security officer

associate professor

staff assistant

enrollment specialist

assistant professor

University of New England

UNE has changed for the worse. Supervisors don’t supervise, everything is based on popularity or personal appearance, HR is useless. The only good thing about it is the facilities keeping it clean. Some employees are allowed to work from home even if they have positions where they should be interacting with students but are allowed because they are popular or people like them because they look and dress well. The usual like from high school. Then people like me, average people, have to come in every day and cover for them and try and explain why they aren’t there to upset students and faculty. No rhyme or reason for who can stay home. Yesterday was the first day of class and I was all alone doing the work of the whole place with my coworkers at home or hiding in offices and no where to be seen and getting paid less than all of them. I said something to my supervisor who told me they didn’t want to get in the middle of it and we should all work it out. That’s their job, to supervise, and they won’t do a thing. Then I told a coworker I wished she could come in more and she told my supervisor I was being negative and I got talked to and told to deal with it. Yes I’m being negative, I’m doing your job for you and getting paid half as much. Im in tears now knowing I have another day in front of me doing everyone’s work in a workplace where people are unsupportive and how many more days until I can find a new job. I wish I could just walk away and forget I was ever here. Terrible place. Don’t come here you’ll regret it. 

The benefits are great considering other employers especially health care and educational benefits. The pay is definitely lacking for the cost of living now in Maine especially for the education requirements for certain jobs. You are lucky to get a COLA but even if you are one of the very few lucky ones to get a promotion there isn't much advancement. The higher level management is unaware of a lot of issues going on with the day-to-day function due to barriers set by mid & lower level management to address it locally but it never gets addressed. There is a very strong hierarchy especially job titles that dictate the flexibility of your work schedule and whether your thoughts/opinions need to be filtered by someone of higher rank first.

The university as a whole is a beautiful campus and there is a large feeling of community especially with the strong engagement from the president. I would recommend that they consider adjusting their organizational model and put more effort into making all staff feel like they reaping the benefits of the level of effort and love they put into their jobs.

The University of New England's dental hygiene clinic was a fantastic environment to gain experience with patient treatment.  A typical day would consist of having from 2-4 patients, and completing an assessment, prophylaxis, and patient education on each patient in one appointment. The assessment consisted of probing depths, radiographs and an overall evaluation of the patients' oral health. Patient education then targeted areas of concern to the patients' oral health (ie. brushing, gum health). The instructors taught me many skills in order to be successful in my career as a dental hygienist.  I very much enjoyed working in a clinical setting with my instructors (both dentist and dental hygienist) and also my classmates.  The most enjoyable part of the job was occasionally being able to see a patient more than once.  It was very rare to have the same patient twice or more in my 2 years of working in the clinic.  Having a patient more than once was nice because the patient and I had already established a relationship from the previous appointment.

I loved my time working at UNE. I worked full time for the Fall 23- Spring 24 school year and was paid $17.51 hourly. This was below average for Admin. Assts. in Southern Maine but I loved being able to use university resources (like the library) due to my staff job.

I was more content with the job than my lab staff & faculty coworkers who were also being paid below market rate. They were all very nice but there was looming feeling of stress felt from everyone that they were being asked to do more without being paid fairly. The upper offices & Provost seemed to be almost antagonistic to faculty and staff complaints. She said "You want to be paid more for doing nothing?" when one of the Academic Directors pointed out that their pay had not been adjusted for 12 years of inflation. 

I learned after I left that the job had been turned into part-time, and that the person in my role after me had left due to low hours.

Low pay and virtually no opportunity for advancement. The institution has gotten progressively worse over the past 6 years I've been here. The turnover rate is high and this disrupts institutional memory and function. There is absolutely no onboarding for new employees. Training and communication are extremely poor. Jobs disappear and aren't replaced and functions are heaped on already overburdened staff who are then told they won't be given additional compensation under any circumstances. Constantly hiring more executive positions and hiking tuition for students while poorly supported and overworked staff are denied raises. Having decent co-workers, and getting to work with and witness amazing students is the only respite from constant chaos management. 


I came here with high hopes. I found a workplace struggling with mediocrity, filled to the brim by people who believe they can’t be fired and act accordingly (HR doesn’t appear to do much but organize fun runs). If you’re self-motivated and want to be with other people who care about their work keep looking. If you want a lifetime job with minimal expectations this is the place to be. 

Also make sure to forget about the old academic benefit of having snow days. They don’t grant adequate snow days but they do send guilt trippy emails about why you don’t deserve them. Vacation time? Only if your supervisor approves, and mine wasn’t a fan of time off. 

UNE is now in the news for implementing a pay freeze while upper level administrators continue to rake in the cash with their inflated salaries. Overall you’re better off in the private sector where you will be paid more or up the street at USM.

A typical work day includes managing and overseeing the facility and other employees. During shifts I serve as a link between faculty and patrons and assist patrons with exercise equipment and pertinent questions. In addition this workplace is both student and community member friendly, allowing interactions of all ages. The hardest part of the job is early mornings. However, through this I have learned time management, hospitality skills, and multitasking skills, as well as communication skills as this position requires cooperation with multiple levels of management. 

As a Lab Assistant I help other students and professors with lessons and laboratory procedures. This allows for teaching and leadership opportunities. This also requires me to use skills acquired through my own academic career.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Most students and faculty here are very good and very hardworking.

The upper administration, the business processes, the institutional communication, transparency, compensation -- are subpar.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
lack of transparency and consistency, particularly with the Business Office

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
the work environment is -- "cliquey" -- the culture is -- UNE overall seems uncertain what it wants to be -- it does not seem to have a clear direction

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
lots of unproductive time, chasing paperwork that had been sent to Business Office or elsewhere.  It's a relief when a day has been well spent !

Our newly implemented promotion and tenure policy was unfair because it was an "up or out" policy.  That is, if you did not get promotion to associate professor after 6 years, you were terminated. It was a very bad policy and it was changed the very next year because faculty could not rise to the promotion level.  There was a lack of research facilities.  Our Biology department was combined with Chemistry and Physics.  The biology faculty created a learning community for all freshman students majoring in the sciences.  Creating new courses was fun but challenging.

UNE is a good starter place for a job, the other staff are friendly and do their best to help you out. 
However, communication and bullying from administration is an everyday thing. During my time there, I was constantly forced to take on more than I could handle, I was threatened with my job if I tried to reason. Management also has a gossiping issue, which makes things really uncomfortable in the office. I’ve also found their systems are extremely outdated, making it frustrating for staff. Pay is low, so that adds to the frustration. 
Overall, it’s a good place if you want to learn new skills, but be mindful of what program you choose and make sure you ask questions. 

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