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

2.0
13 Oct 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

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Cons

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1.0
13 May 2026
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Pros

Hybrid work schedule. Some of my coworkers were great people.

Cons

While higher education can be incredibly bureaucratic, Temple takes the cake. It was the most rigid, stifling environment I have ever worked in. Very top heavy, with a top-down management style akin to a poorly run corporate business instead of an educational institution; maybe this is part of why they are in financial straits. I also encountered my fair share of micromanagement and very poor leadership skills from managers at all levels. It was truly astonishing the lack of accountability, leadership, and communication from those that were supposed to be managing others. The pay is not competitive for a large, public university; it's more on par with a small liberal arts college. For example most salaries for Assistant Directors with years of experience were being advertised at 50k-60k. Criminal. And forget about promotions! Unless you have connections, or you're a kiss up to management, you're not going anywhere. Further, I think I can speak for most when I say that the emails that went out bragging about our acquiring a new building downtown is incredibly tone deaf when you're also sending emails warning of staff and programming cuts due to the budget. I understand that there are different budgeting lines, but it's tone deaf especially in this economy.

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