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    57%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.4(75 ratings)
    Career development
    2.8(75 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.9(75 ratings)
    Management
    2.6(74 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.2(75 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.5(74 ratings)
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    1.0
    Information Technology Manager
    Mar 2026
    Murdoch WA 61506 to 7 years in the role, former employee
    Keep clear of this place
    The good thingsStudents are extremely nice and grateful
    The challengesTOXIC TOXIC TOXIC - The most awful place I have ever worked. No culture just negativity. Not a pleasant place to work at all.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Human Resources Role
    Dec 2025
    Murdoch WA 61502 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Please consider working elsewhere.
    The good thingsThe people you work with are amazing. The campus is lovely, and there are genuine people who care about the wellbeing of the students.
    The challengesWhere to start. Nepotism, awful culture, if you know the right people you can basically get away with whatever you want. Have never worked in such a terrible place. They work you to the bone then turn on you the second you say no to something.
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    professional / student facing
    Oct 2025
    Murdoch WA 615011 to 12 years in the role, former employee
    Left a very bad taste in my mouth after several good early years of work.
    The good thingsOpportunity of working with students and other good staff. Also leaving and getting away from internal politics, useless HR and higher management.
    The challengesUnrealistic demands of higher managers, HR, training , change management, higher managers need closer monitoring and feedback systems need improving.
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Manager
    Jun 2025
    South Perth WA 61514 to 5 years in the role, current employee
    Purpose-Driven Culture with Evolving LeadershipMurdoch University is a workplace with a strong sense of purpose and a growing optimism. Leadership is passionate and increasingly responsive to strategic goals—especially in enhancing learning experiences and advancing sustainability, equity, diversity, inclusion, and First Nations engagement. While the culture is improving, the university is still navigating challenges like declining enrolments and the need to correct some past leadership decisions. That said, the current direction feels more aligned and future-focused, making it an exciting time to be part of the journey.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    College Business Manager
    Jan 2025
    Murdoch WA 61505 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    collaborative work culture
    The good thingsGreat people to work with and Murdoch has an incredible supportive environment, diverse community.
    The challengesless pay comparable to other universities
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Professional Staff
    Jan 2025
    Murdoch WA 61503 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    It’s a community where individuals can make a meaningful impact, grow personally and professionally, and enjoy a fulfilling career.
    The good thingsMurdoch University is an inspiring and inclusive workplace where you can truly make a difference. The supportive culture, focus on professional growth, and commitment to meaningful contributions create a sense of purpose and community among staff.
    The challengesThere is nothing I consider as a challenge
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    People and Culture Team Leader
    Jan 2025
    Murdoch WA 61503 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Supportive team culture, excellent perks, and great flexibility for work-life balance, set in a beautiful natural campus environment with a wide range of facilities available!
    The good thingsGreat team culture. Great perks and flexibility to ensure a work life balance. Great natural campus environment.
    The challengesNone that come to mind.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Accountant
    Jul 2024
    Murdoch WA 61501 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Had/has the ability to be something special, with the right 'people' focused leadership.
    The good thingsWelcoming and supporting teams, sharing their knowledge and helping new starters. Beautiful campus Inspirational researchers and academics
    The challengesLack of integration in their systems Silo effect within teams and limited collaboration within teams Reactive responses to issues
    2 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Change Lead
    Feb 2024
    Murdoch WA 6150former employee
    Beautiful place so much potential waiting to blossom with visionary leadership and cultural change.
    The good thingsBeautiful campus. A supportive VC.
    The challengesPoor business process and silo behaviour is holding this University back from modernising and attracting the right people. A lack of strategic planning and insight into modern workplace harmony and culture.
    4 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Research Assistant
    Dec 2022
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    diversified people, helpful and cooperative working environment,
    The good thingssupportive staff, research emphasis focused on agriculture and environment.
    The challengestime consuming in the implementation of projects.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Administration Role
    Jun 2022
    Challenging and character building employer that opens doors to a range of related occupations and career paths, but getting into the inner circle is hard work.
    The good thingsChallenging, diverse role with masses of client contact and the opportunity to develop my skills and contacts base. Seeing students we supported for years feel the joy of graduating and opening a world of employment options and life opportunities.
    The challengesContinually re-prioritising work, decreasing number of energetic staff, shift from positive client outcomes and internal staff relations to resource and funding priorities.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Researcher
    Apr 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Grateful for the opportunity to develop in my career there
    The good thingsStaff are accomodating, Friendly environment, opportunities for career development
    The challengesLack of assurance of permanent residence status as an immigrant, Job security and Remuneration
    1.0
    Professional Staff
    Feb 2022
    Toxic environment
    The good thingsTeaching students and conducting research
    The challengesTerrible culture fostered by management with no leadership skills. Knowledge is power and lack of transparency equals no accountability for management.
    8 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Future Students Adviser
    Sep 2021
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great memorable experience that is worth sharing with others.
    The good thingsGreat opportunity to start working while still completing my degree. Open and encouraging workplace. Like the rosters and support from team.
    The challengesWorking towards simplifying processes
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Academic Staff Member
    Feb 2021
    former employee
    The last uni in Perth I would want to work at.
    The good thingsYour colleagues and students are likely to be good people who are worth knowing.
    The challengesA series of increasingly diabolical management changes and decisions over two decades.
    10 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Human Resources Adviser
    Mar 2020
    Bureaucratic and unsupportive
    The good thingsThe team and employee leave benefits
    The challengesManagement, bureaucracy, lack of communication
    5 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Electrician
    Mar 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good tradies, poor management.
    The good thingsEarly starts and finish early.
    The challengeslevel of managers were poor and poorly organised costing people’s jobs
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Information Technology Support Officer
    Mar 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Great flexibility and benefits, no training or care by management
    The good thingsGreat flexibility and benifits
    The challengesLittle to no career support, management uncaring and cold.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Incident Management Analyst
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Fantastic people and competitive hourly rate.
    The good thingsDirect management is exceptional. Great hourly rate. Great work life balance.
    The challengesPoor and often misunderstood higher disconnected management. ie implementing changes and policies that poorly effect a large amount of workers, despite them thinking it is ‘best’.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Marketing Role
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Worst experience of my life.
    The good thingsThe only good thing about this place is the super.
    The challengesManagement is completely toxic. Worst professional environment I have ever had the misfortune to work in. DO NOT WORK HERE.
    11 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Professional Staff Member
    Dec 2019
    Used to love my job - not now, now I dread coming to work.
    The good thingsWhat was good has now gone. Morale was once high. Good superannuation contribution.
    The challengesManagement are up there and don't listen to the workers. In their eyes and words everyone is happy and everything they have changed and implemented is working well which is not the case
    7 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Enabling Programs Officer
    Nov 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role
    Enjoyed my time at MU worked with a fantastic team who really pulled together when times were tough
    The good thingsNice people and students, lovely environment, great food and coffee areas,
    The challengesFinding a parking place and it isn’t free for staff
    1.0
    Academic
    Nov 2019
    current employee
    If you care about people, this institution is not the place to be.
    The good thingsWorking with students is rewarding.
    The challengesThe corporate model has overtaken educational values and like oil and water they do not mix. Students are an unfortunate inconvenience in the pursuit of the dollar.
    3 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Laboratory Technician
    Nov 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Reasonably happy team environment to work in.
    The good thingsStaff and Academics are great and friendly, easy to get along with everyone, the flexi hours and the higher superannuation.
    The challengesThe extra long hours required to perform work duties during Semester, sometimes challenging equipment to work with (outdated).
    3.0
    Professional staff
    Nov 2019
    Murdoch was both a wonderful and a difficult place to work. There were plenty of inspirational colleagues and projects but there was little guidance, support or encouragement within the department I worked in. Just go into it with your eyes open.
    The good thingsBrilliant, inspiring academics, students and professional staff. The innovation, ideas and passion for education and research The beautiful campus and facilities
    The challengesToxic workplace politics, lack of opportunity and training, poor leadership
    3 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Research Assistant
    Nov 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    An institution still living in the 50's.
    The good thingsFlexibility of working at a University.
    The challengesUniversity protects its reputation, which often translates to upper management not being held accountable for their actions.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Associate Professor
    Nov 2019
    A once vibrant community destroyed by management who are completely driven by their own personal ambitions- they don’t care about staff
    The good thingsNice colleagues - grounds are beautiful
    The challengesTop down leadership - toxic workplace culture - impossible targets with totally dysfunctional admin support
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Accounts Payable Officer
    Sep 2019
    Public Service mentality
    The good thingsGreat team members personally, but spend most of their day talking or on personal ohones or internet
    The challengesManagement! When I have several of them asking me (the temp) how they can manage their team, there is something seriously wrong Plus leading me on for 9 months, with a promise of permanent position. Came to nothing in the end
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Categories Manager
    Sep 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Needs to understand that it is a business and act like one, rather than an outmoded dinosaur educational institution.
    The good thingsMost staff were lovely. Nice working environment (apart from the offices). Good location, lots of very cheap parking. Lots of great events and nice facilities. Recommend Sir Walters Restaurant.
    The challengesPoor salary. Old offices with no heating or cooling and old, decrepit furniture. Poor business processes. No investment in staff below Exec. Spending money on unnecessary ‘bright and shiny’ projects which gather public attention rather than investing in maintenance and refurbishment of existing infrastructure. Excessive spend on very expensive consultants.
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Officer
    Sep 2019
    current employee
    Mixed
    The good thingsBeautiful green space, parking on site Some lovely people
    The challengesPoor systems due to under investment Lots of bureaucracy in areas and no governance in others Senior Executive team that are divided,highly political, behave badly and drive their own agenda
    2 people found this helpful
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