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    73%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.8(203 ratings)
    Career development
    3.2(204 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.3(203 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(203 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.7(203 ratings)
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    3.8(203 ratings)
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    2.0
    Senior Project Manager-Research
    Mar 2026
    Melbourne VIC 3000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    While hinged on the interactions with a single person, one of my worst professional experiences.
    The good thingsNotice that this review is targeted for ClimateWorks Centre: Very engaged, mostly fairly young staff. Perhaps good for starting a career in climate action/policy. Be aware of a high staff roll-over.
    The challengesJob was not as advertised. Despite being a senior role (HEW8), I was siloed by my manager and served as personal assistent (more aligned with HEW5). Higher management unwilling or incapable to adress those and other serious work place issues.
    1.0
    User Experience Designer
    Jan 2026
    Notting Hill VIC 3168Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Very political not contractor friendly
    The good thingsThe project itself is meaningful and exciting.
    The challengesThere were a few structural issues that made the experience difficult at times. Team autonomy was limited, and goals were often unclear or misaligned between squads and leadership. Communication from the top down felt fragmented, which made it harder to move quickly or make confident decisions. Leadership also seemed to have limited experience working with senior designers, so design input wasn’t always fully understood. In addition, some hiring and role-scoping decisions meant that not every team was set up with the right mix of skills.
    5.0
    Research Assistant
    Jan 2026
    Clayton VIC 3168Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Challenging but enjoyable working experience.
    The good thingsTeaching Engage with students Scientific problem solving
    The challengesEngage with students
    1.0
    Senior Lecturer
    Dec 2025
    Clayton VIC 3168Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    This review is for SUZHOU campus. Worst in my life. Regret joining it.
    The good thingsThis review is for SUZHOU campus. Nothing good there
    The challengesThis review is for SUZHOU campus. Everyone including the president.
    2.0
    Accountant
    Nov 2024
    Clayton VIC 3168
    Its culture is more task driven than people driven
    The good thingsMost colleagues are friendly, 17% super
    The challengesPoor work life balance, insufficient collaboration among teams with too much politics, not enough investment on staff's development
    4.0
    Information Technology Consultant
    Oct 2024
    Clayton VIC 31681 to 2 years in the role
    Working on a 1-year project I got a real sense of achievement. Any longer and you are hiding from the real world.
    The good thingsI was a contractor at Monash and certainly enjoyed remuneration well above my permie peers, but still below market rates. As an "outsider" I was highly respected.
    The challengesPerm remuneration is low, so a lot of the employees are just filling seats. You need to find the handful of individuals who will get things done
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Researcher
    Sep 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    A good place to begin your career, gaining knowledge and experience before you head out to the corporate world to apply that knowledge.
    The good thingsChallenging work which has real impact.
    The challengesThe physical workplace- unreliable lifts, heating, cooling, toilets etc. Limited opportunities for growth.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Lecturer
    May 2024
    West Gippsland & Latrobe Valley VIC1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Frustrating and disappointing
    The good thingsStudents and colleagues within the department
    The challengesNo funding, facilities outdated, micromanagement, arrogance, not up-to-date, do not support work-from-home
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Marketing and Communications Coordinator
    Mar 2024
    Mulgrave VIC 31701 to 2 years in the role
    A great place to work!
    The good thingsGood staff culture, hybrid working, work-life balance and training + development.
    The challengesNot many roles within the communications and marketing space.
    5.0
    eExam Support Officer
    Nov 2023
    Clayton VIC 31683 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Exceptional if you already know what you're doing.
    The good thingsThe work/life balance and pay is great.
    The challengesThe training at times can be rough.
    5.0
    Cloud Solution Architect
    Oct 2023
    Clayton VIC 31681 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Awesome
    The good thingsDiverse Culture and very good work life balance
    The challengesDifficult to handle silos environment.
    5.0
    Research Assistant
    Jun 2023
    Clayton VIC 3168
    Great place to work, I loved my experience
    The good thingsGreat University, Supportive colleagues, nice work/research environment
    The challengesI hope there were more connection between the administration level and lower level staff.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Usher
    Feb 2023
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Ushering in live theatre venues brings me joy and a sense of accomplishment.
    The good thingsMonash is an inclusive company with training courses covering many aspects of theatre procedures and personal development. The interaction between all staff makes for a great working environment with a mix of young and older persons.
    The challengesWith the training provided there are not many challenges - perhaps the only issues can be a language barrier with patrons that do not have English as their first language
    1.0
    Research Fellow
    Jul 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    To forget.
    The good thingsJob was assured during the worst of the pandemic.
    The challengesAcademic departments are designed by/to faculty members. Research fellows and fixed-term staff are not given opportunities for growth. Very poor collaboration and collegiality among co-workers.
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Research Fellow
    Nov 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Excellent colleagues and flexible working in public health. However, I had completely different experiences in clinical dept. at Monash.
    The good thingsThere are a lot of opportunities to work at Monash. Either in teaching or research.
    The challengesInitially difficult to understand as there is not enough opportunity for ECF to explore, but you can understand better as time progresses.
    1.0
    Administration Clerk
    Sep 2021
    Organization is obsolete as it hasn't kept up with the real world
    The good thingsLeaving the organization
    The challengesInept management who have no skills
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Program Officer
    Mar 2021
    7 to 8 years in the role
    Loved being part of the Monash community!
    The good thingsWorking and learning from a vast diversity of people!
    The challengesDidn't really find anything challenging as I worked with great teams of people, therefore it made it easier to quickly learn new processes, workflows and procedures in any position I was put in!
    2.0
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Mar 2021
    5 to 6 years in the role
    Monash has great facilities but poor culture
    The good thingsTeams within the University are very good and the Clayton campus has a lot of facilities.
    The challengesCareer progression is only open to people entering at higher levels in the academic scale. No performance reviews are conducted with postdocs so you can be hitting targets and not be promoted. HR contracts also disappear once signed make sure you get a screenshot.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Manager
    Jan 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Working within the halls of academia.
    The good thingsCreating a successful business in a complex environment
    The challengesWorking with people who had no experience in a retail grocery environment. The most difficult challenge was changing the perception of people lacking retail experience and getting people to work within budgets and timeframes
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    IT Management
    Nov 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I am always proud to say I work at Monash University.
    The good thingsEveryone has a shared goal and is there for the same purpose.
    The challengesMany people have only worked in Universities and have limited exposure to enterprise and corporate environments and other ways to approach situations and/or solve problems.
    4.0
    Research Officer
    Sep 2020
    Interesting and good science
    The good thingsGood scientific practices, interesting work and plenty of variability. Good laboratory equipment
    The challengesContract position dependent on funding
    3.0
    Teaching Associate
    Apr 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Loved working with Monash students, but disconcerted by the treatment of Teaching Associate's versus full time staff.
    The good thingsWorking with students.
    The challengesAcademic Head Lecturers who have had zero real world application and are stuck in their way.
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    PhD Researcher
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    This is undoubtedly one of the best places to work.
    The good thingsThe structure and support are the best you can have.
    The challengesAt least in the department I am, the interpersonal relationships are very weird. Everyone is so far from each other in every way.
    3.0
    Developer
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good for people who want a good work life balance but cannot expect career development.
    The good thingsGood work life balance.
    The challengesCareer development is stopped.
    4.0
    Manager
    Mar 2020
    current employee
    Not as challenging as I thought
    The good thingsHaving the opportunity to see the latest research by some leading academics as well as contributing to shape the education programs for our future generation. The work-life balance is great comparing to my former role in consulting. People are generally nice and helpful. A lot of freedom to innovate.
    The challengesThere seems to be limited leadership to drive greater resource utilisation and modern workforce/culture. It seems to be that many functions are duplicated across various portfolios due to the limited capacity/capability from the central teams. There seems to be limited career progression opportunity within the organisation.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Management Accountant
    Mar 2020
    A large and complex organisation with plenty of challenges that fosters development and investment in staff.
    The good thingsGood benefits, good people and a workplace that fosters development and investment in people
    The challengesIt is a very, very large and complex organisation
    4.0
    Teacher
    Mar 2020
    current employee
    I am passionate to get some good opportunities here
    The good thingsGood infrastructure and facilities
    The challengesLimited career opportunities
    4.0
    Information Technology Role
    Mar 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Addictive to work even after moving on and finding a new job.
    The good thingsHigh hourly pay as sessionals.
    The challengesIt's hard to always find classes to teach.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Facilities Coordinator
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Good place to work if your a yes man
    The good thingsMonash as a university pays well and advertise a good work life balance
    The challengesThey don’t support work life balance and have a corporate feel which makes the environment feel less enjoyable
    1.0
    Project Manager
    Mar 2020
    Monash is the worst university to work for
    The good thingsSalary, benefits, personal leave
    The challengesShocking management, very political, no accountability for managers
    3 people found this helpful
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