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Pros and cons of a changing workplace - Anonymous employee Michigan State University Employee Review

3.0
Mar 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

MSU Extension does great work for Michigan citizens

Cons

A company is only as good as the people it keeps. The silo mentality must be discouraged and stopped. New leadership and unknown expectations have led to an environment of uncertainty. Many long term employees, while loyal, are detrimental to the work environment on many levels. Pay scale for those in the field is poor.

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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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