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Being a Teacher's Assistant was immensely fulfilling on both a personal and professional level. The days were malleable but nevertheless had a loose structure. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I would help students with any problems they were having (both academically and personally) and help grade assignments, quizzes, and tests. Occasionally, I would also lecture the class. I would consider this the most rewarding part of the job. Tuesdays and Thursdays were reserved for editing the new Constitutional Law book my professor was co-authoring. This involved digging through hundreds of cases, deciding which ones were most important, and then editing those cases down. Editing cases required me to excise any extraneous information while still retaining key facts and the core argument. Although difficult and sometimes tedious, this also was incredibly rewarding; strengthening not only my analytical abilities and research capabilities, but also my patience. I had no other co-workers, but my professor was generous, understanding, and affable. Both as a teacher and a researcher.

I worked at Baptist starting in August 2014. I thought it would be a good fit. I did my job and enjoyed doing it. I worked as a CNA. The nurses on my floor "claimed" I was a good CNA...But behind my back it was something different. I had a feeling. But NOT once did the supervisor come to me with problems or concerns. I came to work everyday..NEVER missed a day. Until I got the flu shot right before my shift. I worked hard..that night and got sick..I tried to keep working but I couldnt..my CHARGE nurse encouraged me to go home...that it will be "OK"...So nothing is said until 2 weeks later.. I come to work on a Monday...I overheard a CNA tell my co worker..that we were getting another CNA on our floor...after that convo..My manager comes get me...and basically FIRED me..HER REASON...my "ABSENCES"...MIND YOU I was never absent only left early once..In the 2 weeks prior to my termimation...my supervisor NEVER called me or asked to discuss things... Oh and the NEW CNA that was come to our floor?My replacement......do not come here..management sucks. Your job is not secure. Nurses can play Candy Crush all night and duck their patients..and ignore important vitals...Good riddance I have a job with REX paying $2 more per hour.

Coffee, greetings and then to the desk to work on designs, reports, place and receive phone calls with local, and national vendors to reserve space or schedule running ads. And meet with various professors and directors regarding their advertising needs.

I learned to work well with all types of personalities in order to accomplish set goals and to keep a paper trail of everything. 

My manager was respectful, encouraged advancement, supportive of well-thought out decisions, of everyone and solicited/valued everyone’s input. My co-workers followed the manager's lead, therefore, everyone got along well with each other. It was truly like at family!

The hardest and most enjoyable part of my job was meeting deadlines,and prioritizing and managing multiple tasks with accuracy. I love to say to myself at the end of the day - "check mark- well done!"

Coffee, greetings and then to the desk to work on designs, reports, place and receive phone calls with local, and national vendors to reserve space or schedule running ads. And meet with various professors and directors regarding their advertising needs.

I learned to work well with all types of personalities in order to accomplish set goals and to keep a paper trail of everything.

My manager was respectful, encouraged advancement, supportive of well-thought out decisions, of everyone and solicited/valued everyone’s input. My co-workers followed the manager's lead, therefore, everyone got along well with each other. It was truly like at family!

The hardest and most enjoyable part of my job was meeting deadlines,and prioritizing and managing multiple tasks with accuracy. I love to say to myself at the end of the day - "check mark- well done!"

• I would arrive around 9am and be greeted by my research adviser. I would do independent research for about 4 hours then we would meet to discuss in a group setting for a short period to give updates. Lunch was about half an hour and we left usually around 5:30pm.

• My Adviser was very willing to help us in any format needed. She was understanding, but expected hard work and continuous updates on our research assignments.

• The accessibility to the supercomputer was a very hard part of the job because if we could not get our files ran, then we would be slowed down in our progress.

• I loved the friendly environment and fun and exciting discussions available as the people at the institution shared many of the same interests and hobbies as I do.

Hired as a full time admin in a softer science department. The first year was pretty great, then the masks began to hit the floor with a thud.. The position would have been a dream role if not for the departmental culture. While the students were exceptional and a genuine highlight of the experience, the faculty environment proved challenging. Faculty and departmental leadership ultimately deferred to unreasonable demands, creating a workplace dynamic where faculty held disproportionate power. This often resulted in dismissive and unprofessional behavior toward both students and staff.
Despite some staff holding a master’s degree, contributions from non-PhD staff were frequently undervalued. There was a strong emphasis on performative virtue signaling rather than meaningful education, and when instruction did occur, it often felt driven by ideology rather than a balanced, educational mission.

A typical day at work was making sure my director was aware of all her meetings. I answered the phone for my director and directed her calls to her. I arranged meetings which included many different supervisors of various departents. I used Power Point, WordPerfect and Excel in my reports. I typed all the reports from each group in Cardiologiy Diagostic Services. I worked with many co-workers. I took notes at the staff meetings and typed them up for the Heart Station supervisor. The hardest part of my job was setting up meetings which included several people including doctors, and it was hard to find a time and/or date that was suitable to everyone. The most enjoyable part was learnig how to use different computer programs and working with many different people from each section especially the doctors.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The opportunity to publish my work in top class scientific journals and collaborate with labs all over the country and abroad in biomedical research.  To be able to travel to conferences all over the country and abroad.   To work with several departments and be appreciated for good work. 
The beautiful campus and the wonderful friends I made within the wake forest university community.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deal with stressed students and after mentoring and nurturing them I missed their presence when they left.  Some staff were very hard to deal with due to their interpersonal differences with either students or other lab members causing me to have to mediate and have a stressful time doing that. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work in the lab with students and faculty.

No autonomy and always want more patients seen, no lunch break, work more weekends, more holidays but without discussion and no additional pay or down time for this. No flexibility at all in schedule. Pay is below average although health insurance and retirement benefit package is good.  No autonomy and no respect for anyone who is not a physician. Very power hungry leadership. This particular department does not allow participation in a lot of campus wide opportunities that benefit other WFU employees who are in a more academic position. Management that talks badly about and makes fun of hard working staff behind their backs.  Focus is all about optics, not always what is right. Has had high turnover the past several years in everything from MDs to office staff. Way too much "leadership" for the size of the staff and no opportunity to grow your own career. Do not expect to be supported.

Working at Wake Forest University involved learning in class, but also learning at work. My different bosses encouraged me to pursue theoretical understandings of the work I was doing, and then experimenting with those new techniques and strategies in tutoring sessions until I developed a tutoring style that was distinctly my own. My managers also encouraged collaborative work, and actively engaging student concerns and questions for their sake, and for my own development. 
The most enjoyable part of the work was a dynamic, loosely structured work environment that presented new, interesting challenges that demanded new, interesting solutions

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assistant professor 5 salaries reported	$57,924 per year
Assistant director 3 salaries reported	$57,073 per year
Research assistant 3 salaries reported	$11.67 per hour
Front desk agent 2 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Housekeeper 7 salaries reported	$17.93 per hour

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