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Found 1,366 of over 2K reviews
3.9
77% Recommend to a Friend
CAE President, CEO, and Director Marc Parent
88% Approve of CEO

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3.9
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CAE President, CEO, and Director Marc Parent
Marc Parent
687 Ratings
Pros
  • "Excellent work-life balance, based on trust(in 47 reviews)

  • "Flexible hours, friendly work environment(in 76 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Upper management does not listen(in 39 reviews)

  • "They are always understaffed leading to poor work life balance(in 18 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great Company

      Mar. 23, 2023 - Business Development Manager 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Mid size international company still with a small company culture. Great people and great potential for growth

      Cons

      As the company is growing the influence of the USA division is getting more powerful

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    2. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Fun and challenging but corporate and HR ruins it

      Feb. 2, 2023 - Test Expert in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Fun and challenging work with plenty of travel, paid overtime, flexible hours and vacations, coworkers are very nice as well as immediate management (some of them actually care very much). Okayish benefits and option of a 50% share buying match.

      Cons

      Plagued by the traditional corporate issues: Salary increases are small, trying to reinvent the wheel in terms of some policies that in the end are mostly disliked by the employees. Justify more workload by blaming worker shortage. Low career advancement opportunities. In the past 10-20 years, talking from long term employees, it's been mostly cost cutting with less and less advantages and future outlook looks like more cuts are on the way.

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    4. 3.0
      Current Employee

      Outlook is good

      Mar. 24, 2023 - Project Expert in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Field of work is good Leading company in flight simulators

      Cons

      many people are leaving to better paid companies More and more top heavy

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    5. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Overall great company to work at - Great work environment & benefits

      Mar. 14, 2023 - Manager in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Company mission & values - Technologically advanced work - Amazing work culture

      Cons

      - Lack of organization sometimes when it comes to project execution - Vision doesn't always align with work - Compensation can be a bit on the lower end

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    6. 1.0
      Former Employee

      Bad culture

      Mar. 23, 2023 - Software Specialist in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Fellow devs were cool to hangout with

      Cons

      Boss told me there are 24hrs in a day and 7 days in a week.. meaning overtime is mandatory because their not organized so rush the developers to meet unrealistic deadlines

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    7. 3.0
      Current Employee

      Okay for starting a career in development but can be much better

      Feb. 19, 2023 - Software Developer 
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - The work is very interesting - There is always work to do - Job security is at an all time high with the current state of the world - Very good onboarding training

      Cons

      - Middle management is not great. - There is often the classic "Good work means more work" mentality - Unrealistic delivery schedules are the norm - Forced overtime is often required - Very outdated technology

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    8. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Employee of choice

      Mar. 16, 2023 - Manufacturing Engineer in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Ambitious, creative and people driven.

      Cons

      Innovative in term of product and solution, should invest more in their manufacturing and operations.

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    9. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Not bad could be better

      Mar. 2, 2023 - Software Developer I in Saint-Laurent, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The salary was decent, especially for a fresh graduate, and the background requirements were not very strict. The coworkers were very friendly and helpful.

      Cons

      Too many meetings, a lot of proprietary software (untransferable skills), and the developers seniors are intimidating. The company is very profit driven, with a lot of layoffs, Workload can be heavy and overwhelming.

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    10. 5.0
      Current Employee

      The right place to be working in

      Mar. 12, 2023 - Senior Technical Professional in Montreal, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great work environment. Challenging projects. Respectful team. Excellent managers

      Cons

      Sometimes, the workload can be overwhelming

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    11. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Great Company

      Mar. 13, 2023 - Engineeer in Quebec, QC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great social advantage with them

      Cons

      Not paid well in some cases

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