work-life balance, really nice manager.There are various opportunities to participate in diverse activities and promote cultural exchange. Excellent rapport with students

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Terribly ran institution, HR is awful

Associate (Former Employee) - london - 6 June 2022

HR is terrible, can rescind offers at the drop of a dime and let you go just to save a couple of dollars. Seeing as the University already boosts its salaries on the upper end of staff and increases tuition despite online learning taking place, this makes it's HR/admin even more pathetic.

Pros

Campus looks good

Cons

Poor pay, HR is a nuisance, better off elsewhere

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Insights into Western University

Based on 20 survey responses

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Ability to learn new things
Feeling of personal appreciation
Supportive environment

Great Coop summer job

Co-op Student (Former Employee) - London, ON - 23 May 2022

Did my coop term with Western university, enjoyed every day I spent there. overall relax working environment, very friendly and knowledgeable coworkers. They’re willing to coach and give you challenging tasks.

Pros

Friendly coworker, welcoming environment

Cons

Temporary Coop job

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Awesome Job

RESIDENCE CLERK (Former Employee) - Essex Hall - 20 May 2022

This is an awesome job for students. The pay is great and it allows you to choose the days you want to work. I would recommend to anyone who needs to work and attend school.

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Love it

Culinary Support (Former Employee) - London, ON - 14 May 2022

Loved working there it was an amazing place has some amazing coworkers who were super nice and sweet I’ll go back there in the future amazing food cooked

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Great for current students

Events Staff (Former Employee) - London, ON - 31 March 2022

Work study specifically is great because the jobs are meant to be scheduled around your school life. The staff is also great and everyone works together to make things very efficient

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Fun workplace and great way to establish relationships

RESIDENCE ADVISOR (Former Employee) - London, ON - 28 March 2022

Very rewarding experience that will help you develop leadership skills and learn how to act in fast-paced scenarios that can arise in residence. You will bond with your community of students and work with a wonderful team of managers and dons.

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Job security, lots of variety, very good management. Great place.

Residential Cleaner (Former Employee) - London, ON - 1 March 2022

Western University is a great place to work, especially for a giant company. There are lots of jobs, great management, plenty of opportunity to work up and make it a career, and it's unionized so the job security is perfect. Culture is good, most employees seem happy to be there and management does a lot for you too, especially if you're a student in school. Pay seems fair or even above-par when compared to places outside Western. When I started I got paid $1 over what the wage was for the same job outside Western.Overall, awesome place, full recommend.

Pros

Job variety, great management, perfect job security, and fair pay

Cons

Bueaucratic limitations on managers, that's it.

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Great pay and benefits for Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistant (Former Employee) - London, ON - 15 February 2022

Really great experience as a Teaching Assistant, there were great benefits and the pay was very good. Pay was set for the semester for 5 or 10 hours/week, and I often worked less than this but still got paid for those hours. They care about their staff.

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Excellent.

Graduate Research Assistant (Former Employee) - London, ON - 19 January 2022

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.

Cons

Poor feedbacks

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Recreation Facility Student Attendant Fall 2022/Winter 2023

Just a great place to work

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Good place to work with good colleage

Research Assistant (Former Employee) - London, ON - 8 February 2021

Great place to work with great colleagues. Good benefit good people nice employees delicious food I wish I could go back if I could be allowed to be a student

Pros

Good food

Cons

Expensive food

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Great Learning Experience

Podcast Assistant (Former Employee) - London, ON - 3 January 2021

All managers and department heads were very helpful and great to work with. Being able to start with little to no experience and build a knowledge base in different areas was a great opportunity, and being able to do so as a student with accommodation was even better.

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excellent

cook1 (Current Employee) - London, ON - 4 October 2020

Very beautiful place to work,interview was chearful and very friendly. Highly gentle treat and well arranged office. Question are simple, but high standard well beings.

Pros

fair

Cons

reasonable

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Great people, enjoyed my job.

Caretaker/janitorial (Former Employee) - London, ON - 1 October 2020

Western was a excellent place to work. Great atmosphere, surrounded by amazing people, I always felt welcome. Its a very rewarding place to work and has alot to offer. They have a great training program and offer the ability to further benefit your career. Most enjoyable part of my job was being able to help customers and co-workers in need and being apeciated for it. Will miss working there!

Pros

Benefits, respectful enviroment, training

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Graduate Students: Better than many other places, but no job security.

Graduate Research Assistant (Former Employee) - London, ON - 7 September 2020

Work can vary from days without much to do, to intense periods where you only have a week to mark 100 papers. There is not a lot of room for flexible working hours, and you may find yourself spending a lot of time covering for other graduate students and professors themselves. Workplace culture is not positive, and encourages you to live-to-work.