As most readers of these pages
are aware, the gulf between the reality of working at HCT and the bullshit
spouted by the HR department when recruiting is substantial. The advertised
promise of working for an “exciting
organization” soon morphs into a nightmare as the organization turns on its own
staff and attempts to chew them up and spit them out.
Don’t believe me? Well, the most recent
postings at glassdoor.com hardly leave a positive impression. I fact, the
overall Rating
Trend is a mighty…
1.9 !!
18% of the posters would ‘Recommend to a Friend’, whereas
the figure relating to those who ‘Approve of CEO’ stands at … ZERO!
Take a look at some of these headlines…
"The Place is a Sham"
"inexorable death"
"Legacy gone!"
"slash n burn"
"Great Institution spoilt by nepotism, cronyism and greed"
"Fire the VC"
"Just avoid it"
"Deteriorating"
In recent years the organization has deteriorated. Awful autocratic management by unqualified people who do not have
experience in education and certainly have no idea how to motivate people.
Continuous changes of policies. Culture of punishment and threats. Very
frustrating. Co workers were excellent and salary was excellent but the
environment was toxic.
Abusive and unprofessional administration,
including unethical, immoral, and illegal activities.
To sum up how they operate, in 2012, I was given
a 2.5 year extension to my contract one day and a 6 month termination letter
the next day. My college director and HR officer knew nothing about it.
Things have got much worse since. HCT has lurched from being an excellent vocational training organisation to a very poor "university" and now it doesn't know what it is!
Cons: Unmotivated students can become shockingly malicious towards teachers having professional integrity and who steadfastly will not manipulate results or attendance records to halt the malicious behaviour.
There are ever changing and unclear rules and policies that make working life equate to climbing Mount Everest without the correct equipment. Some HR policies are cruel. The impact of these on the well being of the staff is noticeable.
Cons: Senior Management. Was always bad but with Emiratisation is now worse beyond belief.
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