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Santa Clara University

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Santa Clara University is a great place to work. - Professor Santa Clara University Employee Review

5.0
Sep 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The work environment is great. It is very collegial and supportive. Interaction between faculty is very positive and the staff support is very good. The campus environment is also a top feature of the university. The grounds are impeccable and make for a wonderful place to work, study, or simply relax and contemplate.

Cons

There are very few downsides to working at Santa Clara University. The salary levels make it difficult to recruit and retain top quality individuals for both faculty and staff. However, the overall compensation, including salary, benefits, and work environment make it a great place for a career.

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Pros

Flexible time and chill work

Cons

Pay is not high enough in the Bay Area

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Feb 15, 2026
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Pros

-On-campus housing but you pay for it with less monetary compensation and working 24/7 -Healthcare/dental benefit -403b - but you have to stay for a couple years before you are vested.

Cons

-Poor leadership - violate common sense boundaries. Beware of Heather Dumas-Dyer. -They underpay employees (it's too low for the Bay Area and amount of work they request) -No work-life separation or balance due to them overworking employees. You are expected to work 9-5 and then engage in evening/weekend campus events while also being on-call after-hours and responding in person so you're working all the time. They say it's expected for exempt employees. It's no wonder people burn out. -They lock you into a term contract so you have to find another job before you become homeless. They have terms so they can systematically cycle people out of the job and there's no accountability for them to treat the RDs well (their term will be up and they'll be gone in 2-4 years). -They talk about nice values and pleasant/team-supported work but it's a lie. They don't practice their values.

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