Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reviews

Although the website seems to flaunt the benefits, medical, dental, and vision have high deductibles that must be met before any co-pay "benefits" kick in. Embry-Riddle has some of the worst contracts with "benefits" providers in the industry for staff and faculty - several Blue Cross Blue Shield, Standard Dental, and VSP representatives say they "have seen much better." One visit to a doctor costs over $100.00. Approximately zero opportunities to "move up," as the only option to seek a "promotion," would be to apply to job openings announced to the public. These opportunities come up when someone quits, is terminated, or dies. Many management employees seem to lack basic people skills, let alone leadership ability. It's not what it used to be.

- An extreme workload. - Dishonest hiring practices. During my interview process, I was told directly by the department chair that it was "a 16-hour per week" job. He also told me that my salary (~$75,000) was half of what a full-time salary would be (~$150,000) because it was essentially half-time work. He used (said) those exact figures - "seventy five thousand" and "one hundred fifty thousand". Those words came out of his mouth, along with "half-time" and "full-time". Once I started, the realities of the job turned out to be between 8 to 10 hours of work per day, 7 days a week. I literally worked every day of the week for weeks on end. I continue to work 7 days a week most weeks, however Saturdays and Sundays tend to be only 4 - 6 hours each. Since being hired, I have often wrestled with the questions of "What went wrong? What did I miss during the interview process? What did I misunderstand? How did I get this sooooo wrong?", and so on. In the end, the department chair told me "16 hours a week" and "half time work", and I believed him. These were words that came out of his mouth. A co-worker who was hired a month or two after me told me that she was told the same thing - "16 hours per week". However, she was not told directly by the department chair. I mentioned my workload to the department chair a few months into the job. I mentioned it very casually. He didn't have much of a response. The tone of his response was "Hmmm.". His tone wasn't even "Hmmm. That's interesting.". It was just "Hmmm.".