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Pluses and minuses - Extension Educator Michigan State University Employee Review

3.0
Aug 11, 2021
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Pros

Some flexibility in setting your work objectives, great sense of purpose, able to improve your community, good mission, able to work with diverse communities,

Cons

Poor salary, lack of advancement opportunities, part of a big slow-to-move bureaucracy, lack of voice, poor supervisory structure, lack of increase in salary over time,

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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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