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The irony between what Yeshiva University advertises itself as and what it is like to work this is astounding. YU pitches itself as a University Education with a human (Jewish) touch. But the work environment does just the opposite. People who go in with useful marketable skills. Over time, employees loose the ability to reason, to be motivated about their professions, and thus become useless to society, should they lose their jobs, which ultimately will happen.

How could it be like this? The upper management lives in its own narcissistic bubble. Think of Dr Sues'  "Yertle the Turtle" meets "The emperor who has no clothes". At the highest levels of management, ill-advised hermetic decisions are made and promulgated down without regard for those who have to carry them out. 

For example, in order to meet largely artificial deadlines, contractors had been called in. Often they do a poor job because they are managed by those who don't know what they are doing and are not held accountable. When they leave, employees are expected to take things over and largely they can't because they are ill-trained and ill-equipped to do so. Since they didn't have any say in what was done they aren't that motivated.

Let me give an example here. I once had a manager where if I said, "let's go right" he'd say "no, we'll go left". If I say lets try this, he'd say, "no I think that is better" and so on. In many cases the differences the two were inconsequential. After a while, I would think, why bother offering a solution. Why put any emotional investment in any of this no matter how inconsequential?

But the brain is a use it or lose it kind of thing. I routinely asked software developers if they had any automated tests any of their code, and to my great surprise, one said "I used to do that in a job before I started working here." She said this as a matter of fact not as a criticism. And if she started doing this practice on her own at YU, her manager wouldn't have understood it, let along be supportive of it. Tasks git passed down but it is very hard for idea to percolate up. So after a while people just stop trying.

A personal pervasive annoying habit I would see is long email chains of useless information. For example, I would get email from one for the managers asking everyone in our group to fill out our timecards or some other routine thing (which means the manager has no idea or is too lazy to find out). One or more members replying back to everyone compliance. In other emails there would be a chain of 3 days long with 10 people and 3 managers on it to find out such a routine thing as who was responsible for a project. (No doubt this was one of those things that a contractor set up and on one then wants to be responsible for).

I would often get emails that start off "Can you <do some unmotivated or possibly ill-advised thing>?" Leaving aside understanding the difference between "can", "could", "would" and "should" which might be expected at an institution of higher learning, I'd often would have to try to figure out from the proffered *solution* what the problem was, and then if successful there try to figure out whether this was an acceptable solution (let alone a good one). As I said, there isn't a spirit of collaboration or desire to engage people in order get to a good solution.

I'll close with one last story. I was waiting in the lobby where a number of other managers were waiting for the elevator. One of them says, "Did anyone push the button?" The answer was clear because the button has a light on it which was on. That person pushes the button and says "Nothing gets done around here unless *I* press the button." That person was the president of the university. So is it any wonder, that employee morale is low?

For my part, I just took the stairs that day.

Yeshiva University is still financially unstable after the Madoff scam. There has not been any COLAs or Merit raises since 2008. It is said there will be 2% salary increases in FY14, according to the University President. A number of departments which rely on tuition income has experienced staff reductions. Corporate departments such as Procurement and Human Resources have experienced 'staff restructure.'

While job security isn't the University's forte, some of the departments are lucky to have great personable staff. Yeshiva University is not a diverse environment and lacks online learning does not invest in its technology infrastructure, and does not cater to adult learners. Female and male students remain segregated in the undergraduate schools due to Jewish faith. 

Furthermore, benefits do not include Tuition Reimbursement and budget for training is always rejected which yields high turnover.

Finally, Yeshiva University and its Medical School, Albert Einstein School of Medicine in the Bronx, treat themselves as separate entities due to pride, egoism, and inflated sense of self worth from the medical college researchers. Because the Medical College brings in millions of dollars in research grants, they consider themselves above and beyond the University and its goals. They even have their own CFO who doesn't report to the University's CFO. This separatist view has made it difficult for departments serving the entire university. There two different financial structures, union deals, and pay at the medical college is not on the same scale as the University. Working at the Medical College is not as social or gratifying as working in the University. A significant number Researchers treat their staff nastily because they can. They value themselves first and don't mind stepping on people to get what they want. There is a lot of back stabbing, finger pointing and no accountability.

In conclusion, it's better to work in one of the corporate departments due to greater diversity, better pay and, depending on the department, great management.

There is no typical day at Yeshiva university. The recruitment process begins in September when we travel across the country presenting Yeshiva University to High school students. we then hold parent reception to educate the parents regarding the University.
Once we have engage a student or peeked his interest we spend the year in constant contact with this student. Follow Up emails, encouraging them to apply, open house, college nights. 
We also run recruitment event during the year such as a model congressm a basketball tournament, wrestling tournament, hack a thon and more.
We build a relationship with this student and guide them through the process of applying all the way till acceptance and hopefully sending in their intent to enroll.
WE also cultivate relationships with college guidance counselors as well to help with our recruitment process
The most amazing part of this job is interacting with students who will be making a decision that will change the rest of their lives

Working as a Digital Marketing Student Assistant at Yeshiva University has been an incredibly rewarding experience. A typical day involves collaborating with the marketing team on content calendars, email campaigns, and social media strategy. I’ve learned hands-on skills in tools like HubSpot, Meta Business Suite, Canva, and Google Analytics — all in a professional yet supportive environment.

Management is approachable and open to new ideas. Feedback is clear, constructive, and always encourages growth. The workplace culture is inclusive, student-friendly, and values creativity and data-driven decision-making.

The hardest part of the job is the limited hours due to the student role — I genuinely enjoy the work and often wish I could take on more hours and responsibilities. The most enjoyable part is seeing your campaigns perform and contribute to real university goals.

a typical day at work is me answering question via phone and making sure the person requiring the information is being transfered to someone that can help them. I love my job because I get to do the thing I love the most, help others.The things I've learned, I've learned how to politely say no without saying no, I've learned how to fix situations with it being obvious or pointing out blame. I've learned a lot about other peoples beliefs and religion.I manage several work-study students in keeping the office organized and the flow running as smoothly as possible. My co-workers are cooperative and like most families we spend more time with each other then we do with our own families and we may not always agree with each other but we look out for each other. The hardest part of my job is that there are not enough hours in a day to do all I would like to do. The most enjoyable part of my job is assisting the students and faculty and have them really appreciate all my efforts because I go above the call.

In a typical day, you go to lab and students do not all arrive on time. The office ignores you when you request solutions manual from company. You are treated as if you do not even work there. In a typical scenario you are promised a higher paying job running a course and end up with something less that you did not even ask for. The coworkers are the professors you work with. They do not even give you adequate information as to what you should cover in the lab. Some students do not do all homework assigned and expect you to forgo penalizing them. Some students do not even come to lab and expect that they be excused. When management offers you a job, it is not firm; it is tentative and can be withdrawn at the last minute. You have no health insurance. You have no retirement. You have no benefits. Whatever you make may barely covers the cost of living. The hardest part of the job is preparing a lecture without access to solution manuals. There is no enjoyable part of job except leaving. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The several holidays that you have off with pay.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The corruption of management in the housekeeping department.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The culture is every man for himself.
The morale is low due to employees not being appreciated and recognized for the work that they do.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come in get work orders from previous shift manager. Assign work orders to lead along with events setup due for that day. Cover routines if there are any call outs on the shift. Walk the different buildings to make sure work is getting done. This is a very boring, mundane, uneventful and redundant position.

Yeshiva University is a laid back environment with challenging projects that gives you the opportunity to learn and develop yourself.

It has a major network that I coldly get this experience in many places. Its has so many departments that you have to deal with different scenarios and make them work together.

The team I work with is friendly and cooperative. We made a good team. Management was always helpful and supportive.

The hardest part of my job was to be patient and wait for projects to develop and find the financing to be completed. Also to deal with different people as customers each with different priorities and needs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The Deans and Directors were professional and pleasant to work with, my 23 years of employment at Yeshiva University was the best! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It was stressful at times, and busy during the holidays, students from far away homes were sad at times and needed the most counseling.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was busy and fun and diversity was the most significant part of the work force! 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very Busy, accept for the holidays!

Doctors and Researchers made our job not only a job but a learning experience; always willing to take the time to explain their studies to us and what they were trying to achieve in the way of public health.

Fast paced; very important decisions to be made quickly each day no time to ponder, an employee here had to be a self starter and hit the ground running each morning, if you couldn't keep up this was not the place for you.

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