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1.0
2 Dec 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Idea of the school is great. International students with great background and amazing professors create a nice environment to work in, unlike the management.

Cons

- Constant hire/fire - turnover is extremely high . - Constant change of guidelines. - Toxic management - passive-aggressive attitude and email tone, gossiping about staff members, humiliating staff members in front of entire team, no transparency, no communication. - No career prospects: as a professional, one cannot grow at SUMAS, because your opinion is not respected, your mind and abilities are not challenged - you are just supposed to do what you are told and not question anything, otherwise, you will get fired.

Sustainability Management School Response
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Dear Reviewer, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We understand that you and several other team members were terminated within a short period. While we cannot comment on specific personnel matters, we assure you that we adhere to all Swiss laws and regulations. We continuously strive to improve our communication and management processes. As is often the case in any organization, among our diverse workforce, there have been instances of problematic behavior. Regrettably, there have been incidents of student mistreatment, unauthorized and/or illegal activities during working hours, and falsified CVs to mask deficiencies in required skills. In such challenging circumstances, our primary responsibility has always been to protect the interests of our students and safeguard our institution’s reputation. Nonetheless, we firmly believe that these actions were necessary to maintain our commitment to ethical standards and the well-being of our students. It is essential to emphasize that such instances represent a very small minority within our workforce. We are deeply appreciative of our team members, who are outstanding individuals, fully dedicated to our mission. Their support and dedication are integral to our continued success, and we cannot express our gratitude to them. Thank you SUMAS Community!

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1.0
6 May 2025
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Pros

As a workplace - next to none. People are not friendly, cuthroat and they don't stand for what the institution represents

Cons

- Frequently delayed payments - Lack of communication - Breach of contract - 0 feedback - Salary low-balling - Cutthroat mentality (many staff members were fired within two weeks).

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1.0
19 Jun 2024
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Pros

As many others have said here, the building's bathrooms are quite clean and there is an outdoor area you can go eat.

Cons

Toxic work environment through and through. The management team is lead by the head of the school who is erratic and disorganized. Everyday that I was there, everyone was walking on eggshells trying to appease her and her new urgent ideas for what needed done. I was hired on what seemed like a whim for a job posting with no clear outlines and an unrealistic task list. No one will train you on how things are done at the company. Previous experience or not, someone needs to tell you what exactly is expected of you in a job position. The employees are given large task loads and proclaimed by the management to be too busy to help new employees. Horrible work environment contingent on the founder's mood and incredible disorganization. I strongly advise against applying for any job posting there. There is very little job security and the management regularly fires people. My guess is that any positive reviews left here were to help boost the bad rating score due to so many former employees' poor experiences

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