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Graduate Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 June 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedPositive points: 1. Great Work Culture 2. Good research infrastructure 3. Engaging, appreciative manager Negative Points: 1. Work-life balance can be better
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Fun and productive
RA (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 6 June 2022
Very good but at the same time can be boring. It is quite interesting company indeed. Sometime fast pace sometime slow. could be good. workplace culture is interesting.
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What people like
- Clear sense of purpose
- Feeling of personal appreciation
- Ability to learn new things
Areas for improvement
- Support from manager
- Inclusive work environment
- Trust in colleagues
Good work life/balance job
Manager (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 May 2022
Good work life balance job. Although progression and advancement may be limited. They don't consider that for you until you bring it up or threaten to quit.
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Poor work environment and pay
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 30 April 2022
Not a great organization to work for as the growth is very slow, the salary is low and the management is poor. This was true for each research lab I worked in at UBC. The workload was very high and it didn't make sense because the salary was so low. The only good thing was that UBC had great benefits, but at a certain point, you have to get more out of a job than just that.
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mundane work, zero opportunity for advancement. Golden handcuffs, sadly
Residency Program (Former Employee) - Vancouver General Hospital - 29 April 2022
an administrative role at UBC is for people who have zero ambition, who crave security and are not concerned about the poverty-level salary. Too many unionized employees at UBC (CUPE) who are lazy. THe roles here require zero creativity, and there is no incentive to work hard
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Great for research
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 2 February 2022
Great place to learn and contribute to cutting edge research. Lots of smart individuals and high caliber professors. Highly recommend for young students.
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Professional work environment in the office with lots of tasks to be done on Excel.
Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 17 December 2021
A good place to work right after graduating as you do learn a lot and there’s room for advancement in the company. Colleagues were too reserved and professional though, couldn’t really ever connect or joke around with them.
Pros
Provide good training and support
Cons
Lots of team meetings and one on one meetings with supervisors
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Relaxed work environment
Admissions Coordinator (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 8 December 2021
It is a chill place to work that will be accommodating of your personal life, but on the flip side pay raises or career advancement are limited and frustrating
Pros
Flexible
Cons
Pay
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relaxed workplace
Postdoctoral Fellow (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 22 November 2021
Easy to manage work-life balance. benefits from day 1. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.
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Smart professor to work with
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 30 September 2021
Working in UBC is a great experience! The professors are super nice, smart and helpful. They care about your career development and they are trying their best to help you. Also, compared with US phd students, my phd has much better work life balance. I found this out after I started to do postdoc in the US. I really like UBC and my supervisor and I enjoy my life much better in Vancouver than in the US.
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A mixed bag
Administrative Support (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 10 August 2021
I felt isolated and ridiculed by most of my colleagues who often engaged in microaggression. My manager was okay but I knew not to report anyone to her. It was just me from a different ethnic background while the rest were 50/50 white/Asian. It's the culture at UBC anyway.
Pros
worklife balance, benefits
Cons
pay. lack of job security
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Good, fun workplace
Facility Operations (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 14 July 2021
Easy to manage work-life balance and pretty flexible around scheduling shifts. Very transparent and friendly management. Great peers with good teamwork and communication.
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Lots of fun, but too much work and low pay
Residence Advisor (Former Employee) - Kelowna, BC - 12 April 2021
Working as an RA, you have no private life. You’re never fully away from your job. It’s very stressful to not be able to separate your work life and personal life. Also, you soooo don’t get paid enough for the amount of work you’re doing. But! The people that you work with legitimately care about you. And they’re there for you. Having such a supportive community is amazing
Pros
Management is great, employees are great
Cons
Never off the clock, not paid enough
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Productive, competitive and joyful work
Postdoctoral Fellow (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 16 February 2021
Excellent place to work. Beautiful weather and stunning location. A happy and balanced life. Supportive staff, readily available for support. Well organized and inclusive work culture
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Excellent employer
Aboriginal Student Community Learning Experience Coordinator (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 28 January 2021
Had benefits from day 1, very good employer and lots of opportunities to apply for internal jobs after hire. I really enjoy the management style and workplace culture of this institution.
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A workplace that takes care of employees
Sales Attendant (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 November 2020
Covid showed me that the university cares about its staff, and I feel that we are a huge part of the long term goals of the organization. I look forward to being there until I retire
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Mast university
Assistant Professor (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 4 October 2020
very good university. Typical day of work is chill. Students are chill. Vancouver is chill. Even I am chill. There is nothing hard. Workplace culture rocks!
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Great
Patrol Officer (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 17 August 2020
Great stepping stone for those looking to advance into management or law enforcement. Always look at coming to work with a positive attitude and things will be easier.
Pros
Flexibility
Cons
Shift work can have an effect
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Great fit for students
Animator and Character Designer (Former Employee) - Kelowna, BC - 9 July 2020
The work environment at UBC is fairly good, especially if you are a student in need of part time work that fits around your schedule- not the other way around. Working for the university as a student means your employer will do almost anything to make sure you have a schedule that works for you and I appreciated that very much.
Pros
Work-life balance, convenient location
Cons
No benefits
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Inclusive Work Environment
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 June 2020
Very conducive, inclusively accommodating work environment. It's understanding in terms of flexibility and student workloads, but very rigid in terms of productivity.
Pros
Very flexible and accomidating
Cons
Unreliable funding, projects could be abandoned halfway subject to funding. Makes you feel unaccomplished.
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Great place to work
Patrolman (Current Employee) - On campus - all over - 13 May 2020
Work 12 hours a day four days on four days off. You get decent adequate pay but still below a liveable standard. You get a lot of time off. You need to take an interest in your job, be a self-starter, take pride in your work. Look for a need and then fill it.
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