University of Toronto Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
87% would recommend to a friend
(152 total reviews)
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Updated Dec 5, 2023
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Reviews about "work life balance"
Return to all Reviews- 4.0Nov 9, 2017Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearToronto, ON
Pros
Good balance of social and work life
Cons
Poor Pay and dealing with Professors
- 4.0May 26, 2022Web DeveloperCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
- Good work and life balance -Pressure-free and friendly environment
Cons
-Less communication from higher management -Fewer growth opportunities
- 5.0Sept 5, 2022Research AssistantCurrent Contractor, more than 3 years
Pros
Literally changed my life,I learned so much
Cons
Work life balance ain't always the best but that's ok
- 4.0Mar 13, 2017Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
autonomy, good working conditions, friendly atmosphere, good team dynamic. I enjoyed my role overall it was highly social and allowed for good work/life balance.
Cons
The role at times could be a bit narrow in terms of responsibility and there wasn't any room for innovation or out of the box thinking.
- 5.0Sept 25, 2022Software DeveloperCurrent Intern
Pros
good work life balance for intern
Cons
not much tech support for intern
- 5.0Feb 12, 2023Senior Research AssociateCurrent Employee
Pros
Great benefits and training opportunities. Great work and life balance
Cons
It depends on the role, some of the roles might not be a permanent offer
- 5.0Jun 1, 2017Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearToronto, ON
Pros
Work life balance and in learning environment
Cons
The recruitment process is rough - (many unions)
- 5.0Aug 28, 2023AssistantCurrent ContractorToronto, ON
Pros
Good work life balance at job
Cons
Not applicable for job because it was a contract
- 5.0Jan 23, 2023ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Great working environment. Greate work and life balance
Cons
Benefits could be better. It has room to improve
- 4.0Jan 9, 2015PhD Candidate (Industrial Engineering)Current Employee, more than 5 yearsToronto, ON
Pros
Recognized throughout the world, UofT is a great place to conduct research. You interact with bigwigs in your discipline and have the chance to make a global impact. There are great student support structures (you just have to seek them out) and the career office is doing a lot better about connecting students to jobs. They even conducted some sessions with phds outside of academia, becoming more and more a reality by the day. Depending on your supervisor you can have a great work/life balance or a frustrating one. Also, depending on your own dedication and work ethic it can take variable amount of time to finish and there may be extenuating circumstances that can affect how long you stay in the graduate degree (marriage, family commitments, change in research, etc.). Finally, the benefits packages are pretty good you have a decent amount of coverage and a spending account (if you do TA work or teaching) that you can put toward major purchases (glasses, contacts, dentist, etc.)
Cons
The payment scale is pretty bad. Especially compared to the real world. Most students and post-docs are paid below the poverty line and have to supplement their income with TAships or instructor positions if you can find one or contracts outside of the university. The career outlook for students in academia is not very good. We have an overabundance of highly educated people with no place for them to work. A lot of phds are entering the industry instead of academic gigs because the payment scale is much better and there are opportunities. On the industry side they have no idea how to use PHD level researchers nor how valuable our skills can be so the payment scales don't always match up. Sometimes it takes some convincing on your part.
