"The benefits are declining. WGU expects you to work 45-60 hours per week. They pick and choose what policies to implement with no written policy in employee handbook. You will cap out on salary in about 4 years. The student loads are increasing."
What do you like about working at Western Governors University?
"I work from home and can choose when I work my 45 to 60 hours per week for my 40 hours worth of pay."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you have no life and are confined to you home and love being micromanaged, you could have no better job than mine. If it was any worse I would quit. The only thing that keeps me is the flexibility of when I put in my 45 to 60 hours and the satisfaction of serving my students and helping them work towards graduation."
What don't you like about working at Western Governors University?
"Poor Management. Micromanagement. No concern for personal life / work balance. The general expectation that faculty has no life demands on their time and that they can work 60 hour weeks from time to time and sometimes more at the whim of management."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Learn to forecast. Respect what the employee handbook says that 40 hours is a full time work week. Yes Salary means some times less and sometimes more. It should not always mean 45+ and often much more."
"I've worked at WGU for over 5 years as a mentor and have loved most of the role during that whole time. The students need to be the focus and what the student's see as their educational journey, not management. It has quickly become a hostile work environment, filled with managers who retaliate and turn petty when questioned about policies, micro-managing of employees who all have graduate degrees, and the push to have insanely high numbers of students. If you like to be downgraded because of your education, innovation, work 45-50 hours a week while getting paid for 40, and policies that are not written or set in stone anywhere, except when it's handy for upper management...then this is the place of employment for you!"
"WGU has been a great place for me to learn DevOps practices and tools. I've met so many great people through this job, and it makes working at WGU a much better experience. However, since a recent re-organization of the technology department it has left a rift between teams. As a result, I do not have a clear path of growth and improvement."
"Worked there for a few years. Culture in Software Engineering has changed quite a lot since I started especially with going through 2 CIOs and periods of no CIOs. Its nice there is some flexibility with schedules if you need it, but no permanent remote days anymore. Seem to hire only Senior level positions and don’t have any Junior to Mid level openings anymore."
"Overall it's a good place to work."
"I've worked with western governors university from 2019."
"WGU is a fine place to work, with pretty good benefits to compensate for low pay. Working from home is a good experience, however, and more than makes up for the pay issue. Most people who are not already retired have to work a second job, but I don't, so it's lucky that our family has other sources of income."
"WGU was a great place to work. I worked there for almost 8 years and loved it. The skills and experience I got and people I met and worked with were wonderful. I would definitely recommend WGU as a great place to work and would gladly have remained there if I didn't get let go due to organizational restructuring. My coworkers in my immediate team were excellent, hard working people and taught me a lot and all had great attitudes."
"I've worked at WGU since 2007. I have seen it grow over the years as they have expanded to state-based colleges across the nation. I believe in the WGU mission, and know that they represent disruptive technology to the entire higher education atmosphere. In 20 years, most schools will have adjusted accordingly."
"As Western Gov Univ opened more offices in Indiana and Texas, the Phoenix office was completely overlooked. Most of us left or were fired because we didn't agree with the way the new management was headed. We all truly loved our students but it became very clear that numbers were most important."
"I really enjoy working here , but i want to explore new things."
"WGU is a great place to work. With a focus on becoming the best in analytics it makes the days rewarding. The city where WGU is located is an excellent place for families, with rich cultural opportunities. The President is recognized as one of the top leaders in education and business."
"WGU offers a flexible work environment that is great for remote workers"
What do you like about working at Western Governors University?
"I like the flexibility of the company and the opportunity."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be sure to research the goals of the company and the competency-based education model."
What don't you like about working at Western Governors University?
"There is not a lot of room for advancement if you don't have a terminal degree"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Ensure that there is more room for advancement in the company"
Western Governors University has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 18 Western Governors University Review Ratings left anonymously by Western Governors University employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 89% of employees would recommend working at Western Governors University.
Western Governors University employees earn $55,500 annually on average, or $27 per hour, which is 16% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 15 Western Governors University employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Western Governors University Salaries by Job Title.
89% of employees would recommend working at Western Governors University with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Western Governors University 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.0 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.
According to our data, the highest paying job at Western Governors University is a Business Intelligence Analyst at $113,000 annually. Browse Western Governors University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Western Governors University is a Senior Editor at $28,000 annually. Browse Western Governors University Salaries by Job Profile.
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Western Governors University to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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