Pros
3 days in office/2 days remote work policy. This was a policy implemented in the Pandemic and has become an earnable benefit. Your schedule would start at 5 days in the office and work down to a 3/2 based on a probation status (first six months) and personal performance. Even with the 3/2 schedule, you must return to 5 days in-office depending on office needs. I am not trying to be negative, but I really can't think of any other pros at my current place. I guess stability is another because you will not be fired as long as you perform well. It takes 2-3 months to fully train and prepare a new advisor, so avoiding turnover is the departmental preference.
Cons
Pay: It is higher education, so one cannot expect to make a fortune. However, the pay is completely static and has already been adjusted to be more equitable in 2021. I.e. base pay for AA1 went from 35,9000 all the way to 42,000. Room For Growth: There is only really one promotional opportunity from AA1 to AA2 that comes with a 3000 pay increase compared to many more expectations and duties. For example, Advisor I's are not responsible for teaching Freshman Orientation Courses but all qualified AA2's must teach or co-teach a section of the class. The skills used in the job are really not translatable. I explain policies to students, but it is not translatable policy brief or policy analysis work. I can search a query in a SQL-supported database, but it doesn't align with learning technical skills. It really just feels like the skills here get you stuck in your own role. Expectations: There is a goals calendar that has more goals and milestones than reasonably possible. At the same time everything falls back on the advisors. You have to make sure to cover yourself because a student will quickly accuse you of "ruining their entire education" due to their own lack of following directions in most cases. I don't mean this to sound bitter, but clearly, it is a place where leadership is pressing down and students are pressing up with the advisor stuck in the middle of an island. This leads to a burnout and a pretty significant turnover rate for advisors year over year.