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assistant professor

building maintenance

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This is for anyone applying to any job at the Cheng Library at WP, but particularly to anyone applying for the Cataloging and Metadata Librarian position that was posted on 4/24/19. Do not apply for this position or any other at Cheng!

From the top down, innovation, collaboration, and communication are stifled within the Cheng Library at William Paterson University. Those seeking to advance are told to look elsewhere. Hypocrisy is rank. Those unwilling to communicate and collaborate condemn the willing for insufficient communication and collaboration. Several senior employees are more than willing to lie, destroy others' reputations, and stab others in the back over petty personal slights or imagined threats to their status. Professionalism merely receives lip service. A couple of these senior employees are grossly incompetent at their jobs, receiving exorbitant salaries while doing little to no actual work. There is a pervasive attitude of complacency and apathy among some senior faculty, who hide behind their tenure while more vulnerable junior employees are bullied, micromanaged, and undermined by the library administration and a tenured librarian (the head of cataloging) whose vicious, spiteful behavior is enabled by said administration. Junior employees are castigated for innocent mistakes. Often one isn't even personally notified of such a transgression, and yet it is apparently held against the transgressor in perpetuity. Support for untenured faculty, professional staff, and classified staff is severely lacking, particularly throughout Resource Management. The culture at the library is more akin to that of a high school than a professional workplace. However, the majority of library employees are in fact decent, skilled, dedicated, hard-working individuals: all classified staff, professional staff, and untenured librarians, as well as the Head of Access and Information Services and most librarians in AIS. It is primarily the actions of a select few high-ranking library employees that create a poisonous atmosphere that saps any sort of motivation or joy one could derive from the job.

I currently work as a financial analyst and accounting intern at Global Palate Foods LLC. in New York, NY, where I assist the CEO in all aspects of the company’s accounting and financing. My work there has been honorable and invaluable to my MBA education, including the following experience: 

•We were looking for some funding opportunities for investments in food products out of the United States for more than two weeks, with no response from the companies. I researched and located seven different addresses in different countries. I emailed them and explained that our desire as a food company was to expand, but that communication was key. Within a few days I heard back from them, and I was able to present some of our products. I have learned that customer service, diligence, and negotiating are necessary supplements to accounting skills.  

•I have done extensive research to find answers to problems, even in unfamiliar fields. We are a food products company, and I am responsible for updating and maintaining the QuickBooks inventory item list. Every month we receive new and different invoices that I must account for. I take the time to pull the invoices and supporting documents, I talk to the sales and marketing mangers, match the product invoices online, and then determine how I should label and classify the fixed asset. This task has helped me learn to dig deep to find information, and to work with other people within the company to find the answers I need to solve the problem at hand.

With this job, there is no typical day. As an RA we are required to be "On Duty" only a certain number of days so that the others have a day off. So while I am "On Duty" I would pick up the duty keys, phone, and binder at 4:30pm during the week (12pm on the weekend). I would get a dinner break from 5:30-6pm where I could go to the dining hall on campus. From 8-10pm I would have office hours, which consisted of approving overnights for residents and being available for residents to come and express their concerns to me even if I was not their direct RA, or their RA was not around. I was required to to 3-4 "rounds" a night; where I would walk the entire building(s) that I was assigned to look for maintenance issues, residential issues, check in with the guards in the front of the building, and to have my presence shown on each floor. I would also have to respond to any and all disturbances in the middle of the night; and work hand-in-hand with Campus Police. I would have to return the keys, binder, and phone by 8:30am back to the office for my supervisor. 

The hardest part of the job would have been the fact that I was also a full-time student at the same time; I had to manage my time. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the reward of helping my residents. I had transfers which meant that this was their first time to the university. They had no prior experience at a university like William Paterson, and I was there to help guide them through their college semesters.

Being an RA can be very challenging at times, but it is a great job to help you grow as a person. A typical day as an RA is getting to know the residents that live on the floor that you are in charge of, being a resource to them, and bringing a sense of community within the floor. When we are on Duty and have office hours, we are in charge of handling paper work such as overnights and we are responsible for everything that happens in the building that we live in. 
I have learned a lot by being an RA. I learned to think quickly on my feet when an unexpected situation arises and I learned what works and doesn't work when enforcing policy. I have gained so much experience from this job because we deal with so much. Something as small as putting up creative bulletin boards, to dealing with students that are suicidal and providing resources for them to better themselves. 
This job can be a little draining and time consuming, but it is all worth it when you see your residents grow personally, academically, and socially. It is rewarding when we are able to see them grow and mature throughout the year and begin able to develop new friendships with them. I love that I am able to be a part of someones life and to be the person that they go to when they need help. My heart is to help people and this job gives me the opportunity to do that.

A challenging and rewarding position for an undergraduate student residing in the resident halls. Responsibilities of a resident assistant include administrative tasks, providing resources, coordinating programs, working with the Residence Life staff, counseling and enforcing policies. During a duty shift, the resident assistant fulfills office hours where they validate overnight request forms and work orders. We are expected to make rounds in the building three or four times during the night to make sure that residents are abiding by quiet hours. Resident assistants are trained to professionally approach residents acting outside of conduct. Creating programs for residents to attend and building community among such diverse residents is the hardest and most enjoyable part of this position. Time management plays a critical role because resident assistants are also full time students and have other jobs and priorities.

Scouting opponents and recruits. Handling money and understanding what it is to be a coach but off the field. Learning how to balance school work and work load from my job. I love being active at work, especially in season when I get to travel with the team. I get free softball merchandise and there are very flexible hours. Get to work from home and in office. Also, I get to travel to Florida with the team for FREE over spring break, and get paid for it! The only thing is that all student-workers at WP have a 12 hour work week limit and only get minimum wage. I believe if you are an assistant of any type or student patrol, you should get paid more than minimum wage. The work I am given along with how much work I do within the time I'm working deserves higher pay.

Honestly it was a great experience and time well spent on my part. I was not upset about a lack of a salary since it covered room and board for me during my final year of undergrad. The workload was intense, the students at this university are wild and it can be an ordeal managing, overseeing, and caring for their various needs. 

The most difficult thing about this job was the inconsistent effort provided by my coworkers. Many only wanted the compensation and did not care for or actively opposed doing the work required in our hiring contracts. It was greatly disappointing and in time I knew I would simply be working alone for the majority of my time.

Very fast past work environment.  I may walk into work in the morning with a report handed to me before I can even get to my desk. Usually an arrest report, It may need to be faxed to the Court House or Prosecutor Office depends on the matter.  I'm then pulling arrest reports for upcoming Court trials. The mangers were nice and understanding when it came to task that could not be completed in a certain time frame. The hardest part of the job is sometimes not having enough time in the day to finish a task that need to be finished in a certain time frame.  The enjoyable time was in the Summer we have every Friday off and that leaves a 3 day weekend. Hooray...(lol).  Overall everyone was very nice and we all worked together.

I had taught 6 classes a semester and the subject was arts and creativity. I learned an incredible amount about teaching the adult population and university politics and departments. My co workers were supportive and fabulous as well as my management. I really enjoyed teaching these classes. Hardest part of the job was travel and the incredible amount of preparation but was a fantastic job and opportunity. It would have been great to make a bit more money and have a bit more job security but this requires more education and openings at the institution which is normal for a university position.

Once you got a proper understanding of your duties, the actual job went very smoothly. Answer phone calls, scheduled appointments, helped students who walked into the office. It was routine and wasn't stressful when you got the hang of it. Also, the department had a lot of catered events and the bosses would let you take food home with you. For the most part, I would say that I was treated very fairly and would have loved to have stayed, but it was only temporary. People were lovely, and I loved to help them out.

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