid inexperienced people who have never even worked at a college -Part time contractors are used for important work, while actual employees are given work to do by the contractors. It is so backwards it’s not even funny. -Management relies on two or three rockstar employees to do everything, including leaderships job, even if those employees are constantly burned out -No one takes ownership of problems and everything is last minute rushing and putting out fires all the time. There is no planning because no one has worked at a college before so they don’t know what to do. -Instead of having experienced people lead the college, they have overpaid administrators who hire contractors to tell them what to do instead of listening to people with actual experience at a college -They don’t listen to faculty and do not listen to students. They lie about opportunities for jobs and then make faculty lie to students. It’s unethical and as a public college they should be ashamed.

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5.0
19 Apr 2026
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Pros

Strong mission driven leadership team that tackles all the toughest external threats.

Cons

We end up paying in ad spend because we don't spend enough in prod.

2.0
21 Jun 2026
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Pros

Some of the best colleagues I've ever worked with, and the students are incredible. A great mix of people. A good mission. An excellent idea in theory.

Cons

An administration made up of people who have never run a college. A budget crisis for years now, and no planning ahead to be prepared. Laid off 50%+ of the entire staff. Got $50M+ promised from the state (good sign!), based on the current cost to run the school (most of that cost is the staffing, so based on the current staffing) No public conversations about which roles will actually be brought back and when. Is the school planning a reorgnization? Are they *actually* planning to bring back most/all employees (as the president, Ajita Menon, has said)?? No clue. No transparency. No collaboration or honesty. Nothing. If you're looking at jobs here, in the future when they advertise any, really consider what you want from your leadership. If it's communication and consideration, run.

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