Ellucian reviews about "people"

Lots of red tape and slow to get things done

Horrible executive management. Too focused on AI this, and AI that to really think about the consequences it will have (and has had) on their employees. They're always looking for the next best thing, and higher ups are just focused on stroking their egos. One executive I'm baffled by how they still have a job since everyone cannot stand working with them. This person is fake and manages three key teams at Ellucian and needs to micromanage every single thing. I'm appalled at the just behavior that just gets excused because "well that's just him." The people at Ellucian are really great and want to collaborate, but there is too much silo-ed work that really hurts the company from actually doing great work. Executives can't decide on a mission, they argue among each other, and really are just focused on making themselves look good without actually being genuine or caring about their employees. It's really so transparently fake. Executives are not aligned on what Ellucian actually does and the narrative they want to say. They want others to do their work for them, but don't actively want to do it themselves. They are doing quiet layoffs that are leaving teams with more work and minimal direction.

1. The layoff process is insulting, demeaning, and puerile. 2. Most employees seem to be overworked and underappreciated. 3. The promotions process seems less focused on results and more focused on who is assigned to the "right projects". 4. Management is more interested in "optics" than recognizing employees who go above and beyond the proverbial call to duty.

salary and benifits could be better

Then there was the C-suite. Every company has executives. That’s normal. But this group often felt less like corporate stewards and more like LinkedIn influencers who accidentally wandered into an ERP company. They seemed distant. Aloof. Not deeply engaged with the actual work, the clients, or the people carrying the weight. There was a lot of executive polish, a lot of corporate language, a lot of “vision,” but not always the kind of grounded leadership that makes employees say, “I trust these people with the future of the company.” At times, it felt like the people closest to the customers understood the business better than the people paid the most to lead it.

If you wish to work for the corporate leaders from the Lorax, look no further. What was once a legacy ed tech institution is now a private-equity funded vanity project for 10-15 baby boomers who still believe they are 1980s big wigs working at Apple. Leadership can't even explain what their own products do, nor do most of them have any history in higher education or historical interest in students. They are here for their Blackstone paycheck, to have squabbles with each other, and to fly around the world while refusing the most miniscule recognition for their employees who work harder than they have in years. They laid off hundreds of their highest impact employees in favor of AI tools that do nothing but create more work for the already understaffed employees and cost more than their salaries, all while literally pouring money into an extravagant three-day conference with celebrities, banquets, and parties while their customer schools face financial crisis and mass closures. This is a deeply out-of-touch company that is entirely blind to the reality of the AI hype they are claiming is "inevitable," and the dire state that their industry is in. Additionally, the level of bureaucracy, busy work, bottlenecks, and overall tediousness is ironic for how "innovative" they love to claim to be. Prepare to sit through 6+ hours of unnecessary meetings each day if you are a manager, They have ruined the financial, emotional, and physical health of countless people due to the toxic work environment here and I would strongly caution anyone interviewing to abandon the expectation that anyone at this company has their best career interests at heart. If you love corporate buzzwords, sucking up to people who don't care if you end up homeless next month, and working in an environment worthy of its own Real Housewives show, Ellucian is the company for you. Either way, be prepared to work the job of three people for the pay of one.