Depending on their staff roles, they should assess how their skills can pivot to other sectors. For example, a university fundraiser might be able to pivot to a similar role at a charitable or private foundation. Similarly, an HR or payroll person have very transferable skills to the private sector.Asking this on behalf of my sister. She's in her mid 30s, husband is about 10 years older. Both work for a very large prominent university. Not faculty, they are administrative staff.
Some university staff roles are pretty educationally specific though, like an academic advisor. If their employable skills are tied to the educational sector, they should see if their university offers any course fee waivers to staff members. If so, they should consider taking courses in another employment area, rather than hope they can pivot to another educational job. I have heard so many friends from grad school saying they'll become a high school teacher if they lose their university job, that I know it won't be a viable path for all of them.
Statistics: Posted by Mudpuppy — Mon Mar 10, 2025 1:13 am