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Student Research Assistant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 16 June 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedThe laboratory environment is excellent. Technician is very responsible and is willing to offer any help when they are available. The flexibility is also high. A good place for any student who want to start their career, especially aiming at research-based position in the future.
Pros
Friendly environment, patience guidance, high flexibility
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A healthy work environment
Customer service Agent (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 14 June 2022
It is a good place to work. The management there was good. I gained a lot of my customer service skills from working there. You can expect a respective working environment
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What people like
- Ability to meet personal goals
- Ability to learn new things
- Clear sense of purpose
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- Fair pay for job
- Time and location flexibility
Poor management style; apathetic environment
Academic Attendant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 11 June 2022
I work with vulnerable students helping them face academic challenges, organize their time and work on study skills. I have a background in special needs and literacy. I began work with this department just before the pandemic and was overjoyed because I hoped I could quit my other part time job where the work environment was extremely difficult. I enjoy working with chikdren and adults in education, and I hoped the job would be lower stress than my other job, and be more fulfilling. Firstly, hours come and go too easily, so I wasn'table to leave my other job, presenting me with more time running back and forth on the bus . If you have a student who bails on a meeting-which, given their challenges, could be quite common- you don't get paid. So you can be scheduled for 20 hours work and only work ten. It's untenable. However, I worked hard and cultivated relationships wherein the students understood that showing up for appointments is important, bc those appointments and other commitments are for their benefit. When the university "went remote" I didn't hear from my manager for months. My position-negotiating schedule, dealing with anxious parents, students' increased anxiety and difficulties going through the pandemic- was entirely on my shoulders. When my manager did show up again, he never alluded to his absence and then proceeded to pile more hours on top of me and my colleagues, in violation of university policy of capping hours at 20 a week, rather than hire more help. We got the students through the pandemic at the detriment of my own schoolwork and mental health, -
Pros
Fulfilling work with students.
Cons
Management and lack of support ; unsecured hours and inability to say no to hours.
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Fair place to work
Accountant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 10 June 2022
Average compensation, good work life balance. Many opportunities to move around within the organization. Benefits are excellent. I loved working there.
Pros
Good work life balance
Cons
None really
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Excellent place to work
Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 24 May 2022
Learnt alot of things Relaxed deadlines Excellent pay Good benefits Great experience for resume Opportunity for growth Well supported Collaboration and independent nature of work
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Flexible
Biological technician (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 16 May 2022
Supportive and friendly environment. Much flexibility, you can work from home. Some time needs to do extensive field work to collect samples and analysis.
Pros
Good benefit
Cons
Contact basis
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Better compensation
Grader (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 22 April 2022
Generally the pay is higher than the rest of the city. Besides they are upfront about the pay and you can see before you apply. I liked working there but most of the student jobs are based on the term so it can only be a side money that occasionaly you would receive
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Good place to work for students
Program Assistant (Former Employee) - University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus), MB - 8 April 2022
Can't go wrong working for the university as a student. I was put on projects I wanted to work on, got time off when I needed it (especially for exams), and coworkers and supervisors were understanding and supportive
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Lack of clarity regarding overall direction for the organization.
Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus), MB - 23 March 2022
Uninspiring place to work, unfortunately. It seems like nobody really has much vision and also reacting with not a lot of thinking about the more long term vision.
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Heavy
Instructor (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 18 March 2022
Busy and fast-paced. The management are accommodating and gave adequate training. Their expectations are high. Nice to be able to work with students and in academia.
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Teaching and Research Assistant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 16 March 2022
Good place to work. Friendly and helpful staff. Supportive management. Salary is good. Duties are clear and assessed well. Overall happy to work there.
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It is a great university to work for.
Sessional Lecturer (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 20 February 2022
I like working here. It is very supportive and collaborative environment. I also appreciate the opportunity to work from home during the pandemic. I would love to continue working here.
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Technician at U of M
Demonstrator, Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 7 February 2022
This organization does not pay its technical staff well enough at all. Many managers and faculty are out of touch with the support staff that make it all work.
Pros
Progressive environemtn
Cons
Low wages
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Fun place and nice people
Service Worker (Former Employee) - Freedman Crescent - 13 January 2022
Good place. Bosses are pretty supportive and helpful. Easy to ask for time off or appointments. Relaxed and lenient as long as you do your job. Overall I recommend working here.
Pros
Great people, work and life balance
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Very productive work environment
Systems Analyst (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 8 January 2022
UoM is more than a work place, if you are looking for a work place where you can easily enjoy work-life culture while maintaining professionalism and still be relevant in your specific field, UoM is definitely the place.
Pros
Company pension, relevant training, professional development and average benefit you get from a decent employer
Cons
None for now
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Good place to start your career
Multiple Positions (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 3 January 2022
Pros: Work-life balance, good benefits, management is hit or miss, and many activities going on around campus (pre-Covid). Cons: Lack of communication and direction from management and work politics.
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Great place to work if you are a student
Customer Service Representative (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 19 December 2021
Wonderful place to work and also pretty chill. Management is really understanding and supportive in the event of conflicts. Sometimes it can be a little stressful but overall 10/10
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Incompetent management and nepotism to the max
Support Staff (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 5 December 2021
For a post-secondary institute, it's ironic how stuck the university is in the past when these institutions are supposed to encourage progress. Senior admin at totally out of touch and hire other incompetent people in higher positions - to the point where qualifications and experience don't matter, just how well you're liked - just perpetuating the problem. Staff are treated poorly with limited opportunities for growth and advancement (unless you've sucked up to the right people). And forget trying to say anything, they'll just gaslight you in thinking it was your fault. This is a systemic issue at the university, not worth the cost of your mental health
Pros
Health benefits
Cons
Toxic work environment starting from the top
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Good place to work as part-time
Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 25 November 2021
Great place to work as TA, nice opportunity for a student to gain some work experience and extra money. Professors are usually nice, but requires good grades for the course and put in academic efforts.
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Reasearch assistant
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 6 November 2021
very relax working environment. A very good student's part time job. Work hour is very flexible and can work from home. Pay is fair with the workload.
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Zero work-life balance.
Instructor (Former Employee) - RFHS - 19 October 2021
Administration is completely out of touch with the day-to-day realities of staff and students. Endless turnover because people are treated so badly. Say they believe in diversity and inclusion, but don't show it in the way they treat their staff and students. No job security.
Pros
Great co-workers who work extremely hard.
Cons
Extremely long hours. Admin does not care about staff and students' health.
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