Pros
I worked at Merrimack for a little under a year, but what I knew was the people who work there deeply care about their work and the general good of higher education across the board.
Cons
Unfortunately, I had the most toxic work experience and time at Merrimack. While I felt like there was a strong sense of community, I felt incredibly misunderstood, did not receive support (all within months of starting), was told that my time traveling for work did not count towards my work, and was refused/denied compensation for travel expenses that were supposed to be covered under business travel expenses by the college. I feel so deeply regretful of my time there. I can tell everyone was highly overworked, and did not have a very good work/life balance. Everything revolved around each other and Merrimack itself. There was little room for innovative ideation. It was the most traumatic work experience I have ever had, and I still am recovering in many ways from that time today. I would highly encourage folks to ask the hard questions of the day to day before getting involved in this particular office.