physician assistant

assistant professor

administrative assistant

faculty

security officer

Lincoln Memorial University

I love my co-workers. They are bright and work well with each other.  The chairs and deans I have worked with value our time and opinions.

I've learned that academics can offer a warm and team oriented environment. The professors in the schools where I attended graduate school did not seem to get along as well as they do here.

One bright side of working here is the stunning landscapes. It's gorgeous here. We are over an hour from Knoxville, but it provides many of our needs for city life. Middlesboro, KY is a small city and provides the basics. Most who live in the local area shop there.

One downside of teaching here is the lack of a tenure track. However, most larger schools make a greater use of adjuncts and part time instructors, so the lack of a tenure track is diminished. We are full time. If you like it here and get along with others it seems the job can be yours indefinitely. We get paid less than others in our profession, but it's still the highest salary I've earned anywhere.

The hardest part of the job is teaching some of our lesser-prepared students. It's a part of LMU's mission to enlighten and educate the young people of Appalachia. That's not always an easy task. I've been surprised, however, at just how bright many of our students are, locals and out of state students alike.

The management is beyond terrible. I love my job but it’s sad to see a company turn into nothing but profit rather than doing what’s good for pts. My job as a dental assistant is something I’ve worked hard for. However, we are taken advantage of and receive nothing but negative feedback. Plus you never hear from the Dean of the school. The employees are taken advantage of and it’s just not worth it. I love what I do but I will not be taken advantage of nor see my coworkers leaving due to the frustration. 

The schedule is always full and not enough help. Pts will come in randomly and they’ll be put on the schedule while we have 10 pts waiting. All of the assistants are leaving due to lack of appreciation, communication, and love for the job. Each of us are being treated like garbage instead of real people. 

Everything changes every single day and patients are even being our second due to this just becoming a money hungry organization. 

My tip to you is don’t even waste your breath working here or coming here. 

Typically, I did a variety things in my position as program coordinator. I worked with staff, faculty, and students, as well as the public. I was charged with establishing and maintaining a program that dealt a great deal with the public. 

My coworkers and managers were wonderful and it was less like work and more like a family in very many ways.   

Because the delicate nature of my position required me to consider many agendas other than my own and to incorporate those into my program, it was challenging to balance conflicting agendas, but it was always something I was able to accomplish. I am adept at compromise and conflict resolution.

The most enjoyable part of my job was meeting people and getting to know a variety of people from diverse backgrounds.

LMU-CVM has fantastic employees who want to do the best for the students but are hamstrung at every turn by management and the University overall. The pay is well below a livable wage and raises are basically a non-existent joke. They will repeatedly tell you it is because it is a 'low cost of living area' which is a complete lie. You can make more money working any of the fast food places in Middlesboro with half the stress and none of the bureaucracy. "Staff" includes all of the licensed veterinary technicians and they use that as an excuse to pay them horribly rather than considering them faculty even though they regularly teach entire labs. No raises were given for years until the technician staff literally threatened to unionize and walk out.  

I was a nursing tutor and peer mentor. I also tutored any other classes I had taken. They pushed for students’ success. The work environment was cordial and family-like. You could bring any concerns to your managers. If you were not busy tutoring, you had time to study or work on your own homework. It was great having access to computers and a printer while you were in the tutoring center. It was a temporary, part-time position, and only lasted until I graduated; therefore, you were paid minimum wage, which I believe was fair for a college student trying to earn extra money. I greatly enjoyed my time there. 

The students are wonderful and grateful for help. The most satisfying part of my job is working with students. The worst part of the job is the dean. He promotes gossip about other employees and talks poorly of others inside and outside of the department. This creates a toxic culture. Once he gets it in for an employee, the employee is dismissed. The pay is 30% below what other universities pay in my field with similar enrollment. There is poor communication between the dean and faculty members. He often changes his mind on projects without notifying employees who have worked countless extra hours only to find their work scrapped. If employees resign, the dean blames everything on the employee who resigned even though it is not true.

Some good people who genuinely care about the students but overall a money making machine. More students, more money - no students, no money = more stress and bigger attitudes!
No real structure leaving new programs to create from scratch w/ no leadership or processes in play. 
Young 1st time directors egos are inflated and rude to staff yet scared of the Board of Directors etc.
Rules and attitudes change depending on who is new, young and "making a splash" in their dept.  I.e. new research faculty or young, pretty  individuals that the director can "scope" on FB or Instagram before their interview and see if they "fit" what he is looking for (bikini shots are a plus).


This univeristy has made it very difficult to work in the area of athletics. I do not work for any of the academic parts of this school, only athletics, as I am a coach of the women's lacrosse team. This school makes it very difficult to recruit kids here, it is a taxing process through the non-buding and stubborn/close-minded persepctive of this univeristy. Other sports are put in priorty to others, as well as complete and utter miscommunication whenever we need it. Additionally, there is no sense of consistency here from academics to athletics, ranging from coaches and all. There is little mentorship and this is a place that seems to have a high turnover rate.

LMU has poor organizational structure with some people who do not have the skills to satisfactorily complete the tasks in their area of employment. They have annual performance evaluations by supervisors and student evaluations of instructors. Those evaluations are not used to reward excellent performance but they are used to terminate employees.

Pay below equivalent pay at peer institutions; for faculty at least $15,000 below. Rapid turnover. Administration uses right to fire often; not a trustworthy environment; must sign agreement that employee handbook is advisory only and can be departed from at any time. New faculty told by chairman of board that they are "a dime a dozen" on first orientation session. Apply here only if you are starving! Only good aspects are well kept surroundings and some people are nice. Yearly contracts for all employees, including faculty; no tenure, so easy to fire you without giving a reason. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Physician assistant 14 salaries reported	$101 per hour
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Administrative assistant 4 salaries reported	$17.74 per hour
Faculty 2 salaries reported	$120,000 per year
Security officer 2 salaries reported	$14.94 per hour

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