University of Toronto Reviews

Pros

Good business image
Consistent customer satisfaction
Excellent training opportunity

Cons

Tight work schedule, work load and very high volume and demand

Advice to Senior Management

demand for improved workspace, stream line customer base

Pros

Good salary and good people. Also provides good benefit packages and working environment. So, I would recommend working for U of T.

Cons

Not enough employee development opportunities, at least comparing to University of British Columbia. But, I only work part-time. Full-time staff might have better career development support.

Advice to Senior Management

Good salary and good people. Also provides good benefit packages and working environment. So, I would recommend working for U of T.

Pros

The school provides professional program to develop students' potential which is applicable for their future career. It was definitely a great place to start with professional education.

Cons

The school is too big that sometimes people are lack of interactions. There should be more event going on across the faculties and department.

Pros

- Network with some of the greatest professors in North America
- Experience hands on research in the field
- Have the possibility of getting your work published

Cons

- Your work ethic is noted by the people who evaluate you in your grades
- Sometimes a lack of resources to complete work can happen

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work and be sure to give students opportunities for research not solely based on their marks.

Pros

Professional and Personal Development programs available
Salary
Benefits
Working with students

Cons

Red tape
Once you get to a certain position level, there are few opportunities to move further
Inconsistent management of employees between departments

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure that senior management are actually providing an environment that is envisioned and promoted by top leadership

Pros

Being a T A allows one to have interaction with students, design curriculum, present your ideas, and help students learn material. The U of T has great compensation, is fair, flexible, and provides adequate training.

Cons

Downsides are few, perhaps that work hours are limited to a few hours per week because of classes so you don't get "chunks" of time to work in.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the great atmosphere. U of T was a great place to be an employee and enjoyed my time here.

Pros

The resources are remarkable, especially compared to other universities of similar standards. It is very diverse and multi-cultural. There are plenty of opportunities for growth and development, you just have to make a real effort to seek them out.

Cons

The university tries to take on as little responsibility as possible, which is often frustrating. But this aspect is also beneficial because it encourages self-directio and entrepreneurship.

Advice to Senior Management

Although it is a very large institution, more structure and support would be appreciated. Also, more variety of program and program structure wouldn't hurt.

Pros

got the research experience, got a nice title, my grades were high for the course, i learnt how to use excel

Cons

there's too much data is organize, sometimes there are not enough time to study, the professor gives too much work

Pros

Good program, good benefits; research facilities and opportunities for research and interaction with the global academic community are numerous.

Cons

The quality of one's experience largely depends on how engaged one's supervisor is ; students doing TA work would do well to track the amount of hours worked, as sometimes the estimated contracted workload and the real amount are very different, which can impact other parts of one's workload.

Advice to Senior Management

Ensure that faculty taking on new graduate students are aware of what the specific program requirements to graduate are, especially for shorter programs

Pros

U of T is a great place to work - the pay is high, there are tons of opportunities to expand, the the union protects your job. There are many departments you can switch to during mat leaves and what not to expand your skill-set. You get to take classes at U of T free and there are tons of educational support. Every department has a different culture based on the leadership, so if you don't like yours, you can just go somewhere else.

Cons

Bureaucracy at all levels, lack of information sharing, slow-paced. Unions protecting your jobs mean you have some idiots stuck in a role and won't leave. People are very connected to each other, either by relation or relationships, so it's easy to step on toes without realizing it!