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Working at the Fashion Institute was fun and gave me a sense of fulfillment. Seeing the students light up once they gained the knowledge from a given lesson was wonderful. The workplace culture was fun and congenial but of course had some politics.
Management was sincere and fair.

Depending on how many classes you were given to teach before each semester, determined how many hours you would work. According to a hierarchy the professors were allowed to chose the courses that they wanted to teach. The hierarchy was determined by the number of hours you had accrued. Classes were usually no less than 3 hours each. Professors were required to open the room and set up for the class, take attendance and follow the syllabus and the course outline. It was important to instruct the students for 1 hour with a break and then the rest of the class was focused to do hands on practice of the days lesson.

As professors we were constantly learning something new. I learned how to use an internal software called Blackboard to help with the course work and Apple's Pages for creating documents and the lessons for the students. There was a constant need to use proprietary software to teach.

The hours were sometimes long because there was a lot of preparatory work to do and there was also long hours with grading of projects at the end of every semester.

Usually we had appointments with students for tutoring. Three times a week I was part of the walk-in in Italian subject. 
I learned how to deal with young students , and sometimes with learning disabilities. I learned how to encourage them in hard moments, to never give up, and to believe that everyone has a different way to learn, and we all can learn if we have a good teacher or someone that believe in us.
Management was really organized, their first concern was to train us in the right way, and they were really understandable about our schedule, they always tried to fulfill our needs. 
All co-workers were students, following their dreams, working hard, and in their spare time were helping other students in difficult and challenging subjects.
The hardest part of the job was to deal with students did not want to put to much effort and pretend we had to do the job for them.
The most enjoyable part was to students graduating because I helped and push them to do not give up, or passing the course with an A!

The job isn't terribly difficult, just repetitive. Things are slow to change and ideas are slow to be assimilated if at all. Great for stability though and building some savings. The benefits are solid and there is quite a bit of PTO. I'm just looking for something more stimulating and creative, and I just am not finding that here.

I learned a great deal about communication and interpersonal relationships. I primarily am in the business of people all day, every day. My ability to navigate conversation both verbally and in writing has improved; however, I answer the same questions over and over. It gets quite tedious at times.

In the workplace, things are generally more on the quiet conservative side. People aren't dramatic and like more to keep to themselves, do their work, and go home.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the students and getting to make real, tangible changes in their lives. Those moments when students are overcome with joy and gratitude because I was able to help them are what this job worth it at all.

I've enjoyed working at FIT over the past 7.5 years. Most of the people who work there are passionate about what they do, which is invigorating and refreshing. The students make your work worthwhile. 

Bureaucracy can sometimes make simple tasks seem unachievable; Sometimes people who have worked here for a while get set in their ways and that can make it hard to introduce new initiatives; Sometimes the students can be a handful, but I'm sure that's the case in any educational institution; Sometimes you get stuck with no room to advance beyond the confines of your position

I would recommend this place of employment.

A typical day was very busy working with figures. It allowed me the opportunity to learn how to prepared monthly bank reconciliation’s for multiple accounts - data entry, including purchase requisitions and journal entries
The learning was great and different from the secretary arena. I learned how to maintained logs of all checks issued, including accounts payable and student refunds. Also how to updated computerized check registers for paid checks, while maintaining outstanding check lists for all bank accounts.

The hardest part of the job was meeting monthly dead lines.

The most enjoyable part was learning to work in accountant.

A typical day at work for me is managing the day to day business of the university tours, making sure all Student Tour Guide Associates are doing well as well as assisting the Recruitment and Events Manager. I have learned about leadership, teamwork, event planning, and managing at this job. The workplace culture is very inclusive and kind. People are very friendly with each other and care for one another. The hardest part of my job is managing the schedules of my Student Tour Guide Associates during major university events. The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to connect with perspective students and help them achieve their dreams as possible FIT students.

Interning at the Fashion Institute of Technology was a cool experience. However, I did not do much at this job it simply entailed me to complete office assignments such there were times when I had to run errands outside of the office- that was my favorite part. In addition to working there I was able to learn more about this college as well as meet some very creative people like myself. The people I was introduced to here were all full of life and inspired me in the long run. A Typical day included handling student files, picking up mail, inputting data into MS office softwares such as word and excel, typing letters, and the office duty list continues. Although it was not my ideal job/internship I still enjoyed working there.

FIT has many faculty that have been there for many years and many of them are not open to change. The union is very strong and are not a part of the larger SUNY union. This is a down side for employees, they offer a less robust medical and dental package   Doctor co-pays are much higher than the average. There is a lot of time off for employees. Some members of the upper Administration have changed many times over. The Administration can be difficult to work with at times. Inner circle politics is very strong.

I honestly loved working at FIT years after attending the school myself for fashion design. 

I loved what I taught too. My only issue was that I wasn’t matched with the right students or department.

I was teaching sustainable design on an advanced innovative design system, meant for the knitwear department, to students who wanted to be fashion stylists.

It was a challenge because the students didn’t care at all about what I was teaching. However, at the end of the semester, I inspired them to at least care about sustainability.

I have worked here for years and I can say it's gotten worse and worse over time. All employees receive tenure, so offices are filled with lazy people who just don't care but it's nearly impossible to fire them. Work falls on a few people who are good at their job and the rest slack. There is currently a hiring freeze thanks to higher ups deciding to build a new lobby we did not need. They refuse to permit any remote work anymore. They are rigid in every single way and like to throw around things like "well this is how we've always done it." Infuriating. Currently job searching to leave ASAP.

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