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    Work/Life balance
    4.3(20 ratings)
    Career development
    3.0(20 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.5(20 ratings)
    Management
    3.2(20 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.9(20 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.0(1 ratings)
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    2.0
    Assistant Manager
    Aug 2024
    Pioneer Sector West Region
    Not nurturing working environment
    The good thingsPerhaps the food at the canteen is cheaper than outside food
    The challenges- Can be quite tiring in the travel if you are staying in the central or the east. - It is just unfortunate that the working environment I am in was not nurturing. - Not feeling welcome as a newcomer. Most of the staff are so individualistic that it's not easy to learn work stuffs from them.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Assistant Director
    Mar 2023
    Far away in the west
    The good thingsNice colleagues...worklife balanced
    The challengesBureaucracy, lean team structure
    4.0
    Senior executive
    Jul 2021
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    A good working life balance and family-oriented environment.
    The good thingsI have been with NIE for 6 years. The institute has a good working life balance and family-oriented environment. Generally, the colleagues are helpful and we supported each other quite well.
    The challengesThe disadvantages of working here are the low yearly salary increment and the performance bonus.
    5.0
    HR assistant
    Jul 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Pleasant environment to work in .
    The good thingsPleasant environment to work in , friendly colleagues and superiors, great IT support and benefits.
    The challengesSubmission procedures can be tedious and long processing time for approval for documentation.
    4.0
    Higher Technical Specialist
    Jul 2020
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Must be innovative in research work
    The good thingsI was provided my own private office
    The challengesLacking in transport and technical support for outdoor field work
    4.0
    Research Associate
    Jun 2020
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Good work culture and work-life balance
    The good thingsPeople are mostly friendly and approachable. Willing to help each other. Very flexible work arrangements and understanding bosses.
    The challengesLocation is a bit out of the way. Career development is a bit limited. Few opportunities for research staff to stay long-term.
    5.0
    Technical executive
    Mar 2020
    Doing training and research in Design and technology department
    The good thingsTeam work and cooperation
    The challengesShould Provide more opportunity for non academic to promote high level of technical knowledge and skill work.
    4.0
    Research & development assistant
    Jan 2020
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Stable environment
    The good thingsmany good facilities, stable environment
    The challengesNot much scope for career development within the company if you are an RA
    4.0
    Manager
    May 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Somethings you need to know before working in NIE
    The good thingsFood is cheap, lots of canteens and fast food to choose from. There is a barber, supermarket, and some restaurants. If you arrive work on time, expect to leave work on time. You will are not be required to do any OT which is great for people who have families and kids to take care of.
    The challengesPromotion can be slow. If you live far away it can be a pain to travel, it's really deep in the west. Traveling via public transport takes 20-25 minutes by BUS from Boonlay MRT to NTU campus. If you drive there will be a jam between 8 am - 8: 30 am at both PIE exits.
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Research Assistant
    Apr 2018
    SingaporeLess than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Good part time pay at NIE
    The good thingsMy colleagues are friendly. The work is simple, but too simple. The pay is good.
    The challengesTranscribing is my least favourite job. You can't get a full time job here unless you have a degree, which they take a month to tell you after all your background checks.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Research Assistant
    May 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Enriching
    The good thingsUnderstanding employer, flexible working hours, manageable work load, conducive environment.
    The challengesBetter remuneration
    4.0
    Manager
    Apr 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Work Life balance
    The good thingsGreat work Life balance, most of the employees knock off on time. Job securing and stability; letting go of employee is unheard of.
    The challengesRoutine job nature. Promotion takes a long time.
    4.0
    Research Intern
    Mar 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Flexible working hours
    The good thingsGood hourly pay Nice colleagues
    The challengesNo openings for full time position at that time
    4.0
    Research assistant
    Mar 2017
    Singapore1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Dynamic work environment
    The good thingsThe PI allows a very big space of freedom to your work and communicates with you. Most People here are friendly and easy to work with.
    The challengesThe flexibility that comes with the work means that you also might need to work within the means of certain time frame of the year. Also, sometimes weekends maybe sacrificed.
    3.0
    Customer support engineer
    Feb 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good for short term stay
    The good things- Great work life balance - The overall workload is relatively less stressful than most companies in Singapore - Great colleagues to work with in the department - Customers faced are mostly desirable
    The challenges- Upper management needs improvement - Employees should be rewarded accordingly to their job performance - Provide more permanent positions instead of heading towards contract positions
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Administrative manager
    Jul 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Good to have employer
    The good thingsFriendly colleagues
    The challengesNil
    3.0
    ICT Specialist
    Jun 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Good but it could have been better
    The good thingsLots of professional development opportunities. Good welfare system. Canteen food is reasonable good and affordable.
    The challengesToo many redtapes. No matter how hardworking or resourceful you are, you have to ensure the seniors boot licking to your bosses for good performance ratings and promotions. The campus design although is award winning but the layout is not people orentiated, expect to get lost.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    officer
    Jun 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    NIE as a whole was good, family oriented, friendly student teachers and lecturers but the department i was posted to gave me a very unpleasant memory and experience.i dont think i was performing that bad to deserve what i felt there so i left for good. I
    The good thingsNIE culture, family oriented, met really good friends randomly from other departments in the course of work..i would have love to stay there otherwise.
    The challengeshanging on in the department..
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Research officer
    Jun 2015
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Research Officer
    The good thingsLearn new skills such as qualitative research
    The challengesPay needs to be improved for locals as the company has many foreign nationals as research officers.
    3.0
    Executive
    Jun 2015
    Singapore3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    PhD, Masters and Degree holders does not mean smart workers
    The good thingsMy department bosses are good, some listen and understand and knows when you are not felling good. but some knows yet avoid the problem. When problem occurs, they panic and put in containment measures that are only temporary.
    The challengesAlways around lots of people with higher education, can write very good papers and reports. But, unable to work hands-on on many other things. They are clever but not smart, no common sense somethings and very dependent on low grade staff to solve the problem. But know how to claim the credit when done.
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