University of Glasgow Employee Reviews about "job security"
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Pros
"Friendly staff and good working environment" (in 23 reviews)
"Flexible working hours and good pay as well as many benefits such as travel insurance and a very good pension scheme" (in 17 reviews)
Cons
"zero-hour contracts offer no benefits or job security" (in 6 reviews)
"Usual large institution issue - empire builders/slow to change/bureaucracy/career progression limitations/inflexible recruitment procedures" (in 6 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Exciting and dynamic workplace with great ambition
Cons
Academic science can be a tough job in terms of job security
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexible working hours, staff was looked out for as much as was possible in the higher education constraints
Cons
Job security depended on external funding, no chance of further progression in career unless external funding was secured - the usual higher education issues. However, internal support was sometimes hindered and external new staff was hired to boost the recurring REF evaluation
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible working hours, relaxed environment
Cons
no long term job security, pay should be higher reflecting skill level.
- Current Contractor, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
good development opportunities, working on Athena Swan goals
Cons
no job security, experience in your job is supervisor dependent
- Current Contractor, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
The city and people of Glasgow are fabulous. The university gives ample opportunity for collaboration with colleagues both within your department and with other departments. There is a freedom to pursue research where it leads.
Cons
zero-hour contracts offer no benefits or job security. I held a fair number of small (from 2 week to 3 month) contracts over my years there.
- Former Contractor, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Freedom in terms of start/stop hours, private office, good location near Byres Road, benign neglect from management. Relaxed atmosphere in an academic sense. Good pension scheme.
Cons
Little/no job security, no formal skills development, byzantine bureaucracy, entrenched lifers in long-term roles that are resistant to change. Bizarre fascination with Intellectual Property that looks to offload risk to everyone else and capture any profit (direct opposite of what you would hope from a well-funded university!) Very little career progression possible (like most universities).
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