Benefits and Culture - Project Manager Cornell University Employee Review

3.0
17 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Remote work ability -Flexible work schedule -Good benefits

Cons

- IT departments adhere strictly to traditional waterfall management methodologies, eschewing Agile industry best practices even at the organizational leadership level. -Leadership predominantly comprises individuals who are older and of Caucasian ethnicity. -The prevailing leadership style is characterized by a highly centralized approach, marked by extensive micromanagement and a pervasive atmosphere of distrust. -Transparency within the organizational, college culture is notably lacking. -Roles primarily revolve around administrative duties due to the bureaucratic nature of project approval processes and associated paperwork, which impedes the progression of projects within the system.

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Pros

Great scenery and a beautiful campus.

Cons

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2.0
25 Jun 2026
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Pros

Time off, subsidy for children for college, small grant for childcare, and remote work ability.

Cons

Heavily bureacratic, top-down structure with zero creative ability unless it's around AI. No performance reviews from the bottom-up tell you a lot. Cornell is going through very tough times and employees are overworked, underpaid and have no room to grow or advance and heavy negative sentiment regarding all of the changes happening and further budget cuts. You need to move to another unit and apply to a higher position that way to get any type of promotion, despite your performance, goals and achievements. We get annual SIP that is below inflation and never any performance bonuses.

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