Don’t work here - Rather Not Say. Boroondara Employee Review

1.0
24 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay that’s about all is got going for it

Cons

Don’t work here if you can avoid it. This place constantly hires the worst leaders in its Civic Services Department who have no idea what they’re doing. Highest staff turnover and lowest staff satisfaction.

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1.0
29 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You band together with like-minded people that are also unhappy

Cons

Weak leadership from 'managers' You'll be expected to do your job with basically zero training or support They pretend to be flexible and accomodating No ownership when matters are reported for bullying

4.0
25 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Staff are hard working, highly capable, highly skilled - Competitive salaries for council - Good work life balance (2 office days, 3 WFH days) - Great location (not city based allows for a quicker commute) - Culturally diverse workforce - Professionalism in the IT area - Supports internal promotion opportunities

Cons

- Upper management & ELT are not equipped to deal with major changes - Strategic vision not well executed - Too much reliance on vendors although seeing a shift to internally ran projects - Not resourcing projects adequately - Upper management / HR not supporting staff during challenging times or periods of change - Some managers showing lack of competency

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