Pros
They are visible in the community
Cons
too many to list. Essentially Ithaca and Central NY is a very small field, and Simpletons takes advantage of this. My best advice to anyone considering working for them: 1) be prepared to be chewed out (could be obvious or subtle). 2) be prepared to make less..... Ithaca doesn't consider $35-45k the "big" bucks for nothing..... 3) be prepared to have your name blacklisted from the other tech employers (which could also include CU, depending upon the dept - but CU pays cheap too) and finally, 4 - understand working here is a band-aid situation - cobble together some bus fare and head out to Philly or NYC - yes, its a 6-8 hr bus ride one way and yes it does suck - BUT - you will actually make decent money and will be able to do work that you can put on your resume, and actually be proud of the career you are in.