assistant professor

graduate assistant

assistant director

instructor

academic advisor

Missouri State University

I was frequently told that my work was excellent, even that no previous Graduate Assistant had been trusted with as much responsibility. But beneath that surface-level praise was a work environment that often felt tense, belittling, and uncomfortable with my direct supervisor.
My direct supervisor regularly acted passively-aggressively toward me and, at times, with my co-worker. It created a constant sense of walking on eggshells. I raised concerns twice — first about inappropriate comments and passive-aggressive behavior, and then again after being publicly scolded in a way that made my coworker leave the room, visibly uncomfortable.
Instead of addressing the second issue, I was given a formal "coaching" memo filled with unrelated complaints. It felt like clear retaliation for speaking up, especially since I had consistently received positive feedback about my work.
There was consistent dismissive, sarcastic, and frankly unprofessional behavior. This person consistently had to take jabs, to the point where I learned that this is not the type of person you tell anything, especially about your personal life. 
It was really disappointing. I showed up, worked hard, and tried to maintain professionalism. But voicing real concerns led to punishment, not progress. If you're considering working here, know that the culture does not support accountability. Seniority and age allowed this behavior to continue unchecked. The clear message is that raising concerns would only reflect poorly on you, not on the person in the higher position.

"I've had the pleasure of experiencing an exceptional part-time opportunity that ticks all the boxes for what I consider important. Firstly, flexibility is key for me, and this job offers just that. Being able to choose my hours according to my schedule has been a game-changer.

Moreover, the ease of tasks makes it incredibly manageable. The tasks are straightforward, allowing me to navigate through them with ease and efficiency. It's not mentally taxing, which is perfect for a part-time gig.

Safety is paramount, especially in today's world, and this opportunity ensures just that. The workplace environment is secure, and all necessary precautions are taken to keep employees safe and healthy. This factor adds a layer of reassurance that's invaluable.

But what truly sets this opportunity apart is the happiness it brings. The positive atmosphere and supportive team make every shift enjoyable. It's not often you find a job that not only provides financial stability but also adds to your overall well-being.

In conclusion, this part-time opportunity embodies everything one could ask for - flexibility, ease, safety, and happiness. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a fulfilling part-time experience.

A typical day involves monitoring campus activities, responding to incidents, and ensuring the safety of students, faculty, and staff. Each day brings new challenges and learning opportunities, whether it’s handling a security situation or engaging with the campus community.

One of the highlights of the job is the ease of management. The leadership team is supportive and approachable, making it easy to communicate and collaborate on various safety initiatives. This supportive environment fosters professional growth and encourages innovative solutions to enhance campus safety.

The workplace culture at Missouri State University is one of inclusiveness and respect. The university values diversity and promotes an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued. This inclusive culture not only makes it a great place to work but also strengthens the sense of community on campus.

I learned with the webseries that clients need multiple versions of graphics to look at, before they will grasp what they want for logos, web layouts, and fonts. Starting a year in advance was very helpful. We had to lay out our most important projects and decide what we needed to place the most emphasis on. That planning process was done before the writers even met with the multimedia group.
My workflow, from wireframes and sketches to the final product, was based on research and consistent output. To understand a drug company logo, for example, I would spend the first hours doing web-research of other drug company logos, sketch some ideas and give the writers some rough draft examples to gain some feedback. From there the final product would mold itself into what the writers wanted with feedback key as is communication.

I love working at Missouri State University, but it can be very stressful at times, under staffed a lot, coworkers are easy to get  a long with, and can make the workplace enjoyable. I feel that we  are underpaid as employees, there is no raises except cost of living. A typical day at work is usually good, time flies by, and the atmosphere is mostly positive. Everyone has those day though. I learned how to become a professional cleaner, use cleaning equipment, like a side by side, carpet extractor, doodlebug, etc. Management is really professional, respectful, understanding, and nice in the department that I work in. The work culture is great. The hardest part of the job is being short staffed with a lot of stuff to take care of in only 8 hours. The most enjoyable part of the job, is the job itself, it's fun, fast paced, so you really don't get bored, and the co workers are fun.

Working at Missouri state university in the summers are the hardest time of the year. It is when employees work together. A large majority of the employees do not get along. They gossip and are passive aggressive. They will make false accusations just because they don’t like you and will do their best to throw you under to make themselves look good. The safety of the workplace is poor. Chemical bottles are mislabeled and in order to know what they are you have to sniff check half the time. The managers don’t fire employees and tolerate toxicity in the workplace. The managers and employees are given to much coverage of an area that they are responsible for. They do not get paid well enough. The only benefit of working here is the holiday pay and a lot of vacation pay and insurance is great.

MSU campus safety was a good workplace with solid pay and benefits, supportive management, reasonable work load, and good staff. The work was interesting, educational, and occasionally rewarding when you could help a student out.

The job mostly consisted of paroling to keep an eye out for problems, writing parking citations, locking up buildings at night, and dealing with calls for service. Calls for service might be a student injury, a report of a theft, unlocking a room, etc.

The job isn't for everyone, as it takes a person that tics a certain set of boxes. It requires some overtime and weird schedules. You have to be comfortable as an authority figure dealing with college students, which can be difficult at times. You have to get along with people and you will occasionally deal with stressful situations.

Overall, it was a good experience.

Too much silo mentality, too focused on building improvements and not enough on building and maintaining quality programs, constant excuse is money issues, poor state funding instead of finding new solutions.  Building project management is a disgrace.  No constructive avenues for improvement of programs and some programs like study abroad have no way of evaluating the program with usable metrics.  As a result it is a nightmare for the students who do so.  No accountability of it's leadership.  Instead of finding ways to use their public affairs mission as a way to increase exposure and promote the university, they choose to whine about being saddled with the mission.

Worked as a student worker with great experience filing confidential papers along with time management skills to get the job done. Also, dealing with Administrators in assisting confidential worker file, finding and directing the location of the folders. The experience of organizing, working on my own time to get the job done, and assisting administrators in locating a file have been a great experience to communicate and get to know the amazing personality of each individual in the human resource department. Dealing with a variety of personality along with their work ethics in different variations has made me adaptable to learn about the corporation and their mission to give service to the people and community, dignity, excellence, justice and stewardship. 

I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and my boss turned it into one long boob joke. I filed a harassment complaint with the university. Within the next several months I was "disciplined" for several made-up transgressions. When I didn't quit, I was given a 25% pay cut with no change in job duties because of "state budget cuts", while others in the college making over $150,000 (seven times what I was making of $21,000) were not cut even a fraction. I honestly thought I'd retire from there, but I could not live on $16,700 a year working full time.  I truly believe this was retaliatory. I frequently saw hostility towards anyone who publicly countered the university position and "happy place" fairy tale.

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