Georgia State University Employee Reviews for Application Developer

What do you like about working at Georgia State University?

"Benefits such as health, vision, dental and some co-workers are great to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask about retirements and current work force. I do not recommend interviewing for any jobs with the IS&T applications engineering dept. As they are not replacing the retired or workers who have left."

What don't you like about working at Georgia State University?

"-Culture of yes which means if the client wants it, IS&T Applications engineering says yes and developers now have more work/details to manage without adding to the workforce or increasing compensation. (For example, High level salaried developers calling students to troubleshoot things that should be sent to the help desk.) -People are leaving and they are not being replaced in IS&T Applications engineering. The only people left are the presumably safe and all they do is complain, gossip and back stab. -Lack of communication between departments.-No customer service and a culture of Yes has led to unmet expectations in a lack of trust regarding the development team.-Leads don't know how to train new employees and there is no documentation. This is unacceptable for a development shop.-Leads and management regularly come in 30 to 40 min late but expect you to be early."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Create a sense of customer service. Currently the IS&T Application Engineering Department is full of people waiting to retire and they all assume they are safe from being fired as this is a state run institution."