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UNH InterOperability Lab reviews about "manager"

68% positive business outlook

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4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

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7 reviews
4.0
Jan 5, 2014

Great experience for CS and EE students.

Student technician
Recommend
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Pros

* Gain a lot of experience in different technologies, both networking related and other. * Looks good on a resume * Meet people in industry, gets leads to jobs and good references. * Flexible hours, relaxed work environment. * Usually they let you stay on after school, until you find a "real job" * Good pay for students, beats working in the dining hall. Got me through college (with help from Uncle Sam).

Cons

* Your learning, development, and opportunities are somewhat tied to what consortium you end up working with, realize this and be willing to change groups. * Not much in the way of long term software development projects for CS students to learn industry skills. * Sometimes school work and IOL can conflict, recognize this and put school first. * Kinda far from campus, not many options for getting there on weekends if you don't have a car. * Most of the managers have been there since they were undergrads, and don't have any experience outside the lab. This seems to be changing though, as they started to hire a few outside people during my last year there.

5.0
Mar 28, 2025

Fantastic workplace to gain valuable experience

Test technician
Recommend
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Pros

The managers are phenomenal both as bosses and people. There is unending support for student workers everywhere you look. Working at the IOL as a student is very self directed, so you can get an enormous amount of value by working there as long as you're willing to take on the responsibility of using the resources given to you. Very flexible hours, managers happy to work around your academic and personal schedules. Great networking ability, lot's of oppurtunities to interface with a number of industry leaders.

Cons

May not be a good fit for someone who has difficulty with self directed learning/tasks

2.0
Jun 4, 2019

Great if you don't want to work

Data center and ethernet
Recommend
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Pros

Set your own hours, no one will make you work

Cons

There is no real incentive to work in some of the divisions. If your managers are feeling stingy, they can choose to keep you at the lowest level for as long as they want.

2.0
Nov 4, 2015

The Ugly Truth

Technician
Recommend
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Pros

- An excellent opportunity to put on your resume and looks good to potential employers after college. - Make friends and solid professional connections. - Flexible schedule/hours, work between classes as a student. - A general encouragement of embracing educational goals and putting school first. - If you are lucky, you will be placed in a team where you are working for people who can teach you something valuable. - My tip for anyone looking to work here: Go for it, learn a lot, and do hard work, but make sure you LEAVE when you graduate or even before that. Your professional growth will become severely stunted if you attempt to stay for too long. Also, just ignore the politics, you are a part time worker, don't let other's personal issues keep you up at night, leave the work at work.

Cons

- Nepotism/Favoritism: It is so apparent that it is a huge force with this place. If you do hard work and have a positive attitude, do not expect that alone to earn you anything. Some staff members might not like you for no apparent reason, don't take it personally, they are probably just sad. - Inexperienced Leadership: There is a very high chance that within 6 months of working you will know more than your manager. If you want to know why then refer to the point above. - Useless Meetings: Wondering where your manager is? Probably in a meeting. Is it important? 9 out of 10 times, no. Another issue with inexperienced leadership who don't know how to have concise useful meetings as they are clearly used as just time wasters. - Inappropriate Business Conversations: It is likely that your manager might bring up budget issues. This should not be your concern and passive aggressive comments about the budget being drained due to how much a certain person in the area is abysmal behavior. - A Battle Within: One side is the "in crowd" if you aren't on that side and try to make a positive difference in the workplace, don't expect much. The politics between staff is like watching cable television. Their insecurities are masked by pessimism and refusal to being open to constructive criticism. - Pay: To be blunt, you will be underpaid for what you do. The experience is the best thing to take away from this place so just keep that in mind. If you think that it is because it is an educational institution and no one is paid above the average there, feel free to view the salaries of the staff as they are public online. In general, if you have worked there for a bit and get another opportunity go for it, don't let anyone hold you back and remember that you can leave before you graduate.

5.0
Jun 28, 2021

IOL Review

Test technician
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Frequent Raises, good managers, flexible schedules

Cons

Cons: Static Starting Salery, management prone to change due to college setting

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