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Great Benefits, Meaningful Work - IT-Manager Michigan State University Employee Review

4.0
Jan 13, 2022
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Pros

The university means a lot to the community and furthering their mission means a lot to me as a member of that community. Pay is market average but can occasionally be negotiated. Benefits are good, some of the best in the state. Some very smart and capable and caring middle and upper management.

Cons

Everything takes a long time at MSU. Hiring, firing, promoting, raises, even simple organizational changes are subject to deep bureaucratic scrutiny and approval loops. HR actions can take months with little to no information available about timelines or reasons for the delay. Everyone everywhere seems to be understaffed and overwhelmed and we were losing people to burnout left and right when I was there.

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5.0
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Pros

Great medical benefits, good amount of PTO and paid parental leave.

Cons

No advancement opportunity in the role

4.0
Jun 15, 2026
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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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