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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(943 total reviews)

Dr. P Barry Butler

71% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 943 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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943 reviews
2.0
May 24, 2018

Stuck in their ways

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Pros

Benefits are fantastic.

Cons

They keep people here so long and raise their salaries so much , that people won't leave because they will never make the same salary in their fields in another company. They hire friends and family and put people into positions for which they are unqualified. It's a very dysfunctional place and is not student friendly.

3.0
Dec 5, 2016

Assistant Director

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Pros

ERAU-Prescott campus has great benefits and a focus on work-life balance for employees. Like most organizations, your experience will vary widely depending on what department you work in and who your supervisor is. Since the campus is so small, there is a lot of room to develop the scope of your own position and to collaborate on projects across campus. For better or worse, you will know just about everyone. So long as you meet minimum expectations, you get a yearly cost of living adjustment and get more paid vacation days than I've received in other places (i.e. Christmas Eve through New Years plus all federal holidays; 3-day weekends all summer).

Cons

Because there is so much latitude in most jobs, you may be frustrated at the lack of direction in your position or lack of clear expectations. While the chancellor is great, some senior leadership have be known to send condescending communications and value output over employee experience. If you want to go above and beyond, there is very limited career mobility since many people want to retire from their current position. Raises are solely linked to cost-of-living, not to performance. There is a stunning lack of diversity among campus leadership. Very few women and no POC in managerial positions. The campus itself is incredibly conservative, which may be frustrating to those with a liberal political or social orientation. Professional development opportunities are haphazard at best; you will need to articulate and advocate for yourself in order to pursue development opportunities.

1.0
Apr 10, 2016
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Pros

Get to work 2000 miles away from the headquarters. Students are generally motivated and anxious to excel. Low pay and few opportunities for professional development...

Cons

The University is in the midst of huge upheavals as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees has taken the place over, He is corrupt and sets to tone at the school which is one of fear and intimidation. In a 24 month period the university will have had a total of four Presidents....does that sound like a stable institution to you? The institution is sick to the core and needs a complete external audit and probably a federal investigation into the corruption that plagues it. I would advise young faculty to leave immediately and find a career elsewhere. The cronyism, discrimination and overall levels of poor management for a period of years is finally catching up.

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