An interesting place to work (Research) - Research Technologist I Penn State Employee Review

3.0
14 Aug 2014
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Pros

Lots of interdisciplinary minds and projects. Very intellectually stimulating environment.

Cons

Typical shortcomings of most academic labs - outdated documentation, not many standardized operating protocols, high student turnover, low salary, large work hour demand, hard to not be consumed by your work. Not much else to do in the town so work = life.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

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