Cornell University
Collaborative, rewarding, colloquial
Community Center Programs (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 19, 2018
Best part of the job is seeing your program come to life right before your eyes, and seeing how much others in the community value your hard work. It's usually fun and slow-paced
Cornell Culture
Johnson Operation Manager (Current Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 8, 2018
Cornell is a great company to work for with amazing benefits. My coworkers are great people and we have a very close knit group where we work well together.
Pros
benefits and co workers are great
Cons
you are expected to work even out side of the business day
Wonderful University, Wonderful Employer
Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 8, 2018
I love working at Cornell, both as a student and as a graduate research assistant. The faculty are among the best in the world. I can learn things here I cannot learn anywhere else.
A great workplace despite the fixed-term contract
Scientific Programmer (Current Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 5, 2018
Much professional fun. Great staff. Difficult traffic in Ithaca and on campus. Good campus restaurants. Very rural environment here in and around Ithaca.
Pros
Great professional and financial environments
Cons
Strict role definition
Great way to interact with sports
Intramural Sports Supervisor and Referee (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 3, 2018
The group is like a family. We got through thick and thin together. And we did it together as we the students ran the show with only some guidance from our supervisor.
Half my job was outside interacting with the livestock we had to take care of at the university.
Supervisor of Animal Care (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – October 1, 2018
Feeding and watering as well as health checking all the outside animals, including horses, sheep, and goats.
Learned how to better manage people and use critical thinking skills to help make sound decisions.
Most problematic part of the job was dealing with employees who were consumed with personal issues.
I enjoyed working outside and working with working with Large Farm animals.
Learned how to better manage people and use critical thinking skills to help make sound decisions.
Most problematic part of the job was dealing with employees who were consumed with personal issues.
I enjoyed working outside and working with working with Large Farm animals.
Pros
Christmas bonus check and employee matching retirement fund.
Cons
Long commute to work.
Great collaboration throughout the campus
Senior Lecturer (Former Employee) – Ithaca, New York – September 3, 2018
I happened to be at Cornell for a brief visit in 2005 at the end of a stressful project in the Middle East and I got involved in a discussion about setting up a course in energy. The end result was that I was asked to setup and teach a graduate course in energy economics and energy engineering.
With a few exceptions, I had always worked in the energy industry - fossil fuel and renewables - and so I was able to switch to teaching.
I discovered how hard and time-consuming teaching can be! The Cornell faculty were very supportive and very quickly I had a course of 80 students.
With a few exceptions, I had always worked in the energy industry - fossil fuel and renewables - and so I was able to switch to teaching.
I discovered how hard and time-consuming teaching can be! The Cornell faculty were very supportive and very quickly I had a course of 80 students.
Diverse and productive learning environment
Undergraduate Researcher (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – August 27, 2018
The mix of people and the all-encompassing academic environment are what make Cornell stand out among comparable institutions. Especially in small departments, the close relationships between faculty and students combined with the great access to resources can result in novel and meaningful projects, even at the undergraduate level.
Excellent campus culture
Director ICCD (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – August 16, 2018
Insights from diverse community college presidents throughout north america.
Learned how to integrate rural and urban experiences and visions into a learning culture
Exposure to different presidents and their impact on unique cultures
Partnering with diverse personalities and priorities in creating successful learning environements for both students and employees.
How to stay on course with a vision while being flexible about the path.
The role community colleges play in beomg a vital part of their community
Learned how to integrate rural and urban experiences and visions into a learning culture
Exposure to different presidents and their impact on unique cultures
Partnering with diverse personalities and priorities in creating successful learning environements for both students and employees.
How to stay on course with a vision while being flexible about the path.
The role community colleges play in beomg a vital part of their community
Pros
Recognizable unique sought after college
Cons
Distant from local community
Cornell is an excellent place to work
Graphic Designer (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – August 12, 2018
I worked at Cornell for about 4 years and I would overall recommend working there. Cornell is one of the biggest and most sought-after employers in upstate NY. Furthermore, Ithaca is a wonderful place to raise a family. Cornell is a very progressive school that is unique amongst Ivy League schools. I really enjoyed my time at Cornell.
Pros
Excellent benefits, progressive people, Ithaca.
Cons
Upstate NY can have brutal winters.
Excellent working conditions, poor regard from very top management
Graduate Assistant (Former Employee) – New York, NY – August 1, 2018
Direct management and department are supportive and respectful. Work was fulfilling and engaging. Classes taught by world-class professors. Excellent ice cream. University must recognize working graduate students as employees for true parity and fair working conditions.
Great atmosphere, variety of opportunities
Student Office Manager (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – July 23, 2018
As Cornell is a great school, the atmosphere has a team camaraderie characteristics no matter the role or division you work in. People are excited, the jobs are walkable, it's a great place to be
Pros
beautiful scenery, team feeling, great people
Cons
lost of turn over with students graduating
beautiful campus
Manager of Technologies Help Desk (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – July 18, 2018
It has been years since I have worked there. I can not begin to speak to what it might be like to work there now. I do know the campus is beautiful and has a vibrant community.
Fun & relaxing job
Senior charter driver (Former Employee) – Ithaca, NY – July 17, 2018
I was in the transportation Dept taking visitors to different places on campus I also did sport teams taking them too and from practices, we also did wedding parties , always something to do.
Pros
Fun job
Cons
Not enough money to be made
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