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      Employer of choice in the middle of nowhere - IT Manager Penn State Employee Review

      3.0
      25 Nov 2012
      It manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Within the IT realm, there is a serious emphasis on leadership development and lots of opportunities for professional development. There is a mentoring network, and a peer coaching network. As a research-1 university, this is a chance to play with the big boys in higher ed IT. Recent changes in IT leadership have been for the positive.

      Cons

      It's in the middle of freaking nowhere. If you don't live for beer and football, it's not a great place to live. Also, there is a strong anti-Microsoft bent, so a lot of enterprise systems (data warehouse, e-mail, web services) run on awkward technology stacks.

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      5.0
      27 Jun 2026
      It user support specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

      Cons

      Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

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