4.0
24 Apr 2016
Current employee, more than 5 years
Ottawa, ON
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
* Very rewarding to be involved in meaningful public work. * The kind of experience you get as associate director or very experienced scientist in company, you will get at entry level. * In general friendly coworkers. * Diversity at work place.
Cons
* Loss of some of the skills you acquired in Ph. D. * Post-doctoral, Ph.D and Master's degree holders are hired at same salary level. * Promotions are very difficult in general.If you get promoted, workload increases dramatically, which may require additional working hours. * Only few employees know how to become managers/Directors. Its unclear how people get promoted. * You need to know French in general to progress in career.