University of Wisconsin - Stout

Table 5. 2002-03 Unclassified and Classified Comments

Theme Category Description/Examples
Solutions/Preventions/Recommendations (16)
  • Money (5)
  • Organizational structure (4)
  • Promotion/tenure (2)
  • Leadership (2)
  • Training (1)
  • Hiring process (1)
  • Other (1)
  • High workload
  • Low salary; need better compensation
  • Should have offered free or discounted education
  • More sensitivity training for older male faculty/staff
Discrimination/harassment (15)
  • Gender (4)
  • Age (2)
  • Religion (2)
  • Hiring process (1)
  • Promotion/tenure/money (1)
  • Race (1)
  • Other (4)
  • Comments made in meetings were ignored, but when repeated by a man were praised
  • Had to cover office over Thanksgiving because other people had families
  • Denied opportunities because: female, single parent, married
Likes (12)
  • Overall (6)
  • People (2)
  • Opportunity (1)
  • Other (3)
  • Good climate for diversity
  • Very good experience
Dislikes (12)
  • Money/promotion/tenure (4)
  • Job structure and workload (3)
  • Politics/bureaucracy (2)
  • People (1)
  • Other (1)
  • Menomonie and Stout are typical of the upper Midwest mentality
  • Better compensated for time/hours put in