Toxic workplace - Research Assistant CAMH Employee Review

1.0
28 Nov 2025
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Pros

Prestigious reputation and research is for a good cause

Cons

Principal investigator and research manager within research team lead research staff through fear and manipulation, expect full-time hours for part-time positions, don't have any idea what effective training is, always fly by the seat of their pants, rush staff through tasks in favour of efficiency over accuracy of data collected, don't care about staff well-being. Pretty atrocious for a workplace that is supposed to promote mental health.

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growth in your chosen career and ability to work collaboratively

Cons

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Pros

Flexibility, working in an environment where education, compassion and intelligence are encouraged. Some of the best human beings on the plant work for CAMH and I was proud to be a member of this organization. The work CAMH does has meaning and influence on a daily basis. This is an organization which surpasses the standards it sets for itself, and provides a level of care not matched anywhere else in mental health. CAMH is simply an extraordinary organization with wonderful clients and employees.

Cons

Oscassional vicarious traumas, shift work, lack of advancement unless you complete a significant level of education (e.g. If you have not completed a PhD your opportunities can be limited in certian fields).

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