Valencia College reviews about "great benefits"

There are no cons to working here

Pay is low if you didn’t get your foot in the door years ago. It was once a collaborative environment, but that culture is gone.

I could make more with my experience and what I am teaching and offering elsewhere.

Pay is not great. Not a lot of growth opportunities.

Environment can be hostile due to the overload of work. They will try to get you at the lowest salary possible.

Not paid enough Cap on the amount of hours you can work

No cons to report at all

Some middle-management (VP's) can't seem to agree with each other on most things, and I've been in too many meetings that essentially devolved into petulant children fighting with each other. It would get to a point where it became so awkward and uncomfortable that you'd just drop out of the meeting. In many cases, when they did agree with each other, they would just change their minds a month or so down the road saying they didn't recall making this or that decision, which made building and updating certain process-flows overly difficult, and setting-up new aid-years for Financial Aid incredibly complicated. It wasn't always like this, but was enough of the time to make most days incredibly stressful. In the end, after completing an over year-long project (on top of our regular daily duties), instead of being congratulated for our hard work, the entire team of five people were unceremoniously laid off. Our team consisted of five individuals (including myself) who had tirelessly worked for the college and its students for over 18 years. We have families to support, and were kicked to the curb in the blink of an eye. It was cold and calculated, and a smack in the face. They even had the balls to say they were creating two new positions (different titles, same job) that we were welcome to essentially fight for. I imagine the CIO who dropped the axe probably didn't loose a minute of sleep that night. I graduated from Valencia College prior to getting hired. I used to be proud of this institution, what it stood for, and all it accomplished for the community. But when it comes down to it, it's just another business that preaches family this and family that, but will throw you to the wolves as soon as it benefits their bottom-line. Just don't work for Financial Aid or OIT. The stress just isn't worth the risk.

The pay was low but its something great for anyone who wants a foundation.