University of Reading Reviews

Former Employee – worked at University of Reading

Pros – Flexible in terms of shifts/ academic commitments
Plenty of opportunities for different kinds of work
Good pay, and plenty of shifts available
Fun and friendly atmosphere

Cons – Good shifts get taken fast
Little training
Progression can sometimes be affected by your relationship with managers
No employee benefits

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in better training and proper shift management, there should always be enough people to set up a bar without leaving the bar empty and there should always be a supervisor or manager available during shift.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at University of Reading

Pros – Great location; pleasant, loyal and able colleagues.

Cons – Sadly and institution long past its prime and living on a (declining) reputation. The take over by University of Reading has not worked due to 1) no strategy for combining the best of both places and 2) very poor HR decisions (wiping out all the small, but important staff legacy working conditions at Henley) 3) absent or incompetent management/leadership skills. A case of 'physician heal thyself'!

Advice to Senior Management – Start practising what (your programmes) preach - consult your staff and develop a strategy that inspires and makes sense; put 100% more effort into coaching and bringing together staff/teams; stop wasting time on trying to win business which has more to do with vanity than business sense

Current Employee – been working at University of Reading

Pros – Educational environment
Flexible but at the same time strict
Reliable job that will not let anyone down
Location is nice and close to London

Cons – Repetitive routines that are too repetitive and finally it is a real pain to work with all the procedures before doing anything

Advice to Senior Management – Make work more fun a place where everyone can enjoy and feel like they're working not because they're looking forward to the final salary but because they're doing something challenging

Former Employee – worked at University of Reading

Pros – The University of Reading is a very organised University that offers a variety of jobs with competitive pay. Depending on the job, you are able to progress quickly to higher levels of authority.

Cons – Staff turnover is quite often high at the University of Reading. Interviews are fairly gruelling due to many applications from students.

Advice to Senior Management – My experience with the leadership at the University of Reading was a positive one. Management are quick to let you know if you have done well and are very helpful in making sure you achieve the best you can.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at University of Reading

Pros – If you like a more laid back life it's good, easy to not do a lot.

Good research ratings and lots of funding!!

Cons – Promotion through long service, good chance of your dept. being closed if it doesn't 'perform'.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a better look at all those personal domains of power...just because you bring in a lot of funding doesn't make you a manager!