University of Canterbury Employee Reviews about "work environment"

Pros

Flexible hours Great work culture Gym on campus Good work environment Out of the CBD so easy access

Cons

Limited facilities Campus can be busy at times Parking is very expensive Cross department collaboration is not always a consistent experience Sometimes limited by old rules that have not been updated yet

Pros

Very nice working environment overall

Cons

General staff are not appreciated for their efforts

Pros

Excellent peers and an enjoyable and cordial working environment. Efficient admin staff. Lovely grounds and surroundings. Plenty of extracurricular stuff, especially outdoorsy things: hiking, climbing, mountain biking, etc.

Cons

Lack of parking. Occasional lack of IT support. Complete smoking ban in grounds. Expensive food and few vegetarian options.

Pros

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.

Pros

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.