adjunct professor

adjunct faculty

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pt assistant

graduate assistant

Georgia Military College

After being hired on full time staff from a Federal Work Study position, I was thrilled. The administration was great and friendly and family centered. 
However, the last three years or so, made me realize how much I missed the "old ways." Administration is sneaky and under-handed, they lie and mis-lead and keep secrets. They also do not want employees to socialize with one another; everyone is to sit in their office from 8 - 5 without speaking to anyone but the students, who we are supposed to refer to as "friends." Which itself is hilarious because that is what the administration also calls the infestations of roaches and mice. 
There is a glass ceiling. As long as you are a suck up and are as two-faced as the administration, you will be just fine. The second you give an honest opinion which is contrary to what the administration wants to be perceived as - they will beat you down until you fall into place, or until they find some policy they want to apply to only the individual they want to get rid of.
Policies and procedures are bent, modified, etc. as tools of terror to keep everyone in line.
Those with education and experience in higher education are kept quiet, and they bring in people with no experience - who have no backbone and only desire to make the administration happy.
The faculty are amazing, educated, friendly people who are beat into submission - who are told by non-educators how to teach. These great people became professors because it was in their hearts to teach - but GMC has turned even the most optimistic ones into unhappy shells of who they used to be.
While being grossly underpaid for 7.5 years, I still completed by job efficiently and with the highest quality. Yet, alas, I became the black sheep for trying to get fair work conditions and equitable division of labor and was terminated 3 days after requesting a meeting to discuss (for the 7th time) these and other issues.
If you choose to work for the campus in Augusta, be sure to keep your head down, your mouth shut, and be ready to be in constant fear for being the subject of the next witch hunt by the secretive and two-faced administration.

After I obtained my dual masters degrees, I was eager to see if I could apply this education to some other area.  I actually took this teaching job and another one at the same time, while I worked full time as the Director for Clinical Research.  I am not sure what I was thinking (perhaps that I am Wonder Woman!), but I would work all day full time, leave that job and teach 3-4 nights a week at one or the other school.  I did this for about a year and a half.  

I learned very quickly not to bite of more than you can chew!  However, once I commit to something, I am determined to make it happen.  I managed ALL these jobs and responsibilites without ever missing a deadline, but it left my personal and home life lacking.  This is not good balance and not wise to work that much.  

I had a wonderful boss that was very understanding of my work situation.  I was helping them and they were offering me a new experience.  It was mutually beneficial. 

The people at the college were very helpful at any time I needed it.  Having never been an adjunct professor, there were always questions I had about small things that seem obvious but were not.  I always had others around me willing to help. 

The hardest part of my job was making sure I didn't miss anything that was required of me by the college.  Being unfamiliar with this type of employment, I tried very hard to remain compliant on all levels.  The most enjoyable part of my job was watching students learn as I shared what I know with them.  I also found it very rewarding to help students succeed.  How rewarding! 

This is a good job for someone who needs to improve their resume or just needs to fill their time. HOWEVER, you will be bombarded with tons of work to "meet mission." You are essentially there to cover up the shortcomings of the college (there are a lot of them). There is a high turnover rate for staff, only those that are well paid or have nowhere else to go stay for a long period of time. A lot of the managers can't lead and your job training is meaningless and outdated since changes are made on a whim by the institution. Hopefully, you are good at learning by yourself and being flexible! Instead of a raise, you will get food once in a blue moon and told management appreciates you here. If they really cared, they would ask YOU what problems you see and how GMC can improve. Instead, they come up with random ideas to add to your daily duties. The people at the forefront of the institution are out of touch, expecting you to perform miracles to keep the place running. There are a lot of people that genuinely need this school to improve, so it is disappointing our operations are run like this. It should be no surprise after learning all of this, the school never meets mission. Hopefully things will change if you apply (though I doubt it).


I am an alumni of GMC Columbus as well as a previous employee. My time at GMC was very stressful. My coworkers and I were overworked, very rarely praised, and micromanaged. Since the campus is not doing so well with keeping their enrollment numbers up, the Director was desperate to get students in by any means necessary. We were forced to allow students to attend while their financial aid was unprocessed and when the term came to an end and said students still owed, it came back on the financial aid representatives instead of the management who forced it upon us. Rules were bent and special acceptions were made for students. We went above and beyond for students and a Director who had no respect for us. 

When your employees are treated poorly, there’s no reason for them to stay. No amount of money is worth the misery this Director puts their employees through. 

Also, no one in HR nor the President bothered to follow up on my complaint once I left the company (I sent it to both). I know since I stopped working there, why would anyone care? However, it would have been nice to have been acknowledged.

Once i finish class i would make sure all the mail was ready to be picked up. During that time report cards was issued to the students and i was responsible to make sure all the grades was posted before delivery. I deliver any messages to other offices. I answered the telephone and directed the callers to the proper office. I file any and all papers that needed to be filed. I made copies of papers. I made sure all the trash in the office were empty before i left on a daily based. I stapled any papers that needed to be stapled. Whenever an individual came into the office and he/she needed to find an office i would take them. I learned how to have good customer service. The management was good. The co-workers work together as a team. The hardest part of the job was when the copy machine did not work and we got behind on making copies if they had to be out by a certain time. the most enjoyable part of the job was seeing an individual make the decision to join the team as being a student at Georgia Military College

Was a work study student. It was a very quiet day at work typically, not too much going on. I pretty much had a set schedule and never really too much or too little to do. I learned how to do general office tasks and tutored students in algebra when needed. I loved my work advisor there, she made my life and all of the students lives there awesome and enjoyable. Having her there made my life much easier and the co-workers too. Hours were flexible and overall the job was pretty interesting on days when I was needed.

Hardest part of the job, was knowing mostly everyone there throughout my life and not interacting with very many new people. I would easily come back and work for them, but hopefully a job with more work on hand and not so limited.

Georgia Military College Work Study Program was offered through the VA and intended to support veterans attending college with financial advice, scholarships, housing, health, and whatever other issues needed addressing. I helped quite a few veterans find the answers they were looking for and met with my coworkers almost every day to discuss what we could be doing better. GMC's dean is management and she was always available to assist and teach me. I learned customer service in specialty products and services, research, office management, leadership, teamwork, and much more. The hardest part of the job would have been researching and keeping track of the different benefits offered to veterans. I sincerely enjoyed helping veterans find what they need or providing a place for them to relax.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The students and colleagues.  There is a good school environment and the students are interesting to help.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The administration which gives no value to part-time employees.  Everyone gets salary adjustments, but no value to the tutors who help the students a lot. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
School and students and other teachers. It is very academic oriented. It is a good school with good instructors.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Helping students in subjects areas which are giving them problems or explaining concepts and clarifying study habits and methods.

On a typical day at work, I teach three classes during the morning and early afternoon, and then begin advising and mentoring in the late afternoon. I usually grade papers and such at night from home. I have learned a lot in this position by managing eight departments as well as by being an advisor for my students. 

The hardest part of the job is probably getting students to have an open mind when discussing controversial topics. On the other hand, by far the best part of the job is seeing the light in students eyes once they do actually 'get' whatever it is we are talking about. Seeing students go from defiant to actually defending the position they were originally against is incredibly fulfilling.

There is a culture of management not standing up for their employees.  The workload is heavy and Staff is underpaid by about $3,000 per year depending on position.  Upper management misleads employees when it comes to basic HR policies such as comp time.  The leaders are fairly new to the organization and are not prepared to run a school.  They are more concerned with cosmetics and don't like for employees to socialize with each other.  The one plus is the long Christmas break (gets shorter every year).  Spring break is a plus.  There are few opportunities for advancement.  Take it from someone who knows 90% of staff and faculty despises the management in this place!!!!

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