University of Ottawa Employee Reviews

i work in a lab where the manager is awesome. it is a service lab where hundreds of samples are analyzed weekly. work hours are quite flexible Wished I could have had the opportunity to get long term contracts.

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Great coworkers and organized system

Technical Coach (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 27 October 2023

I worked at the OttawaU soccer summer camp and it was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had working. The other coaches were awesome, the management was extremely helpful and organized, the location and environment was fantastic. A typical day working was arriving, a morning of drills with a small snack, lunch at the OttawaU cafeteria, an afternoon of games with a snack and then home time.

Pros

Free lunch, Good pay

Cons

No breaks

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Insights into University of Ottawa

Based on 63 survey responses

What people like

Clear sense of purpose
Time and location flexibility
Feeling of personal appreciation

Fun workplace

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 21 October 2023

Fun workplace with people from different backgrounds. Great resources to support research and they have lots of available funding. Good hours and offers a good work life balance

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great environment and place to work

E-learning and Web Developer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 11 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?great place to work if keeps hybrid modeWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Forcing employees to come to campus, when the work 100% can be done remote.

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Good place to work at

Library navigator (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 21 September 2023

J’ai beaucoup aimé mon expérience. Très belle équipe, charge de travail raisonnable. Mes horaires n’étaient pas les meilleurs mais pas horribles non plus. Par contre changement fréquent de superviseurs et managers qui décident des fois de faire ce qu’il veulent.

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Great Place to work

Research Assistant (Current Employee) - University of Ottawa, ON - 19 September 2023

Great place to work, depending on which lab, good opporunity to apply what you've learned outside of the class. Professors and phD students are nice to work with. You get independence most of the time.

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Good benefits, but little flexibility

Senior Officer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 29 August 2023

The university offers great benefits and a good work/life balance, but very little flexibility. One of the best benefits is the possibility to be mobile and take part in temporary assignments to gain more experience, but they very rarely let you leave on assignment. There is very little place for advancement. Little support from the high administration or the Faculty

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Productive and interesting place to work

Part-time Bilingual Senior Finance Officer (CONTRACT) (Former Employee) - Ontario - 10 August 2023

Although it started off as in person, during Covid-19 L, the work environment became remote. There was a lot to learn in the beginning but afterwards became quite routine. The lack of travel during the pandemic slowed down the workflow. It was hard having to keep up with the zoom meetings, but there was always help from my manager with day to day tasks.

Pros

Interesting work, central location

Cons

No room for advancement in that particular position

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Excellent salaries and benefits. Limited mobility and advancement.

Research Scholarship Coordinator (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 28 July 2023

I have been working at this university for over 10 years. Honestly, the job is well paid, but inner mobility and advancement are limited, and complicated, especially for women. Salaries, pension and benefits are competitive . But there are limited opportunities to grow from within, even for very talented, competent, educated, loyal employees. There is an automatic reflex to recruit outside applicants as opposed to helping internal candidates to grow.. If you want to advance, stay there for a few years and move on..

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Productive and Fun Workplace

Student (Former Employee) - 75 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 - 24 July 2023

It is a wonderful place to work to and you can get lots of help from your employers. Also they have a very productive process to finish work and it is a fun place to work to.

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Good for bilingual students

Student (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 18 July 2023

Good for bilingual students, English courses are harder. Good place to study for art and business students, but not science and engineering. After graduate, had better to move tp other places, because UBC and UT are close to UO.

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Fun place, but can be toxic fast

IT Support Specialist (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 5 July 2023

Worked in many departments, some were very nice, some were a bit toxic, overall as far as you speak French you are good. flexible hours not very stressful.

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Well intentioned but slow and stingy management

Professor (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 28 May 2023

Bogged down by bureaucracy, although many people put in a lot of good effort. The campus lacks vitality, it needs an art gallery, more culture and liveliness.

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Experience varies

Program Coordinator (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 16 May 2023

Experience working at the University of Ottawa will vary. I have worked for amazing, competent and kind managers and I have worked for truly awful ones. Research the department you intent to work for well and look at the employee retention rates.

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Good place

Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 9 May 2023

I worked as a TA when I studied at uOttawa and the staff was really nice. The location is good cause it is located in Ottawa downtown. Good University.

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Great place to work as a student

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - Ottawa, canada - 28 April 2023

Great place to work as a student. Lots of opportunities for interesting research and generally flexible. Funding is dependent on the supervisor and varies depending on the project resources.

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Productive and good job

Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 20 April 2023

Overall, a positive experience. The pay is sufficient for a student to cover expenditures while studying. You will also learn many things from that course.

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Lieu de travail

IT Support (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 13 April 2023

Super lieu de travail stimulant au sein de l'univerité d'Ottawa qui te permet de grandir et avancer dans ta cararière, bonne ambience, peu de stress et balance vie travail

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low salary

Administrative Assistant (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 28 March 2023

low salary , had to work for a part time to catch up with inflation. rate race to survive and more than 100% turn over rate meaning some position has two more persons come and leave

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Good work life balance but work climate is poor

HR Officer (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 21 March 2023

Salaries, benefits and overall work life balance are great.The last few years have been very difficult and morale and work climate is poor. No opportunity for training and development.

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Productive workplace

Project Manager (Current Employee) - Ottawa, ON - 15 March 2023

Challenging environment with fair pay. The university offers the advantage of having free education for the employee and his dependents which is great!

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