Canadian Tire Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire part-time

Pros – well i like to work there becuase all the employment are nice

Cons – the payment it is a littli bit bubu

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire part-time for more than a year

Pros – - paid training (up to a certain amount of online courses)
- supportive great supervisors/management
- recognition of employees in newsletters

Cons – - if you're in a specialized department like hardware, it really helps to have DIY knowledge, online courses can only do so much
- AS400 program can be a pain to use sometimes as search queries may not find what you want
- Online website can also be a pain to use as it may be hard to find what the customer is looking for , may be better off with Google search

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire part-time for more than a year

Pros – Most of the staff is friendly

Cons – Customers aren't as patient/understanding when shopping at Canadian Tire (compared to other stores)
Low wages
Low hours
Disrespect from management (often)

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more staff, and extend work hours for those who need it. Instead of scheduling an employee for ten 5hr days in a row, give them longer hours over a span of less days. If an employee works part time hours, yet nearly every day, it starts to seem like a waste of time.
Instead of going through a quickly moving cycyle of employees, pay employees more so they will stay with the company. Also, check up on how your employees are being treated by management. Negative experiences are what gets rid of the worker bees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Canadian Tire full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Generally friendly culture
Good benefits
Great work/life balance

Cons – Slow pace
Technologically way behind - not an innovative company
Way too much red-tape involved in decision making - not a risk taking company
Very low pay
Not supportive in career growth/advancement - not much in the way of a leadership track or opportunity to cross-train

Advice to Senior Management – Place greater value in innovative technology and processes
More support for career path, cross training, or identifying and fast tracking employees with leadership potential.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire part-time for less than a year

Pros – Quick and efficient training. Great learning experience. Managers give clear instructions. When store is slow, the job is very chill.

Cons – Issues with not being paid for working extra. Demanding job, especially at busy locations. Dangerous work environment depending on your department. Bad benefits.

Advice to Senior Management – Think a bit less about the profits and more about your employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Canadian Tire part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Fair hours, balanced work week, structured departments. Felt like I was part of a team, rather than a number to be ignored. I also appreciated the effort management took to ensure every employee received a fair shake when it came to hours, scheduling, time off and fair division of work responsibilities.

Cons – Wages are not very high, but for a retail position, it would be crazy to expect much more than minimum wage. Very exhausting working in the back unloading trucks - but a good workout!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Friendly working environment, good work/life balance

Cons – No career growth, slow management, red tape, not much innovation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great Store it is great

Cons – None, the store is great

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Canadian Tire full-time for more than a year

Pros – Love the Company culture - it's a very Canadian Company. Collegial, competitive and provides employees with a great corporate environment to perform at their best. People are focused on achieving our corporate goals and are rewarded for it.

Cons – Sometimes hard to communicate across lines of business.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work! Continue to invest in your employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Canadian Tire full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – A lot of opportunities to develop a breadth of experience across the organization, as log as you are willing to accept the challenge of learning something new

Cons – In such a large organization change can be difficult to manage as well it can impact your ability to keep the momentum at each milestone of an initiative.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep sharing the vision and how we are progress towards achieving them.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend