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RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology)

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4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(1,605 total reviews)
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William W. Destler

87% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,605 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Apr 20, 2023
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Pros

-ability to take classes -working with some of the best and brightest in an environment dedicated to learning

Cons

-typical siloed higher ed scene; each college operating independently with redundant and inefficient systems, main RIT administration distant/out of touch, lack of collective shared vision -for a university known for technology education, very behind in terms of tech. Advancement. IT systems out of date, not centrally managed, poor planning, lack of unified systems architecture -major departments with university oversight awarded cumbersome control over individual colleges’ abilities to make changes or optimize efficiency at the individual college level. -Tenure policy seemingly applies to all employees; extremely difficult to hold legacy individuals accountable for performance.

2.0
May 21, 2021
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Pros

RIT gives you decent vacation time.

Cons

Budgets are continually cut and underfunded. RIT counts on the fact that faculty and staff do not want to fail the students. Thus, budgets can be underfunded and employees will just work harder to keep from failing the students. This only carries so far. Once you start to burnout, you will be discarded. Raises get skipped or minimized for any excuse. Benefits keep getting cut. Money is spent on vanity projects for administration and the board of trustees. RIT claims to value diversity but tends to retaliate against any women or PoC who report problems.

4.0
Apr 18, 2016
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Pros

Great contribution to retirement, unlimited sick time when salaried, nice gym and good wellness classes. Some departments are moving towards more flexible work schedules and trailing working from home and 4 day work weeks.

Cons

Difficulty finding opportunities for advancement. Those at the top seem comfortable never leaving so there is a stalemate and everyone gets stuck. While HR empowers managers to work with employees to figure out their work schedule and working from home or flex time, it's completely manager and department specific. So if your manager is flexible but their manager is not you are out of luck. Also, negotiating on salary can get you almost no where if the manager and their reporting line don't feel like it. There are vast inconsistencies between department and divisions on campus in many areas.

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