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Mildred Elley

M.E. may be a good fit if you’re looking for a simple clock-in, clock-out job, but the reality of working there often asks much more of employees than that. Workplace dynamics and personal drama frequently interfere with day-to-day responsibilities, and management often feels disconnected from what staff are actually experiencing.

Compensation is not sustainable for the workload and expectations, and the benefits and time-off policies can make it difficult to maintain a healthy work-life balance. For example: no sick time, extremely limited PTO, and few holidays. 

This is also a company that will often avoid paying you overtime, as well, by offering you the amount of extra hours worked off and forcing you to take them. And if you need to leave early, expect to have to make those hours up the next day. 

Overall, many of the challenges employees face are brushed off as part of the “workplace culture,” rather than meaningfully addressed.

If you’re looking for a long-term workplace that supports you and your family, I would not personally recommend it.


Very fast paced and stressful environment. Very high turnover rate and visibly saw multiple employees while there get burned out quickly. I was taught the government regulations and requirements for Federal and State aid programs to assist clients and potential clients. Immediate management was very good, however, higher management was very lacking. Constantly contradicting themselves and had no follow through. Work culture was again very stressful, there was no room for growth within this company, although it had been promised to several employees including myself multiple times. Pay was lacking for demands of job as well as annual raises were stopped due to financial struggle of company. I cannot say I miss the job or the stresses that I had to deal with while working there, however, I do miss my co-workers, one of the most enjoyable aspects of the job was that even though stressful, the immediate departments were treated as a second family which did help making the really stressful days much more enjoyable.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working here is not being micromanaged and being able to be myself to produce results and meet company goals. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is navigating inconsistent management, which sometimes leads to unclear expectations and limited opportunities to contribute ideas for improvement.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was pretty laid back overall. People were generally supportive and easy to work with, and it wasn’t overly formal day to day. At the same time, there were some gaps in structure and communication, so it could feel a bit unorganized at times.

A typical day working as a Federal Work Study-Library Assistant was hectic but also a thrill. I got to help my fellow classmates on projects. I've learned the value of patience. I was dealing with classmates who was learning how to use the computer for the first time,people who were learning how to write an APA style paper and learning how to do research from articles.My co-workers were also fellow work study students like me. It was refreshing and exciting to work with someone off my own age in the same job. The hardest part about my job would be balancing my studies and work. The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing my peers come back and tell me they got a high grade on their paper or past a certain quiz

Upper management does not care about the students.  Money is more important than students. Students are just passed thru many programs, without being a good fit for the career the student  signed up for.  For instance, one student wanted to own and work at a daycare but was told she should be a medical assistant.  Another student was in the medical assistant program and did not like to touch people or interact with them.  When those actions were questions, told that the students would never amount to anything so who cares what program they were in.  My advice to all who are thinking of this place to work, if you want to keep your integrity intact, RUN from this place, in fact forget about working there.

Within weeks of starting at this company I knew something was wrong but couldn't quite put my finger on it. It became more apparent as time went by that management is more concerned with bringing in money than providing quality education. Recruiters admit everyone who applies, then they're billed extensively and saddled with student loan debt. Most of your time will be spent dealing with angry students and untangling the web of lies management has sold them. Staff turnover is high and the ones who've been there for a while are in on the scheme.

I worked at Mildred Elley for 8 years, and I enjoyed my time there. I worked remotely, so I never met the people in the office; however, my supervisor and I are in the same professional organization. We would meet at yearly conferences, and we were (and remain) friends. The best part of the job was interacting with the students--they were great! The job was not hard; however, management really did not understand medical transcription, and the online division was often left out of the overall workplace culture. But we did OK, and my supervisor definitely understood me and my students.

I truly do not recommend working here. It is painfully clear that the owner only  cares about MONEY and lots of it. The daily temperature is who is getting fired because enrollment is down.The morale is terrible as unqualified people are put in positions of power because they are friends with the owner or the provost. They did clean up some of the mess but toxicity abounds readily. It is similar to high school....Stay away.This place is so unprofessional, unmoral and greedy. And, you will get stabbed in the back, eventually.

Mildred Elley is owned by a great owner, but thats where its greatness stops. From under her all the way through management, there is no support to be found. You feel like you're on an island with the lack of support. Its a for-profit business, but at some point upper management needs to understand that these are students lives at stake and not just dollar signs. I'll never understand why management at Mildred Elley treats its employers or students the way it does.

There are no raises for adjunct faculty and they are paid half the rate other local colleges pay per credit hour. Classes are 8 weeks long, and the expectation is that attendance is taken daily and grades posted within 24 hours of submission. Completely unrealistic if the goal is to provide students with meaningful feedback. The schools predatory recruitment process leads to courses being filled with students who are not prepared for college level work, but instructors are expected to push students through to keep retention numbers up.

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