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Productive place
Admin Clerk (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 13 February 2023
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The most useful review selected by IndeedThey treat you very well. I enjoyed my time working there. There will be days where you'll have to work overtime in order to meet deadlines but it's not that bad.
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Limited progress, good experience
Environmental Officer (Former Employee) - Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - 8 November 2023
This department is one of a few with hard working people who take their jobs seriously and aim to be productive. Although, dont expect to progress much, or at all - if you're lucky enough to get it. A more diverse work force would be great.
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Interesting Work
Legal (Current Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 18 November 2022
Good work environment. Interesting Work. Fast paced. Stressful art times. Big Department with lots of people. Good management. skills development is promoted.
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Fruitful and interesting.
Admin Clerk (Former Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 9 May 2022
My review about the Department of Environmental Affairs , It was good but bit challenging because of it was my first time in the workplace. I tried to learn and grow fast as an employee. I had a very good team collaboration and also I was an all-round try to get to some things in the workplace.
Pros
Free Lunches
Cons
Understanding hours
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Productivd workplace
Health and Safety Officer (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 15 March 2022
You learn a lot as an intern. Get to travel and interact with people. A great workplace environment with supportive colleagues. Great team work.You get to do short courses
Cons
Long hours traveling
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Productive environment, competitive employees
Human Resource Administrator (Former Employee) - Aliwal North, Eastern Cape - 24 May 2021
It was a fun environment wich was kind of very expiriencail to me coz i learn a lot of things.. I learned how to cope under pressure and also provide services delivery to the employees of the department.
Pros
Excess to infomation and government resources
Cons
Work overload
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Hard working
Admin Clerk (Current Employee) - Free State - 10 April 2021
Project and presenting about how to keep our environment always being on the good conditions especially near at other schools has an dumping side near
Pros
Free lunches
Cons
Long ours
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Good place and lovely
Cashier/Sales Assistant (Current Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 2 October 2020
I am very good at what i do and i love working and i am a person who love people and i want to work hard so that i can change my home and be example to them
Pros
Free launches
Cons
Long hours
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comfortable, wonderful and offer green environment
Internship (Current Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 19 June 2020
full of information, productive, good to settle. skills equipping and gives opportunity to improve your knowledge. best working environment with good HR personnel's
Pros
water to refresh your mind
Cons
many people in the interview boardroom
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inspiring and challenging
project feasability officer (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 12 March 2020
you learn how to work individually and being a team player and you grow as a person into understanding and adapting into the work environment and what is expected of you, you rather see every challenge as an opportunity to learn and self develop
Pros
benefits
Cons
long hours
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Scientific Technician
Scientific Technician (Former Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 3 March 2020
Working as a Scientific Technician means that I have to travel abroad and Domestic travels include the Dept. of Environmental Research Monitoring Lines where it was expected that I spend more that ninety (90) days at sea during Research Cruises.
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Great interview
Project coordinator (Former Employee) - Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal - 3 March 2020
I have good experience with Department of environmental affairs. I have learned to manage and implement projects. I learned to manage people. I have learned to ensure that the work product is of quality.
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Productive and competitive
Deputy Director (Current Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 18 February 2020
A collaborative working environment characterized by life-long learning, stakeholder engagement and interface with national and international stakeholders.
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Good environment to learn new things, I have learnt a lot of things about nature conservation
Marine Biolohist intern (Former Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 27 January 2020
I was a great experience, the staff is amazing and always willing to help. As a person coming from terrestrial plant background, it was a bit challenging at first but I have managed to adapt very easily.
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It was good working for environmental affairs.
Senior Security Officer (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 8 December 2019
It was good working for this organization. Management particularly the DG was a hard worker who always assist the employees whenever there are challenges
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Good team to work with.
Graduate Intern(environmental officer) (Current Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 5 December 2019
Diverse company with great culture in the office.
Empowering management system.
Career shaping available platform in the department.
Great relationship with work colleagues.
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Great place to work
Graphic Design Intern (Former Employee) - Pretoria, Gauteng - 5 November 2019
This is a really great place to work but there are no opportunities for growth. There are only entry level positions and no advancement. You are forced to leave once your contract has ended and there is no promise for renewal.
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fun work
good communication skills (Former Employee) - tshwane Mamelodi - 24 August 2019
Truck driver code 14 pdp good communication
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productive
Review Environmental Impact Assessment application (Current Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 5 August 2019
participating in legislation drafting and implementation, issuing permits and authorizations, responding to ministerial queries, reviewing EIA applications and providing recommendations,planning and attending meetings, organizing and hosting public awareness events
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People Centric workplace
Administrative Officer (Current Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 12 July 2019
The Dept of Envionmental Affairs is a people centric dept. It focuses on developing the individual holistically and that's what makes it worthwhile to make this dept your home.
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A productive and exciting place to work
Electronic and Communications Engineer (Former Employee) - Cape Town, Western Cape - 12 June 2019
On a typical day at work, the staff base has been assigned into different departments.
I learned how to work as a team and also developed my management skills.
The management is professional.
The workplace culture is good because of the staff consist of a blend of different cultures.
The hardest part of the job is having to meet up with deadlines.
The most enjoyable part of the job is having to work with motivated people.
Pros
Room for growth
Cons
Less diversity of skills and knowledge
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