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My typical day at work includes lots of laughs but many accomplishments. My coworkers make working enjoyable, and I never mind going to work. I usually go in with a pile of papers waiting for me to fill out, file, or send out. I instantly get to work, but once my tasks are finished helping out and fooling around with my other coworkers for a few minutes is always a nice escape from the stresses of life, and I genuinely love working with everyone in the office. The worst part about work are the long walks to other offices and buildings on cold and rainy days, but the free food, laughs, and free clothing definitely make up for the long walks in the bad weather. I have also learned that not everything or everyone is perfect and sometimes you have to pick up slack where it is necessary, and sometimes you need to trust that others will have your back in your time of need as well. Finally, I also learned that management is everything. While some of my managers are great and help out with many things, others are very unclear and when the job is unclear, mistakes are at risk. I have run in to a few problems with this, but I have also come to realize, the only way to get over mistakes is to fix them and move on with the job. Lehigh overall has taught me to be a good problem solver, and I am very grateful for the people I work with as well as the job I have been offered here.

I joined the SBDC as a Business Analyst (GA) a couple of months ago, and the experience has been nothing short of a nightmare. 

Blatant violations of HR policies through and through. This is a part-time role, and they make it so difficult to work here by making the schedule inflexible and rigid for no reason. Treating students like they are human and cannot get sick or have family emergencies. 

Mind you, the director and other assistant directors are always busy with favoritism and workplace politics all the time. The ladies here are always gossiping and not working, and looking for ways to make students' lives difficult because they have no ambition of their own. 

When it comes to work assignments and tasks, they will overload the students with fluff tasks just to keep them super occupied at all times and the consultants would be busy with chit-chat and gossip. 
 
All in all, I would not recommend this as a good work-study or assistantship. There are far better places on campus to work. 

I work as a teaching assistant in the History Department. While taking classes, in conjunction with serving as a teaching assistant, I have definitely enjoyed my 2 years here earning my Master's. The faculty is supportive, and the professors that I have worked with have all been great mentors. Compared to the amount of work that TA's in other departments perform, the History Department is fairly lax and understanding. They do its part too to allocate teaching opportunities and funds fairly. I would not advise paying your own money for any Master's degree in the humanities, but for those offered full scholarships in conjunction with the TAship, this is an excellent option.

An average workday was great when I was able to get away from the people who were there so long and had no schooling in this field. So it was hard coming from a schooled background and knowledge. My immediate supervisor/coworker was led around by my experience but felt intimidated when I HAVE NO PROBLEM HELPING OR TEACHING SOMEONE BECAUSE IT ONLY HELPS OUR FULL TEAM! 
I was going through a divorce so Lehigh as a whole was excellent it was just the little team of people who hid everything thinking its job security. We reported to a "manager" who had really no background in IT so my supervisor had the wool over her eyes and took credit for everything I was teaching him! 
I do not like to trash anyone but it was the worse environment and especially when I LOVE to be a team player!

Work would begin at 9 am and typically run until 7 pm with a lunch break in between. The work was interesting and geared towards acquiring more knowledge. I learned extensively about protein purification, integral membrane proteins, and many key instrumentation used in scientific laboratories. I was managed by a very capable PhD Biochemistry teacher for the University and worked along Graduate students who were working towards their PhD. The work was not hard however many times I would have to come back late in the night or very early in the morning to complete a specific experiment I was working on, it got easier after a while. The most enjoyable part of the job was the work environment. 

During my (almost) three years at Lehigh, I have really grown and developed as a professional. I have found my confidence and my voice within the higher education world. Additionally, I have really found my passion for strategic planning, management, organizational behaviors, and leadership development. I was given many tasks that varied from social media/communications to working with alumni and volunteers to writing a strategic plan. 

My coworkers are incredible people who are supportive yet challenge me to be a better coworker or employee. This has been a great experience that has truly prepared for higher level careers.

The university itself is a beautiful place to work and the benefits are reasonable. Don't be fooled, they fight you on education benefits so if you want a degree through here it's going to be a hard fought battle. The management is foolhardy many times over and there are constantly delays in work and frustrating last minute changes in schedule. The pay is mediocre at best and don't let them fool you when they say there is room for advancement, that is a bold faced lie. 

It is a laid back environment but people are easily offended which makes working very difficult in most environments.

The University Relations team at Lehigh gives designers a great place to learn and grow. The department art director was great to work for, encouraging creativity and artistic expression in all areas of work. I mention this because when working for an established university, it isn't always easy to keep things fresh and current while also keeping true to established brand standards. Lehigh's design team was top notch. The marketing and editorial departments were equally committed to both innovation while honoring tradition. There was never a shortage of  interesting departments, faculty, students, staff, and alumni to work with!

Lehigh University provided an ideal atmosphere for growth within the department for both me and the staff of Printing and Mailing employees I managed.  I was able guide the department through the expansion of business offerings and volume while streamlining the processes. Working with various staff members and University constituents we were able to enhance the services we provided to the University while reducing costs to the University. A very rewarding experience.

The business services unit is hostile environment.  It is a place full of cliques & old (thinking) people.  Methods & procedures haven't been changed in decades and they are unwilling to try and management is unable to promote any process improvement methods.  Regardless of your ed/exp the salaries are ridiculously low unless you have been there for 25 years.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Research assistant 8 salaries reported	$34,125 per year
Assistant director 14 salaries reported	$54,204 per year
Graduate researcher 4 salaries reported	$32,250 per year
Teaching assistant 6 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Associate director 5 salaries reported	$100,234 per year

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