Not bad for central PA, but a true old boys network - Librarian Penn State Employee Review

3.0
Oct 22, 2013
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Pros

Big university with some cultural attractions. Nice campus. The area is beautiful if you like outdoor stuff. Decent recreational facilities, although often you must fight lots of students to get time in them.

Cons

Small town in the middle of nowhere, filled with drunken college students. Top heavy administration that never admits errors. Very little input from employees. No true faculty governance. Terrible culture of micromanagement.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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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.

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

flexibility. I'm on a fellowship I won with a great advisor. It is not so good for others.

Cons

An inherently liminal position with severely reduced benefits.

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