AgResearch (NZ) Reviews
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- Former Contractor, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
- Everyone I worked with was absolutely lovely. I came in with no agricultural knowledge and never felt like I was being talked down to. It was a friendly, supportive environment and I was always happy to be there. - I had many great opportunities to learn new skills and jump into different research groups to lend a hand. The work was diverse and always interesting. - There was a lot of flexibility with work hours; if I needed to head off early, it was always okay as long as I let someone know. - I really appreciated the workshop opportunities and how willing people were to further my skillset.
Cons
- Getting there is a bit of a hassle. As beautiful as the campus is, I am glad I never have to travel up Three Mile Hill again! - The pay was pretty average, I was on $18/hr with a MSc degree but was offered a $4 pay rise after a few months. It was enough to live on, but I definitely would've tried to negotiate more if I planned to be there long-term.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Lovely helpful team, learned a lot of new lab techniques
Cons
Lack of job security, a lot of fixed term contracts
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good people, interesting work, has a lot of potential, good work life balance
Cons
Bad salary, corporate environment encourages bulling culture, business driven not science driven company
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Work-life balance, great scientists to work with
Cons
Too much project management was making it difficult to do science
- Former Contractor, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good place for work in New Zealand if you are finance professional
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
People, Company´s culture, Interesting Field, Ability to speak up when you see space for improvement
Cons
Lack of formal training (probably only contractor´s issue)
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and salary nice people great campus
Cons
High pressure environment can be beurocratic
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The people at AgResearch are wonderful, with excellent communication between different groups. Research is innovative and the summer research position for students is an excellent opportunity and introduction to the scientific industry.
Cons
Compensation is not as high as other crown research institutes. Drastic staff reduction in late 2015 due to administrative mismanagement.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
- Very friendly atmosphere, get to know everyone - Large, beautiful campus - Away from town centre, close to university and residential area - Cutting edge research
Cons
- As with most research, plague by lack of funding and competitive funding process - Lower than average salary - Limited career development (common in science)
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Your colleagues are great, the work/life balance is good
Cons
The current management has lost sight of the fact that AgResearch is a science provider for NZ Agriculture.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
It's a fairly laid-back company. I enjoyed my time over there and the management team was very supportive. Flexible working hours.
Cons
AgResearch trained way too many PhD students and they don't care about their career development. It cost 1/3 to get a PhD student rather than hiring a postdoc and they give little room for scientist to grow.
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