Cornell University Reviews

Pros

Pay, vacation, and staff support

Cons

Hours are long, very mentally taxing

Pros

Great health insurance and vacation/ leave time. Compared to the alternatives in the area, pay is ok. Boasts a robust internal network, with decent opportunity to move into alternative roles within the University.

Cons

No clear advancement "path" for individuals in Technical roles. Pay, flex-work, and expectations can be highly variable across managers in different offices, departments, and schools. The merit-based annual salary improvement plan doesn't guarantee any pay increase. Very difficult to pursue promotions, pay raises, job reclassifications resulting in mostly lateral- movement across departments once you have been in the University for a few years.

Pros

Pretty routine and simple to understand the role, flexible hours and commitment to projects, decent leadership, and education on what to do and how to do tasks

Cons

Mostly autonomous and hands-off during the actual work, hard to really gain an understanding of where this will all be leading me towards

Pros

Highly flexible hours and workload. Sets out to be an opportunity for learning and growth.

Cons

If you don't like being outside or have a condition worsened by the outdoors, I suppose that is a con.

Pros

There are a ton of very smart, very passionate people here. You'll make great connections with a lot of other people like this and they'll spur you to grow.

Cons

It's difficult, and people mostly care about work. So they work long hours and it's not always the most social place.

Pros

Cornell University routinely checks in on the pulse of its staff. It realizes and offers flexible work arrangements post-pandemic.

Cons

Ithaca is a beautiful city in the Finger Lakes. Some think it's a bit rural.

Pros

A rewarding opportunity for students interested in festival planning

Cons

The student body is ungrateful and hateful until the day of show

Pros

Flexible Hours for busy students

Cons

Sometimes difficult to pick up extra shifts

Pros

- I feel like I contribute to interesting and societally relevant research - Cornell has a good environment - Benefits (health insurance, retirement) are good as well

Cons

- Cornell, or more broadly, Ithaca NY, are what you make of them - There can be things to do but this isn't an urban area - Can feel remote and isolated in the area even though major metro hubs are only 1-4 hours away

Pros

Open-minded, collaborative environment, fantastic benefits, and growth opportunities

Cons

Take-homey pay is on the low end but the benefits make it competitive