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University-of-Richmond

The campus is in it's own little bubble outside of Richmond, nestled in the woods. It's a nice environment, as most campuses are.  The school has a good amount of funding, and they put a lot of it to improving the quality of life of their students and faculty.

I've been to many administrative meetings that were catered with the type of food they serve at restaurants I cannot afford! The dinning hall is all-you-can eat and serves better food than the restaurants in the area. Once a week, I attended group tennis lessons with a professional instructor the school paid for. 

The other professors were very friendly and intelligent.  I would say the faculty are more business professional than a typical university. The vast majority would wear suits, which I have not found to be common at other institutions.  The culture is also more professional than your typical university. I found no woke nonsense at all during my time, which I cannot say for any other university I've taught at.

The students are VERY intelligent and expect a lot from the professors. You will find an entitled and difficult student here and there, but the vast majority of them are a pleasure to teach.  In the case that a disgruntled student attempts to cause trouble for you, the administration will actually fairly defend you when necessary. This is also a huge plus for professors as most universities will through professors under the bus, regardless of what the truth is.

The University of Richmond is an excellent place to work and attend college.  The setting is very beautiful and there was outstanding management. I was in charge of all maintenance and construction supervision. There was a staff of approximately 100 employees who had great benefits.  There was constant construction on campus and remodeling of existing facilities.  There was always funding for any justifiable need on the campus.  The management of the campus would be hard to beat.  The university allowed me to complete my masters degree at no cost.  The staff was well trained and loyal to the university.  The highest level of facilities was the standard at Richmond.

My normal day was filled with human resource changes and updates. Processing new hire paperwork and assisting with the input of different payroll changes. I learned several processes for salaried and hourly employees. The culture was very diversified and it offered me a great deal of knowledge to be used throughout my work time there and to carry with me to other areas of life. The hardest part of the job was trying to prove to levels of management that I had the capabilities of being a multi-talented employee.
The most enjoyable part of my job was being a part of the organizing of employee activities.

Learn/review teaching topic
Prepare instructional material
Consultations with students
Because I enjoy seeing students arrive at that "ah-ha" moment, their lack of effort bothers me more than I would like for it to
Teach classes with follow-up consultation when necessary
My job comes from empowering students to excess their own expectations
I am an enthusiastic learner, trainer, professor with an exceptionally high energy level
I work well with others,but am an independent employee in that I can follow through with my work independently
Interacting with others as they learn and creating digital learning materials are enjoyable to me

On a typical day I go to see which station or area of the Heilman Dining Center I will be working. Each station is different, and requires different prepping, while some require you interact with the students, faculty, and staff in a customer service type fashion. I have learned a lot about food and a lot about how management functions as well as seeing how important communication is among co-workers. The hardest part of the job is the volume of people that come in on a daily basis, which is generally between 1,000 and 1,500 people including students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The most enjoyable part of the job are some of the people I work with.

I was allowed to learn any and every job that would be helpful to the Companies and was even sent to night classes at John Tyler Community College to be able to have the skills needed to do a good job for them.  I took online FordStar classes to become Master Certified to be able to write service. I received Master Certification in Customer Service.  I enjoyed all my time at dealers, as i could go and do any job needed of me and feel confident that I could do it well.   I enjoyed my jobs and therefore it made them easy to do.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Too many to choose, but some faves: free gym membership, excellent environmental/sustainability goals (composting, recycling, gorgeous walking paths) and nice coworkers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Overall stellar, but the occasional rude or selfish coworker, but again, most were tops!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive culture and many opportunities for educational advancement.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
8:30-5:00: answering inquiries from students, visitors, coworkers

Each individual department works in its own unique way so it is difficult to comment on the employer as a whole. I believe that all intentions are pure and there is a true desire to lookout for their employees. The benefits are good. There appears to be a disparity between Faculty being top rung, most staff next, and then the "service" staff on the lower rung but the benefits alongside the university's own minimum wage make it one of the better places to work.

I've taken UofR's Culinary courses over the last few years and worked classes as a Kitchen assistant. There's great assistants to work with who pulled their own weight during each class, and you receive a recipe for the dishes that are being cooked the night that you're working. 

The work is hard and fast passed.  I love being in the kitchen learning and always glean something from each Chef.

They do not care for the workers there. Everyone is stretched thin, with a culture of bending the law and do as I say not as I do. Management is left to there own devises and don't have a way to ask for help. Not being set up for success. They like to waste money on anything else but their employees. Even with their vast benefits they cant keep people around and have a higher turnover rate than restaurants.  

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