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The 'T' in Temple stands for Toxic - Administrative Staff Temple University Employee Review

2.0
Oct 13, 2025
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Pros

Most of the faculty, students, and some of the staff are great to work for and with! Hybrid work schedule.

Cons

Low pay compared to other colleges in the area. Top down management style that causes incredibly poor communication, low morale, and toxic management from the Dean level and down. Very few, if any, ways to advance your career unless you kiss up to those higher up. Dean's Office seems to promote those who don't question things and seniority without any regard to actual experience or any kind of skills that would make someone a good supervisor, further promoting the toxic environment. This idea of the "Temple way", which I still have no idea what it means but if I had to guess it's "don't ask questions, and don't be proactive in suggesting ways to solve issues or problems, just do it the way it's always been done even if it makes no sense and is bad for morale". Getting paid once a month and no parking (without paying an outrageous amount) is the cherry on top of everything that is wrong with this place. Overall, I haven't met very many people in my time here who actually enjoy working at Temple unless they've drank the Kool-aid. Probably why there is a high turnover rate.

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Pros

Creative freedom, dynamic team and work-life balance.

Cons

No room for growth unless you move to a different department.

4.0
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Pros

Beautiful, clean, and conveniently located campus. Great food trucks! Lots of space to go for a walk and clear your head or sit on a bench and look at some trees. Nice benefits.

Cons

Temple is very large and very siloed, so if you work in one department, don't expect to be able to move more easily to another part of the school than you would if you were just a random unknown applicant. Once you start working it will be clear which people there genuinely care about the school and passionately work to make it better, and which once just clock in and clock out and won't do a single thing that's not listed in their official job description. But that's bureaucracy for you!

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