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Vista Higher Learning reviews

1.8

10% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Jon Aram

10% approve of CEO

9% positive business outlook

Vista Higher Learning has an employee rating of 1.8 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Vista Higher Learning employee rating is 52% below average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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76 reviews
3.0
Apr 2, 2015
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Pros

The employees at Vista are smart, friendly and diverse, creating a wonderful work community. The work culture encourages employees to work in the office, which creates a close-knit workplace, rather than one full of empty seats. Work-life balance is very good.

Cons

The company hierarchy is a problem. Political decisions seem to be made on a knee-jerk basis, and employees are laid off on a weekly basis, whether they be receptionist or company president. The owner of the company acts as absolute dictator, calling all the shots even down to the most minute technical decisions. Since there is no way for him to understand the intricacies of every area of technology, design, etc, his final decisions often work to sabotage the careful work of his employees.

1.0
Feb 24, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

There was a fizzy water machine. Health benefits were decent. Nicest, most genuine HR person I've ever seen.

Cons

The CEO had his fingers in everything, could never decide on what he wanted, micromanaged and then blamed others when things weren't delivered on time. Would always intrude on meetings, see the work we were doing and then immediately change the scope of it right when we thought we had reached requirements, had no power to say no.

3.0
Jan 24, 2015

Friendly people stifled by bureaucracy.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people throughout the company, strong year-over-year growth, lots of learning opportunities depending on the department. Office is in a great location, and the benefits package is above-average. Work/life balance is reasonable as long as you make an effort to leave at 5.

Cons

Deadlines are driven by school semesters, so expect an avalanche of work June/July and November/December. CEO doesn't care about employees, which is reflected by the 25%+ turnover rate. "Ask for permission, not forgiveness" culture prevents any sort of creative freedom. People regularly hired as fulltime contractors to save money on salaries.

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Glassdoor has 88 Vista Higher Learning reviews submitted anonymously by Vista Higher Learning employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Vista Higher Learning is right for you.