WGU Layoffs

[collegechick]

I am a contract evalulator at WGU and have some colleagues at the university. AI's are not scanning papers or grading them, this is a false rumor. Nor will they in the future. As for the comments when evaluating papers being automated or the same, an evaulator has to use the rubric provided and the template to select when assessing a student's work.

As for tuition increases, WGU is still one of the most affordable universities in America. I am not sticking up for them, but I work for multiple places and the tution is much higher at many private and public universities where I work. I know people are upset about layoffs but sorry, it does happen. As previously stated, in 2012 I was laid off from Kaplan University, 2 weeks before Christmas, people who had spent their money on Christmas presents, were now out of a job and had to find work.

I had colleagues who were out of jobs when ITT Tech closed without warning. I am now seeing some of my friends who work in K to 12, being told they do not have jobs next year, due to budget cuts and are having to try and find new teaching jobs. No job is a guarantee and as for communication its not required, you can go into work in the morning and before you leave at 5pm at the end of the day, be told you are terminated.

I also was employed at the now defunct Jones International University.  That school was a mismanaged, unprofessional mess that conducted illegal behavior far worse than what I'm reading about WGU.  I had a supervisor who encouraged me not to process payment invoices for professors!  This was just one example.  They also hemorrhaged people before closing the doors.