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Former software engineer for Columbia University - Senior Systems Analyst Columbia University Employee Review

4.0
8 Nov 2010
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Pros

Great Benefits...first class educational atmosphere. Generally good employee-manager rapport. First-class employer training programs. Access to first-rate country-wide ivy league network.

Cons

Elitist attitudes. Managerial misconduct.. Human Resources incompetence and unwillingness to pursue managerial misconduct. Outdated computer hardware and sometimes software. Too much bureaucracy...this is what happens when you have billions of dollars at stake I infer.

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Supportive staff and clear role requirements

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The people in the trenches The students The passionate faculty

Cons

Leadership, their inefficiencies and poor decisions Very dysfunctional environment HR does whatever leadership tells them to do, including covering issues by "friends of the boss", This favoritism approach also includes approvals for who gets to work from out of state even when the position can be easily filled by local workers and the creation of new jobs for those that are chosen. Very poor financial decisions. Big big pay on top, Low pay on bottom. Very little room for growth unless someone likes you and you are the right color.

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