Staff are overlooked and unsupported - Office Manager/Executive Assistant Berklee Employee Review

2.0
Mar 10, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Music is everywhere, and if you look at your overall goal as helping musicians grow and develop their skills this is a place where you can feel morally good about your job. If you are in a department that happens to have a good boss you can have a lot of autonomy.

Cons

There's no path to advancement or sense of overall community. It is extremely hard to find out what salaries they are offering for open positions. Annual raises aren't keeping pace with inflation, and HR will actively fight to keep from paying you any more than they feel they have to, to keep you from quitting. Their idea of providing 'professional development' for staff is a twice-a-semester workshop on "managing difficult conversations." Faculty are unionized; staff are not. In one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, it is increasingly difficult to afford to work here and live within easy commuting distance.

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
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Pros

Amazing work culture, understanding managers, and supportive colleagues. I feel truly valued and I can breathe even during peak times.

Cons

So far no cons at all. Everything is wonderful!

1.0
Apr 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

-helping students -talking about music

Cons

-forced to train the ai bot that will replace you -despite being the top performer on your team and being reassured repeatedly your job is secure, you will get laid off with no explanation or respect -c suite prefers to keep their 500k+ salaries and 80k+ bonuses even if it means laying off 80+ employees who only make 55k -CEO led first layoffs in berklee's entire history, no transparency with any managers, no discussion or anything -CEO used money "saved" from layoffs to give other employees bonuses and buy unnecessary property

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