Culture of temporary contracts and rigid assessment - Postdoctoral Researcher Universiteit Utrecht Employee Review

Culture of temporary contracts and very old-school/rigid evaluation criteria. Limited possibilities for permanent contracts. Previous universities really made some effort to show that employees were valued; Utrecht does none of this (i.e. no christmas boxes, employee appreciation). In my specific working group, supervisor never offered positive feedback or encouragement; was big-shot recruited from outside academia and clearly lacking in managerial or leadership skills. Policies to keep programs/classes entirely in Dutch language and force employees to have Dutch language credentials- very anti-international feeling