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    58%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.4(107 ratings)
    Career development
    2.8(107 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.0(107 ratings)
    Management
    2.7(107 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.4(107 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.7(106 ratings)
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    1.0
    Senior Manager
    Jan 2026
    West Footscray VIC 30121 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Senior management will actively work against genuine change to preserve their own positions.
    The good thingsI worked with some very good Teachers and Coordinators.
    The challengesManagement do not understand the day to day challenges the staff face in delivering the curriculum to students. Senior Management focus on KPIs but have no idea what the means for Teachers. Rosters do not meet the Award but that was ignored for 7 years - when it was attempted to be addressed, a "review" resulted in performance management for the person trying to instigate positive change and an incompetent manager with no Industry experience (but lots of irrelevant opinions) put in place instead.
    3.0
    Project Manager
    Oct 2025
    Footscray VIC 30111 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Needs Improvement in Processes, Support, and Culture
    The good thingsSuperannuation, Benefits
    The challengesThe organisation would benefit from clearer, more streamlined processes. Support and career development opportunities are limited, both external and internal complaints are not always addressed with the seriousness they deserve.
    1.0
    Researcher
    Mar 2025
    Footscray VIC 30115 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    A race to the bottom
    The good thingsCamaraderie with other staff
    The challengesExtremely toxic workplace with no research culture. Senior research 'leaders' with no peer-reviewed publications to their name. Red flags left right and centre when it comes to the management of research funding.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    People and Culture
    Jun 2024
    Footscray VIC 3011former employee
    One star is too many.
    The good thingsI made some fantastic friends.
    The challengesEntirely ineffectual management, toxic culture, nonsensical decision making, shocking lack of knowledge despite an ageing workforce. The organisation seems to punish talent and celebrate mediocrity.
    6 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Senior Lecturer
    Jan 2024
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    An orgnisation with a good and secure working environment
    The good thingsWorking environment Cultural diversity Occupational health and safety procedures
    The challengesHeavy work load Unclear performance criteria Job security
    3 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Analyst
    Sep 2023
    Footscray VIC 3011
    I worry for VU's future.
    The good thingsExcellent camaraderie within teams.
    The challengesAppalling management. Zero concern for employee morale, improving work processes, or even the bottom line (!). Just a series of bizarre and seemingly random decisions.
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    People & Culture
    Mar 2022
    former employee
    Stressful and demoralising
    The good things- Great bunch of colleagues and friendly staff. - Maybe once the new CHRO starts they can help turn things around.
    The challenges- Workloads and expectations were too high with too limited staffing budget and a organisational culture of poor planning means every request was urgent. - This is a complex organisation and there was a lot of change taking place at speed which created uncertainty, knowledge gaps and mistakes. - Senior leaders responded to complaints reactively rather than with engagement to try and comprehend the underlying issues, thus exacerbating the workload issues operational teams were facing.
    8 people found this helpful
    2.0
    College of Health Biomedicine
    Nov 2021
    Worried for the future of this University
    The good thingsSuperannuation is good
    The challengesIncoherent middle management put in roles they shouldn’t be in, unable to make decisions and can’t lead teams. Archaic views and not up with current times.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Marketing
    Aug 2021
    3 to 4 years in the role
    A demoralising place to work
    The good thingsThe ‘worker bee’ staff are extremely talented and hardworking. A great bunch of people.
    The challengesExpect to do the roles of at least two (sometimes three) people, as roles are rarely replaced when people leave the staffing budget is then allocated elsewhere. No professional development despite there being dedicated PD budget. Agencies are valued over talented in-house staff. Abhorrent management in this area - truly the worst or the worst.
    8 people found this helpful
    1.0
    UX Lead
    Apr 2021
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Boring, no direction departments out to get each other and the salary was horrible
    The good thingsI could wear whatever i wanted
    The challengesmanagement weren't experienced at managing
    4 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Mechanical Services Engineer
    Jan 2021
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Professional, supportive, and learning working environment.
    The good thingsAccomplishments of completing major HVAC projects and monitoring the successful performance.
    The challengesChallenges include working on multiple major projects and coordinating activities
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Admissions Officer
    Oct 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Not great
    The good thingsNice city location, good colleagues within the team
    The challengesPoor management,biased recruitment , bad politics in some departments
    4 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Lecturer
    Oct 2020
    former employee
    No place for quality research or teaching
    The good thingsSome nice people and some supportive senior academics.
    The challengesThe research fellowship system is terrible. Having to apply for time to do research makes little sense and penalises early career researchers. If you hire researchers they must have research time as part of their salaried hours. If you aren't willing to offer this, stop hiring researchers. The block teaching model is bad for students and staff alike. The time burden becomes extraordinary during a block and prevents any other work being done for a 4-week period. It leads to low quality education. Concerns are dismissed or silenced. Very little existing research expertise and no infrastructure for developing expertise outside sport science and niche areas of biomedicine. The institution-wide disorganisation was astonishing.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Lecturer Associate
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Constant frustration with decisions made by those who are not impacted by those decisions
    The good thingsA great team in my dept
    The challengesExcessive work loads, a noticeable decrease in full time staff and very inflexible teaching arrangements with the block model
    4 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Professional Learning coordinator
    Mar 2020
    Challenging, interesting and rewarding.
    The good thingsThe variety of responsibilities and work activities.
    The challengesLimitations of resources amongst large structural changes.
    5.0
    Clinical Coordinator
    Mar 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    collaborative and collegial
    The good thingsPeople and culture Professional conduct of management Career pathways and opportunities Strategic outlook
    The challengesWork load and time management Older facilities and equipment Stringent governance
    1.0
    Media and Communications
    Jan 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Apart from the mostly dedicated and caring people I met along the way, a disappointing experience.
    The good thingsThere are some very talented and passionate people at VU who genuinely care about the students. My immediate team was terrific.
    The challengesLeadership is extremely poor, from the top down. Directors with their own agendas and little care for staff or the work being performed. Staff are overworked as the organisation does not invest in its staff or spend money sensibly. As people leave they are not replaced, so be prepared to do the equivalent of two or more jobs for the salary of one.
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Footscray University Town Ambassador
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Stepping stone
    The good thingsFriendly work environment
    The challengesCan be hectic and loads of meetings
    1.0
    Management
    Nov 2019
    Never work here again.
    The good thingsGood salary and benefits. Work life balance okay.
    The challengesBad management and no cohesion amongst the senior executives.
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Lecturer in Education
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Not bad 10 years ago - terrible the last 5!
    The good thingsCamaraderie amongst staff was excellent
    The challengesLeadership not driven by educational outcomes (despite the rhetoric & PR) - just by the bottom line.
    5.0
    Lecturer in Information Technology
    Nov 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Victoria University is the best university in Australia that I'm proud of studying and working here.
    The good thingsGreat infrastructure and nice staffs
    The challengesAll good, thought studying and working have many challenges but we working in the nice atmosphere.
    1.0
    Marketing Role
    Nov 2019
    Senior executives need to be replaced as they are creating a culture to of low morale amongst staff
    The good thingsFlexible work environment
    The challengesSenior executive staff are not good people Managers at all - terrible
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Administration Officer
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Having good time
    The good thingsFriendly environment Great workplace
    The challengesStudents from the overseas
    4.0
    Student Ambassador
    Sep 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Welcoming, easy transitioning
    The good thingsAcademic tutors and lecturers (most of them)
    The challengesDifficult and inconsistent tutors, competitiveness within peers and anxieties about progressing into post grad was emphasised
    5.0
    Technology Enhanced Learning Designer
    Sep 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Wonderful workplace. Great collegial atmosphere.
    The good thingsI have a lovely boss and a great team, plenty of professional development opportunities and so many options for working on new projects.
    The challengesJob security - I'm on short term contract.
    5.0
    Teacher
    Sep 2019
    Love working here and interacting with motivated students.
    The good thingsAmosphere of learning
    The challengesThe lift in block D.
    4.0
    Human Resources Administrator
    Sep 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Cultural Diversity; Disciplined Policies; Freedom to Grow
    The good thingsManagement open to suggestions and observations
    The challengesWorking within a hierarchy community
    1.0
    Teacher
    Jul 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Started with big promises and hopes, all downhill after a few weeks
    The good thingsThe staff I worked with
    The challengesGetting right pay and conditions, work life balance and getting support from management.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Sessional Academic
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Friendly environment but difficult for career growth
    The good thingsFriendly atmosphere, great students, inclusive
    The challengesCareer development for sessional is difficult, new management
    5.0
    Assisting PhD student to complete.
    May 2019
    An absolutely wonderful learning experience, especially being able to share your knowledge with other PhD students.
    The good thingsAlways learning, even when demonstrating excellence.
    The challengesLearning what the requirements of other students was and embracing the opportunity to help further their learning experience.
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