Arizona State University Reviews

Pros

Good for students, flexible hours, depending on the lab you are in.

Cons

Low pay, bad hours of service website

Pros

Valuable Experience: Working as an AE (Academic Enhancement) Assistant at ASU provides valuable experience in an educational setting. You get the opportunity to work closely with students, faculty, and staff, gaining insights into academic support services and enhancing your understanding of higher education. Skill Development: This role offers opportunities for skill development in various areas. As an AE Assistant, you can enhance your communication, leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills through interactions with students, coordinating programs, and managing administrative tasks. Networking: Being an AE Assistant allows you to build a network within the academic community. You have the chance to connect with professors, professionals, and other students who may become valuable contacts for future opportunities or references. Flexibility: Depending on the specific position and responsibilities, being an AE Assistant at ASU can offer flexible work arrangements. This flexibility can be beneficial for students who need to balance their work with academics and other commitments. Contribution to Student Success: As an AE Assistant, you play a vital role in supporting student success. By assisting students with academic challenges, providing resources and guidance, and facilitating workshops or programs, you can make a positive impact on their educational journey.

Cons

Pay and Benefits: Compensation for AE Assistant positions at ASU may vary, and it is essential to consider the financial aspect of the role.

Pros

Staff care about students and the work they do.

Cons

Stay away from Teachers College student services. Started out great but if you raise any issues with leadership they will ignore you and you’ll be on their bad side. They will work you to the bone without any recognition of what you do for them. They will treat you as disposable no matter how many years you have been with them. The staff actually doing the work are wonderful everyone really cares about what they do, but higher up leadership are too academic and far removed from what is actually happening in the department. They do very little work for themselves and make decisions that are baffling.

Pros

Schedule flexibility, innovative work, fun coworkers, plenty to do around the area, insurance was covered by grants

Cons

cost of living is much higher than the pay, rent has nearly doubled in the past 5 years, parking is crazy expensive or a far walk in sketchy neighborhoods, only affordable housing options are with roommates or family wealth, many nearby apartment complexes are loud (the nice ones) or gross (the affordable ones), international students are manipulated with their VISAs, constantly construction or road closures that block traffic flow, paychecks were sometimes weeks late if the admin staff didn't process the paperwork in time at the start of each semester, student insurance is absolute garbage (used to have minimal dental coverage, now it's a "discount card"), and many more than I care to list now.

Pros

Smooth onboarding process, free shuttle between campuses

Cons

So many: extremely burned-out staff across areas, high turnover, low salary for staff (unsustainable for a single person who doesn't want to live in a sketchy, bug-infested apartment, despite having a graduate degree in higher education), poor direct supervision, push for innovation at ANY cost, employee counseling was a joke, I could go on but you get the picture.

Pros

-Very flexible hours -A great way to earn professional experience while still in school -You get to work with a mix of fellow student workers and professional staff, leading to a very diverse work environment

Cons

-Only available to students -Experience will vary greatly depending on which department you work for -You may be capped out at 10 hours at some departments

Pros

If you are a student at ASU, Hayden library is a great place to work. Job tasks are relatively easy to learn and the staff are great. My position at Hayden is a patron-facing role, which involves staffing the front desk and closing the library. As such. I have had negative interactions with patrons, but the supervising staff always have the student workers' back. If you are looking to apply to a similar role, familiarity with library services and search engines is a must.

Cons

The hiring process is tedious, but that is true for ASU as a whole. A candidate can expect to wait 1-3 months before hearing back, both as a result of most student worker positions getting hundreds of applications and a slow-to-respond HR department.

Pros

I was able to gain a high level of technical proficiency in Linux operating systems, command-line tools, and system management thanks to my job. Would frequently find opportunities to use scripting languages like Bash, Python, or Perl to automate monotonous activities and streamline workflows while troubleshooting and fixing problems. This raises productivity and efficiency.

Cons

Particularly in business settings, Linux systems can have intricate configurations with several dependencies. Such setups might be difficult to troubleshoot because it calls for a thorough understanding of system architecture and component relationships.

Pros

The major reason that attracts people to work at ASU is the opportunities and lifestyle of the Phoenix and SE Arizona area. The facilities and resources of the university, if accessible, provide opportunities for research. Ultimately, the only real benefit of working here is the appreciation received by the few students that realize your contribution to their success in their education.

Cons

The pay here is way below average (considered poverty level) in comparison to most academic institutions. They've known this for years and fail to improve the situation. There is dishonesty and prejudice to be experienced from all levels of administration--Chair, Dean, and President level. They may overwork you by twisting your contract to mean whatever they want it to mean; for example, if you are hired to teach 12 credits as part of your contract, they may choose to interpret this to mean that you will teach up to 12 different 1-credit classes if they wish it. There are practically no protections of due process written in to their policies, especially if you are in a position rank lower than Assistant Professor. False accusations are often taken at face value, from students, faculty, or administrators. One of the worst places to suffer from cancel culture. Many employees just simply "keep their heads down" in compliance and discouragement to report grievances. This is a revolving door of limited opportunity. There is a reason many competent and caring educators--lecturers and instructional assistants--have left before in droves and continue to leave to better places.

Pros

I am an Engineering student and this job helped me learn a lot. The managers were very helpful in teaching and allowing new students to learn about the different departments and to allow you to choose the department that best fit you. Met a lot of great people and the managers and employees were a big family.

Cons

No cons were seen for me.