Burns & Wilcox Reviews

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Culture is a bit old school- not many vacation days, no casual days, longer work hours.

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Don't expect hand holding or spoonfeeding. This culture is best for proactive and driven employees.

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Management practice and encourage classic bullying techniques
 - gas lighting
 - mobbing
 - isolation
 - intimidation
- humiliation

Upper management had no empathy for employees issues - only interested in the almighty dollar

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In need of cultural diversity training, upper front-line staff and Mangers take advantage of positions. Staff takes dress code too lightly. Lack of diverse hiring.

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Management makes you memorize and tests you on office location and senior management during meetings (who does that?). Think of the worst company to work for. Even if you are young and need a job, pass up on this and keep looking.

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Remember Kindergarden? They speak to team, but its all about a few individuals at the end of the day. It's all about numbers and not about people. American style does not work here!

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Below the industry average in pay, time off, and benefits. More hours than is standard - you have to work 8:30-5:30, no flexibility. You don't technically get coffee breaks - most people take them but there are some more senior employees that tell management when they see assistants taking breaks.

The company tries to foster competition between employees by displaying everyone's numbers at meetings. This creates a very negative work environment.

There is a general feeling of frustration toward management, which refuses to listen to the concerns of employees. Management is very rigid and unwilling to make necessary changes to adapt to Canadian work environment. Turnover is incredibly high and it's very easy to see why.

Other companies do not tend to hold experience at Burns & Wilcox in very high regard so many people, upon leaving, have to take a slight demotion.

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Terrible benefits. Too many American values and very money driven over people.

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The company tends to focus on frivolities and less on retaining good employees. Many people have quit because of the unprofessional and abusive behaviour of a few employees, who are protected and promoted by weak-willed management.

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- Management
- Work Life Balance
- Lack of Products, not competitive

I haven't worked for someone where many of my colleagues would bash management and talk about how unhappy they are.