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Very few positions here have any advancement, and that's if you have the two master's degrees they want you to have. You really have to keep your ear to the door and wait until somebody either dies or retires to get into a different position. And forget about raises, there are none. Also, whenever enrollments gets too low, they start encouraging certain workers to retire or "bump" people who haven't been working here all that long into positions where they're given, max, about 3 days worth of training. Hofstra kisses the backsides of its faculty and refuse to listen to support staff when they have valid complaints about the verbal abusiveness of aforementioned faculty. It's basically your word against the word of somebody with a PhD.

Even worse, in the COVID-19 pandemic, they've significantly reduced the hours of the support staff workers (secretaries, admin assistants, etc), the people who have to come to campus every day while faculty and higher-ups get to teach from home and not have to put their lives on the line interacting with students, esp. when Hofstra had the money to keep support staff working from home but didn't want to spare the expense (and they have plenty of money to spare, the current president of the university, Stuart Rabinowitz, is one of the wealthiest university presidents in the country). The faculty here are even holding a money pool to see if the campus will close early for the semester, as if Hofstra isn't playing with the lives of real-life people.

Also an overwhelmingly white institute (both in employees, employers, and students) despite most of the surrounding area of Hempstead/Uniondale being Latino or Black. It tells the lie to students that anyplace beyond the campus is "dangerous" but it's also no coincidence that beyond the campus are primarily people of color.

Hofstra likes to toot its own horn because it offers a lot of benefits to FT postions but honestly, you'd be better off at a CUNY, both financially and mentally.

I didn't last long here, and you wont either if you value your worth. If your first week involves comments such as "wow thank you for coming back," take that as a warning.

When I started, I was trained by one of the many associate directors who had recently moved up into that position from the one I was training for. She had to somehow figure out how to train me to do my job but also do her job at the same time. Somehow that was my fault and she took it out on me, frequently. Once she noticed my frustration she'd back off and say "yeah this position took me about a full year to learn." Then a few moments later she'd get frustrated again and couldn't figure out why I wasn't catching on yet after 2 weeks. I wasn't catching on because for about 60% of the day she would be in her office swamped with her own work that the director didn't want to do, with no time to train the new girl. 

Also, interestingly enough, they expected me to be able to get work done in this giant back room where the work study students came in to gossip. Ahem, I mean "work." Everyone else in the department had a quiet office to concentrate. There was one open when I started but they ended up giving it to an employee that was hired after me. Okay. Way to make me feel valued!

To be completely honest I think this department really needs to reevaluate the work they expect out of their employees, as well as the training protocol, or they are constantly going to experience a high turnover rate. Just my humble opinion. 


Don't get me started on the director. If you weren't a robot then you were automatically wrong in her book. That's all I'm going to say.

Health insurance was ok. Pay was a joke considering the cost of living on Long Island (to be fair, Hofstra isn't the only institution that doesn't take a livable wage into consideration). Tuition reimbursement was a huge plus, however, going to a private school for completely free still wasn't enough of an incentive to stay. Seeing job positions open in the department I worked for tells me I'm not the only one who feels that way.

Working in the Admissions office of the Law School at Hofstra University, I was exposed to a variety of people and scenarios. I was fortunate to experience he law school from two sides as I began my career at Hofstra in the law school itself. There, I got to know the students after their enrollment and accompanied them on their journey from 1L to 3L, then as graduates and finally fanatics while they prepared to sit the Bar exam.

In the Admissions Office however, I came to know students as perspective students first, to accepted students, and finally as enrolled students. Though my interaction with them may be limited as enrolled students, I was able to form lasting bonds with many as they frequented our office to just check-in or to handle financial aid questions and concerns.

My role in the Admissions Office offered me excitement as I never knew what crisis may be knocking at our door or how busy the phones and emails would be. There were often times when we had walk-ins and my morning coffee sat on my desk losing its warmth. Other times, I would be so busy that I would be away from my desk for what seemed like hours. Yet there were days where I could sit at my desk for the entire day, just catching up on filing, etc. Whichever way the day went, I always left our office in good spirits.

Throughout my career, and much to the credit of my role at the law school, I have become a well-rounded, passionate, detail orientated, multi-tasking busy bee.

A typical day at work involves sitting with friends and getting to chat between phone calls. Phone calls insist of following a script that politely asks alumni and others if they'd like to donate to the school. We write down what their answer is and move on to the next caller. Management is led by a masters student from Hofstra who is working full-time in Hofstra Hall while putting us under her wing, and has managers who are undergrad students ranging from juniors to seniors. Co-workers are simply undergrad students (and my friends) who heard about the job the same way I did and are doing this as their federal work-study. The hardest part of the job is maintaining the politeness after people get rude and upset when you ask nicely if they'd like to donate to their alma mater. The most enjoyable part of the job is being able to have flexibility and know that as long as you let the manager know ahead of time, you're allowed to miss one or two shifts. Also, being around your friends or fellow classmates really allows you the opportunity to befriend people in your school so when you're outside of work, you can hang out with them and talk about school things.

A typical day at work is coming in and hearing about everyone's day in class before we settle down at our work station. Then we get our stack of people to call, I organize based on who has donated most consistently and call those people first. If there are new people, we usually yell out pointers or quiet down when we hear someone having a noteworthy phone conversation. We are constantly learning from one another which makes the environment energetic. Also, we always give appraisal for those who get big donations. The hardest part of the job is trying to connect with alumni who have not donated in a long time and convince them to become donors again. But it is a fun challenge because there is no script on how to connect. So it gives me a chance to go at new angles of a conversation such as asking about what they have done since college instead of asking for money at the start of the conversation. My job environment makes it great because rejection is a norm since we are asking for donations all day but we are constantly learning on how to curb that and learn from rejection.

As a counselor, my schedule varied widely every day. First thing in the morning at work I checked my e-mails to update myself about any new changes, information and instructions from my supervisor. For example if there were any changes in topic for the day for group session, if any client was absent, if there were any new admissions that I needed to take care of and so forth. I spent the majority of my week in session with my clients. These were one-on-one counseling sessions and multiple group sessions. I also spent a few hours every day in training, observing, and performing office work. 

By conducting individual and group sessions I have learned to deal with new situations and/or crisis patiently. I maintained excellent relationship with my supervisor, co-workers, management team and clinical team. 
The hardest part of my job was dealing with sudden changes. For example, changing the group discussion or psycho-ed topic 10 munities before running the group. 

The enjoyable part of my work was when I saw improvement in my clients and in addition I have always enjoyed working with my clinical team.

A typical day at work included running my own personal research trials for my independent research assignment. I learned how to participate in the practice culturing of cells, cell treatment, immunofluorescent staining, fluorescence microscopy, atomic force microscopy, cGMP, and more in the field of Cell and Tissue Engineering. The lab was managed by my mentor/professor, who was the Dean of the Engineering department. I worked alongside of two post-docs, and 4 of my fellow classmates. the hardest part of the job was the immediate deadlines that certain elements of the research, when the researched involved multiple trials, in which, trials took a lengthy period of time. The most enjoyable part of the job was gaining knowledge of the research aspect of biomedical engineering, learning hands on the elements of the field we were merely studying in class.

Was continually promised the opportunity to move up and be promoted for my consistent hard work and dedication all while balancing school and extra-curricular activities. Never fulfilled. My family was cursed out by a manager because they visited the restaurant during my shift and wanted to say hello. The hardest part of the job was being consistently lied to and taken advantage of. 

I was part of a Class Action suit against the corporation as a whole because they were stealing money from their lowest paid workers. Only making $2.16 an hour, we took home much less than that because the fat cat CEO wants to take money out of the pockets of students trying to pay off their student loans so they can afford their 9th summer home in Cabo. 

Federal law requires a 30 min break after 6 hours of work and an hour break after 8 hours. I worked 12 hour shifts consistently and never once was given a break.

Hofstra is a beautiful campus and I always felt very welcome. It felt like there was also a real sense of a community. Unfortunately, pay is very low (especially compared to other schools) and there isn't much room for mobility. My office, in particular, was always understaffed and there was always quick turnover. Due to this, most people cannot be very knowledgeable in their area and cannot fully train another person.

It was a very stressful/fast-paced environment and I had to do a lot of extra work to make up for vacant job positions. Management in my office was not good. Benefits are good (I took advantage of tuition remission) and vacation is great (22 days), but I was never allowed to take a full week off for trips due to the constant need for more administrators.

If you are looking for a faculty position, I would steer clear of Hofstra. I worked there for a number of years and the drama, theatrics, and unprofessionalism that encompasses this university is mind-blowing.
Expect the following:
1.) Chairs that act like dictators even though they are appointed colleagues in your own department.;
2.) Deans that look out for their own interests only and are rarely present for any “peasant” faculty;
3.) A gaggle of administrators that are grossly overpaid, do very little, but hog most of the available money pool so that faculty get hired at subpar starting salaries that are lower than most tri-state area PUBLIC schools.

Hofstra has beautiful grounds and a convenient campus. There are lovely spots to work. But unfortunately, it did nothing for my career growth and soured me on academia after many years and being a top performer in my department. I don’t know how it remains functional.

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