Pluspunten
There are some very intelligent colleagues working on interesting research. The students work hard.
Minpunten
The institute refuses to implement basic safety measures to protect it's students and employees from COVID-19. Faculty and staff requests to require masking indoors and allow for flexibility in class delivery have been meet with threats of termination by the upper administration. This is the most toxic place I have worked so far (more toxic than a factory I worked in amidst heavy layoffs). Communication between departments is almost non-existent, and when it occurs is usually hostile. Financial policies intended to save money end up wasting money and slow basic day to day functioning. Respect for time is non-existent, it is common to work 80-90 hour weeks when only getting paid for 30-40 hours. Emails and phone calls well past working hours and on weekends are common. If OSHA had any jurisdiction here, they would have a field day. Due to Georgia's laws around public employees, there is no collective bargaining agreement, and hence little to no chance of changing things here.