Abusive/ Unhealthy Working Environment - JUST RUN
Pros
1. *Some* work mates and colleagues are friendly and nice to be around. 3. Being friends with students and helping them out. 2. UoG validation. 3. Transportation. 4. Medical Insurance. 5. Social Insurance. 6. An *apparently* good position.
Cons
1. VERY toxic and abusive work environment. 2. NO appreciation or acknowledgement whatsoever; not on any level. 3. EXTREMELY LOW SALARIES that are totally not equivalent to the amount of work done or the effort exerted, and are not the least comparable to other universities! The annual raise is trivial/ terrible as well, and is inconsistent with the governmental increase in prices. No bonuses either. 4. It is totally normal to work outside the official working hours, on your off-day(s), on official holidays and on FRIDAYs without complaining. You should be available 24/7 WITHOUT ANY KIND OF DECENT COMPENSATION! You may get work calls/ WhatsApp orders anytime. 5. The work load is just too much to handle and it cannot be totally fulfilled during the normal working hours. Accordingly, you get to continue working and following-up with the students at home. 6. Tight, sudden and exhausting deadlines which make work too stressful and unbearable at times. 7. We do not get a copy of the contract even after years of employment for no clear reasons. 8. No flexibility. 9. Strict working hours and you should be present on-campus 5 days per week even if there is absolutely no work to be done. 10. Sick leaves are not easily accepted/ may just be declined without further inquiry, with salary deduction, as if people are not supposed to get sick!! 11. No clear job description. Academic staff are involved in too many secretarial issues. 12. The university shows off a lot merely for attention and more student admissions which is all just a SUGARCOAT. 13. The admission/ HR offices are perfectly designed, equipped and ventilated, whereas; academic staff offices (especially those for the teaching assistants) are as small as tuna cans and are not clean! People are all jammed up in small rooms (10-12/ room) with bad ventilation, insects everywhere and poor WIFI connection. Their offices are poorly equipped with one or 2 computers ONLY to work on and they are mostly not working. Also, printers are not always working and staff have a limited amount of paper consumption/ month. 14. The only thing that makes a student eligible to apply and be accepted is being able to pay and fill their pockets.. Many students are not competent enough with poor academic performance, bad behavior and VERY BAD ENGLISH. I have no idea how they get to pass the English Placement Test when they cannot even understand the basic English vocab and complain when they are taught in English. 15. Most of the students graduate with poor/ no presentation skills. 16. Poor overall management.
