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Babson College

Lower-rung employees make the work environment barely tolerable.

However, management seems to act out of fear and there is cross-org in-fighting that affects employees’ ability to do their jobs. 

Middle and upper managers create a toxic work environment by looking out for themselves only and letting everyone else fend for themselves with no clear goals, guidance or feedback. They are known for not supporting their team members and employees.

Work-life balance is advertised but in my experience this was not the case. In fact, it was quite the opposite and people felt punished for taking vacations and felt pressure to work outside of work hours because of randomly assigned deadlines, and upper management in-fighting. This created a work environment that was untenable for parents with smaller children and people who had the option to work elsewhere.

Boundaries are blurred. Management covers their tracks and blames underlings for problems that arise even though they offer no clear guidance in the first place, instead managers resort to finger-pointing, which then trickles down to other parts of the org. Job descriptions get changed with no warning. Culture of fear.

Unfortunately, Babson has a chance to be a beacon, a leader, a company that does right by its employees. Instead, they seem stuck in an antiquated top-down secret handshake culture, and are prone to trendy quick-fix solutions like Agile instead of taking responsibility for a broken system and fixing it themselves.

I wish them the best but do not see much hope for a turnaround where they could attract and retain top talent and instill an inclusive culture based on teamwork and collaboration.

I worked at Babson for a bit on 3rd shift. Pay is amazing for what you’re doing, but if you’re on 3rd shift, good luck. The lead custodian was a nightmare to work with - pleasant person, but wow. One instance, I hadn’t seen a  stain on a floor, and instead of helping and pointing it out, they took a picture and showed it to a higher up to spite me. Many more examples like that. Honestly, if the work wasn’t so monotonous and boring, it would make for a wonderful soap opera, because the amount of sheer drama was staggering and downright toxic. It’s the reason I left, and won’t be going back. 

I worked as Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant; my supervisor was extremely knowledgeable and taught through trial-and-error. I loved the methodology used to step headfirst into the problem and try solving it on my own first. This way I could conjure solutions or methodologies that had creative application but also promoted flexibility to do the work at hand. The pay was state minimum wage however for during college job it was a great blessing.

Staff and Faculty are great and students are really inspiring. And the work is nice for higher ed. That said... the benefits and work life balance have been chipped away at over the past few years and most especially during COVID. Work expectation is more in line with corporate than higher ed, but salaries have not kept up. Work Life balance is non-existent. Senior management seems out of touch with what matters to the average employees. Lots of turnover. 

This place is a joke. They think that paying 80% of the market value of a role is competitive. The Great Resignation is hitting here far worse than other places, and for good reason - many people are overworked, underpaid, senior leadership pay themselves handsomely all while proclaiming they care about employees and DE&I but doing nothing to show for that. They are the classic example of an organization saying they care about things like employee well-being and DE&I but having little to no action or policies around that.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everything...everyone was pleasant and professional. I loved  my boss and I loved working there. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I can't think of one thing!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Amazing ..everyone respected everyone else and if someone needed help I did my best to help them out.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy!! I had a lot to do but got it done everyday and started all over again the next.

Amazing place to work for other than the facilities department. You do not want to work this uncivilized department. If you do expect lots of harassment,pressure at all times. There's an individual that's been working there for a very long time. His in charge of the overnight shift. He's responsible for the high turnover the facilities department .if you report anything to the hr department they only action they take .is to sweep everything under the rug.

Babson college is a great place to work for. Except the facilities department. If you decide to work for the housekeeping department. I promise you will be over load with impossible tasks. Tons of harassment from the overnight supervisor " S/S" .this department has the biggest turnover because of him. When you file or complaint to the Human Resources department. They just fired or replace you with another victim. Please beware...

-a typical day at work - financial analysis and market watch 24/7
-what you learned - quantitative review of a company
-management - brilliant Professor who can equip students with a set of skills to analyze the market
-co-workers - smart and busy
-the hardest part of the job - time constraints to produce reports
-the most enjoyable part of the job - learning the different ways to analyze a company

I was able towork in a collegial manner and ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff and parents; experience and demonstrated success in teaching 9th – 12th grade students; mastery of creative and diverse methods of teaching, learning and assessment; engaging, innovative approach to teaching and the ability to nurture artistic expression meaningful and relevant by inspiring students in a positive, nurturing environment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Custodian 16 salaries reported	$23.24 per hour
Assistant professor 15 salaries reported	$135,860 per year
Associate director 2 salaries reported	$82,263 per year
Assistant director 5 salaries reported	$71,088 per year
Adjunct lecturer 6 salaries reported	$7,970 per month

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