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Middle Georgia State University

The pros are there is some flexibility with schedule, they want you on campus but some work can be done remotely if needed. Faculty and staff truly care about academics the well-being of their students which is refreshing. Faculty & staff usually go above and beyond to provide the best experience possible for students. Depending on what department you're in, management is tolerable & typically trusts you to do your work and doesn't micromanage. However, administrators often lack basic knowledge of academic policy, programs, & software usage and don't offer much support to advisors because they don't truly understand what advisors do or what the workload is like. Workload is heavy and can be very stressful. Faculty and staff are stretched as thin as possible and everyone is exhausted from working the jobs of 2-3 people and those up the hill seem to not care. Exhaustion and lack of proper training and support cause a lot of issues & students can tell. Policy changes often and quickly without thinking it through & properly communicating with everyone. Everyone is also paid significantly lower than other universities & there is very little opportunity for advancement. There is little incentive to stay here with no opportunity for growth and low wages, that leads to poor turn over rate and more people being overworked. Pros: flexibility, friendly workplace, can use TAP program for free tuition at any USG school, Teacher Retirement System. Cons: lack of training & proper communication, poor work/life balance, low wages, being understaffed is the norm.

I am a college senior graduating in December 2015 with a BS in Mathematics with a concentration in Applied Mathematics.  

Monday through Thursday I am in class or I am tutoring students in the Mathematic Academic Resource Center at Middle Georgia State University. I really enjoy working with students, helping them to accomplish their goals and preparing them for test. I also assist the Math department and faculty members when needed. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday I work a part-time job at Moe's.  At Moe's, I work the line with two friends from high school.  We are all close to completing our undergraduate degrees, so have a pretty good time working together. 

Neither of my jobs are hard and I like them both. I have worked at my school since my first semester of college and I just started working at Moe's this past May to pick up some extra money. 

I guess screaming "Welcome to Moe's" every time someone walks in the door is enjoyable.  It's not to complicated to roll up a burrito and pass it down the line. 

For me, it's a little hard to work with students who do not have the basic concept of math.  It's very sad to work with a remedial student that has to get to pre-calculus before they will get credit for a math class in college.  

My late father told me, "Love what you do and you will never work a day in your life."

I worked as a student intern for the Marketing and Communications Department, and they were absolutely wonderful. Their team is quirky, but professional. They encourage creativity, and provide plenty of opportunities for you to gain knowledge and experience in the areas you are passionate about, and the areas you may just want to improve in. Because they are a team at MGA,  they understand the importance of balancing your class and work schedule in order to achieve academic greatness. I highly recommend pursuing an opportunity as a student intern with the Marketing and Communications Department if it is available to you. Otherwise, I encourage any MGA students to look into internships through the university, whether they are on-campus or not, it is a great idea to start gaining experience now before you graduate.

Pushed departmental partnership within student media and ensuring reference reporting, partner based pipeline management and channeling conflict resolution
Designed & facilitated transactions for commercial advertisement for school newspaper
Directed staff, to ensure that duties are performed according to departmental performance standards
Assisted in managing the entire life-cycle of newspaper: Pitch, Strategize, Identify, Engagement, Creation, and Distribution
Recruited and trained prospective employees
Understand print media capabilities/offerings and create a strong culture of effective utilization of partners through networking and co-marketing
Political and social event and program planning

MGA is not a great place to work. More or less every employee there either has been there for 10+ years and feels trapped, has been there a short period of time and is looking to leave, or has already left. The people are overall nice, but the individual departments (Academic Affairs, Student Life, etc) have no idea what the others do and don't have any direct contact with them which ends up hurting the students who need help. A lot is wrong with the way the university is structured and run, and many of the faculty and staff are vocal about a desire to fix it, but then lack any follow through on actually making progress and taking the steps to fix anything.

MGA is very fractured between each campus. All the power and privilege is on the Macon campus, where those in charge dictate how everything is done. There is so much behind the scenes micromanaging in place that faculty are expected to pander to higher ups at all times. Faculty are given very little ability to teach and test how they see fit which is more inline with the Community College set up. This university will squash your creativity and motivation as you spend your time checking boxes off the to-do list.

While I was an assistant student at the Foreign Language Center, I met many many students who love to learn the second language. However, most of students that afraid to speak the second language. Therefore, I encourage them to speak as much as they learn. I also share with them what do I do while I was traveling around the world. When they knew that I have been more than fifty countries by backpack, I have to speak the second language or third, or more languages to new people everyday, they were so surprise...

Low pay. Almost no training at all. Heavy work load with almost no support for upper management. Honestly, you don't even hear from them unless you make a mistake. Other advisors are amazing. However, they are absolutely stressed and not compensated well enough. Some upper management play favorites within departments and often do not discuss things with you. They will have someone else do it for them. It's sad because I went to school here and absolutely loved it. Long hours. Pros: Off on Friday at 12, awesome coworkers, tuition reimbursement. Cons: Literally everything else

Overall, a good place to work. There are lots of opportunities for advancements in different areas, and it offer the staff the opportunity to get a free college degree, both an undergraduate and graduate degrees, and that is a big plus for the staff. There are lots of opportunities for campus and community volunteer activities.  MGA offers a lot of resources to help student to succeed throughout the entire college experience.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing, administration will ditch you in a hot second. 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No support from administration. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very exclusive.  Not for everyone. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful,  every day.   No support or understanding.

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