Good work life balance - Urban Planner Boroondara Employee Review

5.0
16 Jun 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Rostered days off Competitive pay

Cons

High workload Difficult clients Can be high stress

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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
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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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