SlightlyAnnoyed7 t1_jckkvwc wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Reply to comment by raven4747 in Penn State president says cuts will be deeper than anticipated as leaders finalize layoff plans by Aggravating_Foot_528

Yeah my mom was on a ten year track for her program but then they gutted the special ed department many people there were forced to retire, including her and 4 other potential ten yeared staff. Said the dean and upper levels didn’t give a shit about gutting certain departments and leaving people without a job without a buck. She also said she’s worked for some shitty professors with track records of sexism, racism, and very poor teaching quality, and the university kept them on because of the money they brought in for research grants. Corrupt large school and I’m glad I didn’t go there.

raven4747 t1_jcklfl4 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:49 PM

for me, I'm happy I went there for a number of reasons, but among the most prominent is that I was able to see what this type of corruption and corporate apathy actually looks like (because spoiler alert: it is EVERYWHERE in the modern American workplace). I learned to navigate it while I was in school and that has made my work life a lot easier and less stressful tbh.

still, I would not recommend my younger family members to attend PSU by any means.

I_DESTROY_HUMMUS t1_jcpyebe wrote on March 18, 2023 at 5:33 PM

I'm happy I went there, but I will never donate to the school. And I'm not gonna try to convince people to go there