Anyone else get a feel that most of management is really mean now? My boss was REALLY nice but now he's just an ass. Even though we made our "target" we still get in shit. Anyone know if this is something they want to implement from up top? Like the... — read more
A career in for profit education
It's really sad to see people bounce from one for-profit school to another to another to another. It's kind of like a drug that you don't want to be addicted to. Someone gets promoted beyond their credentials, and realize that they won't be able to... — read more
Restructuring
Is there any reason why the Center is calling current students to cancel / reschedule them? Is the role of the campus registrar being centralized?
Best and worst managers at AUO Pitts
Just got hired. Who are the best and who to look out for?
Another Mgr GONE!!!!!
Just got word everyone's fave Director, JG canned another one at South. That's 6 in just over a year. Damn, glad that dude isn't here anymore.
Uh oh, Campus Meeting Today
Uh oh...SUO Campus meeting...today at 4. Stay tuned ya'll. what kind of ball will be getting dropped on us? AM's are playing stupid but you can read their faces. Something is going down. Not sure if news will come from CD's, Frizzy Hair or the... — read more
You know I'm right.
99.9% of the online recruits can't speak english. Even though they were born and raised in America all they can do is grunt and speak with an Urban Twang to be politically correct. So the warm calls or more like ice cold calls. For those trying to... — read more
Phoenix vs Pittsburgh
For some reason there are more people in Pittsburgh worried about layoffs than in Phoenix. Why is that? Is there a difference in quality of life under devlin vs Traci? How do people in Phoenix feel about the impending layoffs? What kind if steps has... — read more
EDMC Announces Layoffs?
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/news-briefs/2015/01/07/EDMC-announces-layoffs-360fly-camera-preorders-available-Megabits-now-on-Apple-store/stories/201501070037
Brown Mackie Closing Locations-Hot off the Press
Dear Student: After careful consideration, Brown Mackie College - Northern Kentucky will cease enrolling new students as of today. This decision will not impact current students. Brown Mackie College will continue to offer courses to allow all... — read more
Obama gives us free community college
GAME OVER: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/08/obama-free-community-college/21466969/
Moody's downgrades EDMC to default rating
Pittsburgh Business Times: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/01/07/moodys-downgrades-edmc-debt-to-default-rating.html Education Management Corp.'s debt effectively has been declared in default by Moody's Investor's Service (NYSE: MCO)... — read more
Don't stress
Getting laid off or quitting will be the best thing that could happen to you. This place sucks. You will feel relieved if they let you go. Trust me. This place is an unhealthy working environment.
Posers
I don't know about anyone else but quite honestly unless your contributing to the topic shut up. No one cares that you think your funny telling people to get back to work and dial. Why don't you find something better to do because obviously you... — read more
AIO Layoffs
Layoffs coming this Thursday? Seems to be the theme with "leadership" at corporate on Monday. Thoughts?
Welllllllll
Well? Any activity? Any layoffs? This "company" is a JOKE.
Layoffs
So when are these layoffs?
Best and worst Admissions Managers at online?
With so many opinions on leadership and the current direction of the company, I'm wondering, who are some of the best Managers, Directiors, etc to work for? Specifically at the online Pittsburgh locations. AIO, AUO, SUO?
All AIO VPs and Directors are at corporate all day today.
Are the other schools VPs and Directors there too?
8 Extensions to the Exchange Offer
12/27 - 4:20 PM Education Management Corporation Announces Extension of Exchange Offer 12/21 - 2:43 PM Education Management Corporation Announces Extension of Exchange Offer 12/18 - 6:57 PM Education Management Corporation Announces Extension of... — read more
Still Kickin' that Can down the road... I guess they don't realize that with each extension they lose credibility
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Management Corporation ("EDMC" and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company") announced today that it has extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 30, 2014 the... — read more
Don't blame the recruiters
The recruiters are just doing their jobs. They are threatened on an hourly basis of possible layoffs. Blame the leads and the company as a whole. They want recruiters to get students who do not understand loan standards. They get people who cannot... — read more
Don't blame the recruiters
The recruiters are just doing their jobs. They are threatened on an hourly basis of possible layoffs. Blame the leads and the company as a whole. They want recruiters to get students who do not understand loan standards. They get people who cannot... — read more
Biggest mistake of my life, based on a recruiters lies
How is it that a recruiter can lie to you about being placed into a job after graduation, get you enrolled based on a lie, and then you end up not being placed into a job stuck with no way to pay back the accumulated debt? They don't even maintain... — read more
Can't believe the President's on Vacation
It's funny how the President takes Vacation, but denies ours... Any other campus having this trouble?
Is there life after EDMC?
I've been applying for a lot of jobs and not having much success getting interviews. Many of my EDMC co-workers are having the same problem. Some have actually gotten interviews where everything seems to go really well and then they don't hear... — read more
Students
If the students that were recruited could read and write maybe this business would have a better reputation. Instead they scam people who fill out a survey about their favorite boy band and gather their information. Once this information is gathered... — read more
Students
If the students that were recruited could read and write maybe this business would have a better reputation. Instead they scam people who fill out a survey about their favorite boy band and gather their information. Once this information is gathered... — read more
SACS accreditation WARNING for 4 EDMC schools
http://www.sacscoc.org/December2014ActionsandDisclosureStatements.asp South University, AIs in Miami, Houston and Atlanta receive placed on warning with SACS. What will this do to the company's plans to make AU and Ai a part of South under SACS... — read more
Layoffs blah blah blah layoffs blah blah blah.
This website is useless. Might as well share cooking techniques.
Low education standards
How many of you working within the online division deal with people who can't even speak proper english. How many basically just grunt or mumble into the phone, and you wake up at 2pm by calling to recruit them to go to school? EDMC recruits the... — read more
Kicked the Can down the road again till 12.18.14. for the 4th or 5th time.....
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Management Corporation ("EDMC" and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company") announced today that it has extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 18, 2014 the... — read more
EDMC accused in GI Bill scheme!
http://triblive.com/business/headlines/7383497-74/edmc-aid-students#axzz3M4TJ7aSa No surprise here, I have been saying 90/10 rule loop hole for a long time.
Corinthians layoff page
Some pretty interesting posts on there... EDMC took over Corinthians??? Ummm did I miss something. The best part is they think they are going to have a say in management LOL who lied to them? Where does all of this entitlement come from? Anyways... — read more
Tough Times Don’t last, Tough People do
I wanted to set the record straight on a comment made in a previous post: “Thanks Ed for the words of encouragement....We all need to be pumped up so that Exec's like you can take a 6 digit "bonus" while we drown these kids in excessive... — read more
Disservice to not only students but employees
It's bad enough that EDMC does what it does to it's students. Taking them for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and leaving them no better prepared for the future then before they started taking classes. This is of the mindset the students actually... — read more
Random rant.
The amount of money this company wastes on unnecessary positions is completely ridiculous. You could literally have 4 managers and have only one campus director to run the entire auo floor. Can someone please tell me when a manager seriously helped... — read more
Lots of posts deleted.
Thought many of you should take a look at this... I'm pretty sure a lot of those nasty posts are getting deleted. : http://www.natlawreview.com/article/nlrb-continues-aggressive-crackdown-social-media-policies
Brown Mackie
I stumbled across this website several weeks ago, but I haven't seen any comments regarding the Brown Mackie campuses. Does anyone know if we are looking at another round of layoffs?