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San Diego Community College District

Working as a Project Assistant for one of the biggest and best community colleges in California has been such a great experience they pay well for a half-time employee. But, here's the real tea. The distribution of work can be unbalanced if you work faster than the other project assistants. You will be assigned more things to do if you are efficient, while the other project assistants do virtually nothing all day. Also, one other fault is that the district hires people in roles that they are terrible at doing, hence impacting the whole department they are in charge of. My boss was not the best at time management or team management. Most of the time she didn't get anything done. It was just meeting after meeting. This meant that the project assistants or the other full-time employees would end up doing all the work that this person needed to do, that was besides their own work they were hired to do. Then it had to be reviewed by that dept manager and it would take forever for them to do that too. So every project would take a long time because of that. Because of this, the other departments in the college get angry. Most of the people are kind. However, some really rude bad apples that are high up in the college administration. I had a bad experience with one of the committees I was working with where there was no communication when I would reach out and then they would blame me for things not getting done. The biggest things that could be better are; hiring better managers for each department, stopping the ridiculous amount of Zoom meetings where no one does anything (they don't answer their emails and they don't "remember what they say" in the meetings so they are useless anyway), balanced work-load, more workshops on how to communicate and use programs online for the older people in charge who are rude and assume their projects should be done faster and with no communication. 
My advice: Be vigilant, be kind and professional (even when they are not), and set boundaries early on so you don't end up doing an insane amount of other peoples work.Most importantly you DO NOT share private info with coworkers or managers.
If you can do your job well and try your best you should be fine. The pay is good and the people are most of the time very nice. Don't apply here and be in the mindset of being lazy (this job is manageable). If you decide to be lazy and the other project assistants have to carry you through (very easy) tasks the whole office will know. And you won't last long. Use common sense and you should do great! 
Good luck.

For those who completed doctoral coursework (as is my case).  Which is great because you have to lay out of pocket for health, dental and any other benefits (accidental dismemberment; life insurance).  Also, if I don’t go to work for whatever reason, I don’t get paid.  There are no sick days or vacation days accrued.

The nature of being an Adjunct is that you’re acutely aware you’re “part-time” and future employment is *not* guaranteed.  To be clear,  this is standard practice for this job type.  So, it’s not a phenomenon unique to SDCCD.  

The best part about being an adjunct is, the moment I walk/drive off the campus- I no longer have to continuously stay connected  checking & replying to emails and/or phone calls; working countless hours to reduce the back log of projects, etc. 

Bottom line- the peace of mind gained by being able to leave the adjunct work at the campus is PRICELESS; especially in comparison to the 11 yrs. I was a Director & Manager at a public research university.

Regular days, mornings or evening shifts, included cleaning, overseeing, restocking, and other duties. Mornings were always a favorite as the sun rises and you start to feel the sun. Once the day was done, it feels good to clock out and go on about the day. Learning different machines when putting away the bleachers was fun, sweeping the courts were a nice way to pass time, and lifting always kept me in shape. The Managers were amazing, Friendly, to the point, clear on objectives, and helpful when completing time-sheets. Some parts of the Job were difficult when dealing with people who were taking advantage of the tennis courts and trying to keep things in order. Being firm was also a small hassle personally but most of the time it was all fine and dandy. The best parts of the Job were the sunrises and the feeling of successful and thorough work being done after much labor... felt like the American dream

A typical work day was a productive workplace with opportunities to not only train students academically, but participate in local activities. to support and grow staff and students in cultural and community events.

Co-workers were very supportive, reliable and worked together as a team to provide a highly productive academic training service and environment. I learned about military student management and growth opportunities or advancement for students across the board.

The hardest part of this job was that I found that I wanted to have more to offer to guide student in their future goals.

The most enjoyable part of my job was that I could observe student from their entry into the classroom and see the level of knowledge increase to provide them with confidence to do the job for which they are trained.

I work in an office setting with faculty, staff, and student workers.  I perform many tasks to keep the department operating. Past coworkers have been tough to work with to say the least. Management lacks authority and the ability to reprimand, perhaps in fear of the union.
Hardest part of the job working with people who don't accept change, make other peoples jobs hard, lack knowledge of common office software programs and professionalism.
Most enjoyable part of the job - working in an environment of different types of students.

Walk around and you will hear people talk about how great it is to work at this place, while other places have better benefits and compensation with better culture/environment. Management can't manage and don't know how to communicate because they are way too busy making themselves look good. You are putting a target on your back if you dare question or voice your displeasure due to their inability to communicate and disrespectful ways of management.  

Talks about changes are constant, but in reality it never happen because politics.

Perhaps this place and their campuses should be audited; expensive tech just sitting there piling up in the storage to collect dust - tech that are brand new and never been used. 

Poor Management and Lack of Empathy.  Besides the high amounts of inequitable treatment of faculty, staff, and students; there is an even higher sense of performance skills by management.

Expect to be given “all the work” and have management work hard to take all the credit.  Many who work for the company are not from San Diego yet they move here to accept high level paychecks at the Taxpayer expense.  Managers and Supervisors not from San Diego l know little about what our communities truly need.  They are out of touch and just want to pay their over priced mortgages, as well as expect people to “bow-down” to their inflated job titles or else be ready to get laid off.

In truth and In Transparency ... Caution ⚠️ 

The work environment is very productive and it is done in a timely manner because usually I am working alone and/ or with someone. The hardest part of the job is usually when you get many things done  quickly and productively as well as having to complete time sensitive tasks dilligently. It is enjoyable when you meet other hourly and contract workers in the college district in Miramar college. It is a good place to be active in the work force when it comes to knowing many familiar faces from the public and from other students.

If you work as an hourly, do not expect a high paying job, but do expect something new to learn each day and a lot of support from your fellow staff and admin. You cannot ask for more when you work in a diverse and inclusive environment with an excellent work life balance, while having access to all public freeways, short walking distances to the park, zoo, recreation sport centers, and public transits, including short traveling distances to the convention center, tourist hotspots, and Naval shipyards. 

I was hired more so by association as I was a student who just volunteered time in a specific department. Each department and particular office is different. I had a great experience and most of the staff in our office were contracted employees with few student workers. Due to this lack of turnover staff was pretty knowledgeable and reliable.  My staff was awesome but again remember that it varies per department and by job. Many reviews come from student workers so take that for what it's worth.  

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English as a second language teacher 2 salaries reported	$7,243 per month
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