University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge Employee Review
Relatively smart colleagues but bad management and bad work-life balance
Administrator (Current Employee) - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - 28 December 2022
Pros:- Usually colleagues are smart in some aspects so can learn from their smartness. Cons:- Sometimes you discover some not-smart aspects of colleagues and those aspects can make you less happy at work- Managers have unrealistic expectations. Expect you to get a huge amount of work done with little time- A culture of people are regularly taken for granted to work outside of their paid hours to get huge amounts of work done. The people range from most senior ones to most junior ones.- Want employees to go back into office without good COVID prevention measures in place to protect employees
Pros
Colleagues are smart in some aspects
Cons
Over-work culture, managers have unrealistic expectations, bad COVID strategy
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1.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
2.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits
2.0 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement
1.0 out of 5 stars for Management
2.0 out of 5 stars for Culture
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