University of Calgary Reviews in Calgary, AB Area

Pros

One of the fastest growing Universities and cities in North America
Pros and cons of your postdoc project very much depend on supervisor and particular lab/department

Cons

- Generally underpaid training jobs for highly educated staff
- Post docs are not considered to be a part of agreement with unions, so there is a lack of benefits and etc

Pros

The University of Calgary was a very nice place to work for various reasons, including flexible hours, great staff, and the ability to drive your own research.

Cons

The University of Calgary was a very nice place to work, however the experience was diminished (and I won't be going back again) due to the lack of competitive wages and benefits.

Advice to Senior Management

In order for the University of Calgary to retain interest in its employees, and the ability to drive people towards topics in research, the University must increase the ability for hard working researchers to receive additional compensation.

Pros

The pace is slow, a relax city. Environment is great. The city is quiet. A good place is to live.

Cons

No serious research. People here are practical. Salary here is really low except in oil company. The whole city is bureaucratic.

Pros

lots of funding
benefit is decent

Cons

very poor management
very inefficient
no fairness and resection to staff

Advice to Senior Management

get rid of middle management level personal

Pros

Location, parking, may appear prestigious, new President

Cons

self-serving culture that may eat any emerging strategy

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to Management and Professional staff. Do not put academics into Dean or other executive management positions unless they have management and leadership experience and do not let Deans skip a level.

Pros

-Tuition benefits, and great health benefits
-Opportunity to work in several different business units
-Promote from 'within' philosophy
-35 hour work week
-Excellent growth opportunities

Cons

-Management 'promoted from within' without sound business management experience or training
-Flex work options not accessible for everyone
-Overwork hard-working employees, yet allow others to underperform
-Familial/Friend relationships between upper management isolates general work force

Advice to Senior Management

Implement strict skip-level management reviews and 360 feedback- and then act on the results in assertive ways including termination if need be.

Pros

Very good benefits, lots of chance to further yourself.

Cons

Bad Management, my department was a great place to work but the overall feel in the Uni is that Student are No.1 and staff are there to serve them. Staff lunch rooms have been done away with, leaving Staff now where to go but the same food court as the students. Bad for morale and and bad for employee retention.

Advice to Senior Management

Bring back staff only areas.

Pros

Good pay; good atmosphere; good people; freedom to work -- no micromanaging by managers; able to take time off when needed

Cons

Sometimes difficult to track down managers if a problem was encountered. Spent a lot of time making phone calls to figure out who to talk to to have a task completed.

Advice to Senior Management

Great place to work -- but needs less "red tape" and paperwork to complete tasks.

Pros

Respectful management (depends on area however, I worked in a supportive function). Good benefits package. Academic atmosphere. Flexible hours.

Cons

Unions restrict flexibility in compensation and other employment contract terms.

Advice to Senior Management

I enjoyed the efforts put forth to make working at the call center enjoyable.

Pros

Education advancement, laid back envrionment

Cons

career advancement is not based on your qualification

Advice to Senior Management

promote people who deserve it, not people you know better.