House of Commons Careers and Employment
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Pros:
- Prestigious working environment (Parliament);
- Great work personal life balance (compressed days...etc);
- Great work dynamic not easy working for parliamentarians, they can be quite demanding;
- Free gym;
- No union fees to pay if you are in ADG group;
- Personal life insurance above average.
Cons:
- Small group of people in Finance, if management doesn't like you, your career will stall;
- Clicks managing the whole place unless you're friend with them, you can get advancement but it will be very slow - less
- Prestigious working environment (Parliament);
- Great work personal life balance (compressed days...etc);
- Great work dynamic not easy working for parliamentarians, they can be quite demanding;
- Free gym;
- No union fees to pay if you are in ADG group;
- Personal life insurance above average.
Cons:
- Small group of people in Finance, if management doesn't like you, your career will stall;
- Clicks managing the whole place unless you're friend with them, you can get advancement but it will be very slow - less
What are people saying about the leadership at House of Commons?
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A general overview of my employment responsibilites
I work with lots of different type of office management. I write letters to constituents who want to know about a particular topic, I write speeches and statements for my Member of Parliament. I also do all media and marketing such as social media, press releases, and advertisements.
Other responsibilites are scheduling and booking reservations and doing research to create briefs and memos for legislative review
I like working with a team of people and I have learned a lot in this job, the biggest challenges are the fast-pace and high-stress atmosphere - less
Other responsibilites are scheduling and booking reservations and doing research to create briefs and memos for legislative review
I like working with a team of people and I have learned a lot in this job, the biggest challenges are the fast-pace and high-stress atmosphere - less
Prosbeing able to learn several fields of politics and office administration
Conshigh stress, no long term job security or workers rights
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