Pros
Strong benefits (especially in the Leave category and if one has children). Decent salary. Transport benefits for rail, carpooling, biking/walking locally. A community that is largely friendly, engaging, and supportive of each other as we all work to enable academic experiences/progress, etc. Well-resourced University means some of the areas that other institutions may look to cut back on (as it relates to support resources, etc.) can be realized. This means there are good support options in place for various things that can be happening, including when traveling with the University. A real desire to improve on what we're delivering to the University community is visible when you're interacting with most people. Many have a passion for improving the student experience and this is clearly seen. Many cultural, entertainment and sporting opportunities within the community. Often able to get free tickets to very cool performances, talks, etc.
Cons
There are more than a few people across the University space that, perhaps, have been at Princeton or in Ivy League education for too long and never honed their communication/engagement skills. It is absurd that some professors whine like children and hurl insults when policy doesn't align with what they want, but it does happen more than it should. As if they've never been told "no" before. There has to be a willingness at an institutional level to confront even the most well regarded, brightest person if they aren't communicating professionally. After all, we are here for our students and their experiences are also shaped in different ways by these sorts of occurrences. Salary is potentially lower than private industry comparatives, but I believe this is largely made up for with other benefits. The local housing market is ridiculous. This means many will have to look further out and commute. If you commute by rail, the NJT schedule can be frustrating at times, but it still works as an effective method of transport.
