Simon Fraser University Reviews in Vancouver, BC Area

Pros

Great opportunities to move around departments once you are a full time employee

Cons

Grant funded (soft funded) individuals don't have access to the same benefits that other universities offer.

Advice to Senior Management

Non at this time

Pros

Job security is pretty high.

Cons

salaries are comparably lower than other equivalent universities.

Pros

Benefits are great if you are heading to retirement.

Cons

Politics are terrible and there is no room for any advancement, unless you know someone of power.

Advice to Senior Management

Know your employees

Pros

The work life balance at SFU is the best. The benefit package, vacation days, hours, and work load are all above industry norm.

Cons

the advancement opportunites are limited unless you have an MBA. The pay is also well below what you can get in the private sector

Pros

- Time off when I need
- Leave work at work
- Stress is low
- People never leave

Cons

- No bonus
- Very little promotions, movement
- People never leave

Advice to Senior Management

Give direction, reviews, and pats on backs

Pros

good benefits, advanced technology support

Cons

lack of opportunity to advance, depressing location on Burnaby Mountain

Advice to Senior Management

more support for professional advancement needed

Pros

Well, the TA job paid for medical and dental benefits and covered my tuition :). So, overall its all good

Cons

Paper correction, labs , undergraduate woes, professor pressure, the usual stuff that a TA has to go through. Not much of a problem at all.

Advice to Senior Management

Well, the TA job paid for medical and dental benefits and covered my tuition :). So, overall its all good

Pros

As a co-op student within the school, they know you're there to learn just as much as you are to work. They're very understanding of your needs and what you need to get from this job to succeed in others. My department was extremely good in this regard. I even got to help in the hiring process for my replacement to get a feel for what it's like on the other side of the table.

You are treated like a regular employee at this job. No fetching coffee whatsoever.

Cons

You're still in a school environment which may make it harder for you to get out of that frame of mind when working.

Advice to Senior Management

Inter-department communication needs to increase. The departments are all very friendly within each other, but the politics between different departments can hold back developments.

Pros

it's in vancouver, great city to live in

Cons

depends on supervisor, make sure you choose one that's competent

Advice to Senior Management

provide better support for supervision

Pros

- great benefits package
- good pay (unionized)

Cons

- minimal career advancement
- inefficient processes

Advice to Senior Management

get rid of unions.