University of Canterbury Employee Reviews about "earthquakes"
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"Great work environment, really good fellow employees" (in 9 reviews)
"Relaxed atmosphere, work life balance and generous holidays" (in 5 reviews)
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"Some disgruntled staff due to the University re-cutting its cloth to suit the situation it found itself in post-earthquakes" (in 9 reviews)
"This university is not for international academics" (in 4 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
I work in a great team of people who support and encourage one another. The staff benefits here are superb. The campus is pleasant and Christchurch is rebuilding into a beautiful and modern city.
Cons
Some disgruntled staff due to the University re-cutting its cloth to suit the situation it found itself in post-earthquakes.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Small university in a lovely setting
Cons
Earthquake prone, slow rebuilding, unfriendly administration.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Reasonably high salary, depending on exchange rate. Good students at the top end. Lovely environment and surroundings. Reasonable international ranking.
Cons
Not much research money. They have gotten tighter since the earthquake. Management appears to be almost completely focused on increasing STEM presence. No reward for being a good program unless you are in engineering and the sciences.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Great Place / On the doorstep of the stunning NZ Alps and cool surf spot /
Cons
A lot of difficulties post-earthquake
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The city this university is in has a good public arts initiative called 'Gap Filler'.
Cons
This is a small and insignificant university that has worked very hard for nearly a decade now to make itself even smaller and more insignificant. And it has achieved this outcome. The place suffered a bunch of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 that drove away some students. So UC responded by publicly attacking a bunch of their own departments, which drove away many of their best academics and a lot more students a few years after the earthquakes. Don’t waste any time on this place.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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The facilities are very good and the staff and students make it a good work environment. The university is a strong university on the global scale.
Cons
The university is in recovery from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, and so the student numbers are down and there is little funding to support new initiatives. It will take several more years before the university is back to the same number of students and level of funding from pre-2011.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Was a great environment, but endless restructuring has caused huge morale drops.
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Beautiful campus, lovely people, nice climate, relaxed work environment, opportunities for professional contacts with colleagues.
Cons
Managerialism and earthquakes have reduced most support staff to grim determination to survive the next round of cuts. Loss of professional support devalues staff skills and knowledge. Saving money is ruining the place.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Work schedule is flexible; get to meet some great people
Cons
Earthquakes can mess up your experiments
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
It used to be lovely before Roy Sharp and Rod Carr
Cons
rampant managerialism gone mad in a city destroyed by an earthquake, good scholars leaving in droves
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