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Suddenly Going Dumb or I have worked my butt off for over 20 years to be treated like a sub human! - Senior Administrative Assistant Stanford University Employee Review

1.0
2 Jul 2009
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Pros

The ombudsman was good when you had a complaint. Working with the professors was an easy task when you learned their quirks. The worker students were nice and some..some people would at least wait a month until they stuck the knife in. Get professors to write recommendations just incase. Looks good on your resume!

Cons

The management - Petty, picky, incompetent and if you didn't side with them then your career was dead! When the supervisor and manager are best buds and they only give one day training and then expect you to run the office while they go out and have playmates with the students..Good Luck! They make your 20 years of hard work as an admin suddenly seem like you should apply for disability. Some managers on campus even make you write a report on a daily basis to tell them how many transactions you have completed, how many are still on your plate and what your goals will be the following day. Remember to cross your "t's" and dot your "i's" because you will be written up if you don't or just wait until you are fired and notice that your termination letter is filled with misspellings!

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

The weather at best. I can't say much more. It is a great place to go if you are a sociopath that wants to make a lot of money and meet fellow Patrick Bateman types.

Cons

A toxic working environment. Situated in a very difficult to navigate suburban environment. Very little social life for young students and professionals. Very little soul. People here are self, rather than group oriented. Corruption is rampant, especially among the professors; famously this even includes our former president.

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