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Quite and friendly
Research Assistant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 24 January 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedColleagues are friendly and helpful.The benefits are good.There isn't much room for promotion.Unions are powerful, and basic rights and interests can be well protected
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Nice place to start working
Lab Technician (Former Employee) - Winnipeg - 14 October 2022
work is repetitive, but less stressful. Typical day is full but not exhausted. Good place to have work life balances. Recommended for people who wish to build a life outside of work.
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What people like
- Supportive environment
- Ability to learn new things
- Ability to meet personal goals
Solid and reliable job
Office Assistant (Former Employee) - University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus), MB - 5 October 2022
Good place to work, not as flexible on hours or part time opportunities as I would like. It can be difficult to move or advance to different roles based on experience and skills as seniority takes priority.
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Fun place to work.
Research Fellow (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 12 September 2022
Great work-life balance. Helpful and supportive staff. But lack of communication and support from management. Limited salary increment and job opportunities.
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Good place to start
Student Research Assistant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 16 June 2022
The 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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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 thingsRelaxed deadlinesExcellent payGood benefits Great experience for resumeOpportunity for growthWell supportedCollaboration 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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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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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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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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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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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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entry point screener
Entry Point Screener (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 9 December 2020
categorized as “student office assistant” means we’re basically nobodies on campus, zero job benefits and unorganized management. Cutting them some slack as this is a brand new COVID position but we have no on-site supervisors 99% of the time and have to figure everything out ourselves, then the supervisor tells us what we should have done. High turnover as it’s an unskilled position with no benefits or job security, we’re given no clue how long the position will even last. No priority given to people who have worked here longer, they keep hiring new people so they can give us less hours/shorter shifts and cut down on overtime pay. I lucked out and got some amazing coworkers but I’ll be quitting as soon as I have a full time position lined up. Also for some reason students are paid less than non-students for the same position and duties??
Pros
long stretches where you can do your own work at the desk, good coworkers, relatively good pay for an unskilled job
Cons
no job security, can be tedious, no break room or job benefits of any kind
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Only paid as a beginner always
Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 29 May 2020
Only paid as a beginner always.
No hope for job security. No promotion. Specially if you are a research associate, you are left in limbo. Never expect to get what you deserve.
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Great Culture to work with
Academic Attendant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 28 April 2020
I had an excellent experience. The University provides a diverse and great environment to work. The workplace culture is collaborative, and I have learned a lot during the time I worked there.
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Awesome place
Manager of mechanical systems (Former Employee) - Manitoba - 18 April 2020
One of the best employers in the province. The opportunity of a rewarding career and a fun time was had supporting and growing with the university community.
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Relaxed
Senator (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 1 April 2020
This was not an actual paid job but a voluntary position and work for the students and coordinate with central student organization. I enjoyed that position.
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It was good
Visiting Scholar (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 11 February 2020
As a sabbatical opportunity it was very good for me. I had a good time to leverage and enlarge my speaking skills, literature review and scientific reports.
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