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Full-timePart-timeEnjoyable work/life balance - most days (in 32 reviews)
Good benefits and low tolerance for sexual harassment or gender biased decisions (in 23 reviews)
A lot of red tape, high volume of work, constant competing priorities between departments (in 6 reviews)
To many layers of red tape just to get simple things like parts , years of neglect is what you inherit when you work here , it's frustrating (in 5 reviews)
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I have been working at BC Hydro full-time
Pros
Great learning environment for young people
Cons
It's not a problem with this unexpected letter
Pros
Good atmosphere and personal life balance.
Cons
Not enough resources. Poor IT.
Advice to Management
N/A
I have been working at BC Hydro full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Important, challenging, fulfilling work on behalf of customers
Cons
Stressful at times for employees
Advice to Management
Listen to front line workers
Pros
Everything is good. Good holidays
Cons
none that I can think of
Advice to Management
none
I worked at BC Hydro (More than 5 years)
Pros
Good for technical growth but engineering work is highly procedural. Great pay, time off,
Cons
Has adopted herd mentality and utility thought from parent. Highly procedural. Great social pressure to agree to fit in. Meeting decisions made to disperse responsibility. Like working for the civil service.
Advice to Management
Direct all activities at Power Smart to reducing energy consumption.
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I have been working at BC Hydro full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Large company with many opportunities
Cons
Government needs to allow the executive team the latitude to manage.
Advice to Management
We need to promote more from within, we are loosing expertise in management.
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I worked at BC Hydro full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good Benefits. Lots of time off.
Cons
Highly bureaucratic. Lack of communication
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I have been working at BC Hydro full-time
Pros
Great overall compensation / benefits package
Cons
A lot of bureaucracy. Challenges with approval processes.
Pros
Smart engineers and good resource management
Cons
Extremely political management and many unhappy field workers
Advice to Management
Cut out the politics and patronage
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I have been working at BC Hydro full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Nice coworkers
Work life balance
Good vacation
Cons
Quiet office, not a lot of energy
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