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Michigan State University

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Great place to work. A lot of employees don't realize how "good we have it" compared to private industry for benefits. - Analyst Michigan State University Employee Review

5.0
Aug 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits (not as good as the State, but great compared to private industry). Flexibility (at least in my dept). Being part of the campus community. Opportunities for advancement and continued education.

Cons

Departments/colleges all function very independently, so there isn't a lot of consistency between departments. Pros in my dept may not be pros in another dept, and vice versa. A lot of people grumble and don't appreciate what we have, because they've never worked anywhere else so they think the grass is always greener.

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Pros

Mostly fair bargaining agreements, strong benefits

Cons

Work conditions vary drastically by department and supervisor

4.0
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Pros

The HPC facilities (HPCC, ICER) offer excellent access for research affiliates colpaborating with university researchers, with Slurm job scheduling and a well-managed site-specific wiki.

Cons

Annual account renewal can be a bit bureacratically clunky at times, and the Research Affiliate may have to coordinate with multiple departments and the associated PI if a system update breaks part of a legacy system.

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