Pros
WPI is a relatively good tech school for the area and it's an interesting place to work in IT. The campus is located in an easily accessible location, and most buildings are really beautiful. Computing facilities are state-of-the-art and the atmosphere is quite relaxed most of the time (it is a university after all). The university is expanding quite rapidly, especially in the field of biotechnology and other bio-sciences and there are quite significant grants that go along with it. The school is also generous to employees when it comes to taking classes both at WPI and at other Worcester consortium schools. In most departments management is competent and approachable.
Cons
While overall WPI seems like a good place to work, as far as IT jobs are concerned, the pay is probably less than in the industry (but not less than other academic environments). Health benefits haven't been expanded in a while, and there are no health plans for graduate researchers. In general, benefit packages for graduate assistants could be much better (there is no health insurance or any other benefits). Weather conditions on campus also leave a lot to be desired (the school is on a hill and gets a lot of wind and snow in the winter almost every year).
