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Low morale, no growth, a mess - Anonymous employee Cal Poly Pomona Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Being a state employee=state benefits (though, good benefits, not good salary)

Cons

Functions as a neoliberal corporation, does not center students, many folks are underqualified and others overqualified in their positions (mismatch), everyone is severely underpaid except for high leadership (the gap in low wages and high wages is extreme--very little middle salary exists), and leadership is flat out terrible. There is no opportunity to grow nor to move up or horizontally within the organization. You will be pigeonholed in your position for years, without promotion options nor salary raises. If you want to feel valued, innovative, and feel that you are aligned in serving students, go elsewhere.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2026
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Pros

The retirement is very good. The work community is wonderful. It's an overall great work environment.

Cons

The salary is not great but the retirement and work culture help balance that out.

4.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

It was ok, it helped keep food on the table and it was nice being able to take advantage of California retirement contribution benefits.

Cons

Pay was fairly low, albeit it did get yearly (if not more often) increases. I started off much lower, the recent changes to minimum wage in California will be very nice.

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