Resident Advisor - Resident Advisor Cornell University Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great student staff Great summer weather Great University Great social scene if you find the right people. Historic buildings. Great education. Location ok.

Cons

Weather is very bad. I do not recommend studying let alone being an RA at this place. Benefits are horrible compared to other schools, rooms are the worst. Cornell is very skimpy and will try to milk any money from you. Training is horrendous Policies are the absolute worst of the worst.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Pay was good, work load was manageable, and I learned a lot

Cons

No cons at all, It was a good experience being a TA

2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Time off, subsidy for children for college, small grant for childcare, and remote work ability.

Cons

Heavily bureacratic, top-down structure with zero creative ability unless it's around AI. No performance reviews from the bottom-up tell you a lot. Cornell is going through very tough times and employees are overworked, underpaid and have no room to grow or advance and heavy negative sentiment regarding all of the changes happening and further budget cuts. You need to move to another unit and apply to a higher position that way to get any type of promotion, despite your performance, goals and achievements. We get annual SIP that is below inflation and never any performance bonuses.

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