It was a good experience - Anonymous employee Penn State Employee Review

4.0
23 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Since I work in a lab, it really depends on the PI of the lab. Hence, I can't vouch for the other employers at Penn State. But for my PI, he's really cool and keen to teach the students new skills.

Cons

While I was working here, they had a change in the payroll system, which made things complicated for a while. But aside from that, there are none that I can think of,

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Cons

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Pros

My supervisor was fantastic: provided good feedback, flexibility in work schedule, opportunities for professional growth.

Cons

Usually 1-2 year contract, determined by grant funding and availability Workplace experience is more dependent on the individual researcher/research lab you end up working for than the university as a whole

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