University of Waterloo – “Good place to start a career”

Pros

Ability to move around easily. Relaxed - very stress-free. Any accomplishement is praised. Work ethic is medeocre. High work ethic is shocking to some.

Cons

Very union mentality. You're not encouraged to help other departments, think 'outside the box', but instead just to do your job on time and well. Job very narrow in scope. Limited in creativity.

Advice to Senior Management

Job shadowing would help contract employees become full time