Bittersweet experience - Anonymous employee Virginia Tech Employee Review

4.0
Aug 11, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you are a full time employee you have access to a wonderful benefits package. Cost of living is relatively low, lots of outdoor activities, small town atmosphere.

Cons

If you decide to relocate, you better like your job at Tech since it is one of the few employers in the area. If your spouse does not have something lined up in the area, it is very hard to get your foot in the door anywhere - regardless of qualifications. Isolated area, closest large airport is Charlotte, NC. Relo packages are skimpy, salaries (with the exception of football and bioinformatics) are low, constant rhetoric about dwindling resources

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