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Updated May 25, 2023

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Found 447 of over 454 reviews
3.9
65% Recommend to a Friend
Canada Drives Founder and Co-CEO Cody Green
63% Approve of CEO

Found 447 of over 454 reviews

3.9
65%
Recommend to a Friend
63%
Approve of CEO
Canada Drives Founder and Co-CEO Cody Green
Cody Green
63 Ratings
Pros
  • "breakfast and lunch is provided(in 33 reviews)

  • "Canada Drives is a very adaptable company(in 58 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "long hours -performance based so if you dont do well youre gone - can be stressful -expect you to be there or you lose out on bonuses(in 38 reviews)

  • "Canada Drives has been great and very helpful to my professional development(in 15 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      So much room to grow

      Mar 31, 2023 - Sales Manager in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great bonuses, exciting work environment, young staff

      Cons

      Low starting pay, benefits not great

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    2. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Used to be a great company. 2.5 rating

      May 10, 2023 - Software Engineer 
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Supportive, cooperative, kind and understanding managers, tech leads and teammates. - Remote work, promoting ideal work-life balance. - OT work is strongly discouraged. - Used to have a good and complete engineering team structure. - Roadmaps for each member were properly executed. - Mentorship through 1:1s - Outstanding and career-boosting projects you get to work on

      Cons

      - No hiring to re-fill the manager position. - Collaboration on huge projects could be very difficult as some team members may choose their work hours during which the rest of the team were asleep. (due to timezone difference). without letting the team know, leaving them wonder. - Salary increase stopped due to the business slowing/going down. - Business model was negatively impacted by external factors (e.g. increasing interest rates, vehicle fleet renting cost, logistic costs) and by internal factors (e.g. aggressive purchasing, poor customer service handling) Honestly, if not for the setbacks and crisis the company had faced, it could have been a successful business because of the talented and good team members I had the honor of working with. We had rolled out ground-breaking features that customers loved. However, due to these negative factors, the business execution and outcome proved unsuccessful. In addition, the managers expected a downfall and had to pursue opportunities somewhere, leaving the subordinate managers/tech leads with a big shoe to fill; hence, adding so much workload. The departures of many team members were also demoralizing.

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    4. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Good people but lacks structure

      Apr 12, 2023 - Graphic Designer in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Remote work with extended health benefits. I was lucky enough to have worked for two different teams under two amazing managers who contributed a lot for my professional development. I had flexibility to work my own hours and lots of creative freedom.

      Cons

      They lack structure. The company grew fast and in an unorganized way, so every team has their own culture and feels like a whole different company. They're not very intentional about creating a good work culture for all. Managers lack training (mine were great, but I heard some not-so-good stories from other teams). One of the CEOs is condescending and needs to seriously reevaluate how he treats and talks about employees.

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    5. 3.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Good

      May 25, 2023 - Sales Associate in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to work at

      Cons

      Long hours and sometimes work on wekends

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    6. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Job security?

      Nov 25, 2022 - Customer Support Representative in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - good benefits - great coworkers - free food/ transportation - gym membership - the work is pretty easy once you get the hang out it; a lot of multitasking - team events - pretty flexible ( schedule wise)

      Cons

      - under valued ( no commissions/incentives yet they want staff to excel in their role and go above and beyond) - mass "temp" layoffs every year due to a 'shortage of work' for the season; basically a loop around giving serverance to people - over worked ( knew someone in a diff department that was refused a raise but he was the top agent on the team, did so much for that team) - didn't get a new contract when promoted; new pay grade but no contract outlining everything

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    7. 1.0
      Former Employee

      Bankruptcy

      May 6, 2023 - Purchasing Agent 
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      a poorly managed company that ran into the bankruptcy

      Cons

      Literally, the whole company was horrible to work for

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    8. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Great People

      Sept 28, 2022 - Manager 
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The majority of the staff are very personable and all around great people on a personal level. If you are passionate about cars, most of your day won't feel like work because you get to engage with cars all day long. Many staff have the option to work from home and are able to be very productive. There has been a lot of promoting from within so if you are motivated you can progress in your career.

      Cons

      Although the people are great, at the Senior Leadership level strong guidance and overall leadership is lacking when it comes to true business sense A lot of this comes down to inexperience in my opinion; however there seems to be a lot of obvious "low hanging fruit" that continues to be ignored and is costing the company a lot of money (not sure if leadership truly aware of this to be honest). A lot of money has been invested from external sources which is awesome; however there is a limited amount of time before the company needs to show some strong profit numbers in order to keep the investors happy in my opinion.

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      Canada Drives Response

      VP, People & Culture

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about working at Canada Drives. We appreciate your feedback and constructive criticism, and we are always looking for ways to improve our growing company. We hope we can continue to be a place you enjoy coming to work each day.

    9. 3.0
      Former Employee, less than 1 year

      Honest Work

      Mar 30, 2023 - Senior Detailer in Brampton, ON
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Keeps you busy - Leadership role - Get to work around different cars

      Cons

      - Very fast paced - Must be able to work in weather conditions outside if necessary

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    10. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Going out of business

      Mar 15, 2023 - Administrative Assistant in Vancouver, BC
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - remote work - consistent pay - good benefits

      Cons

      - poorly run company - buying team/managers are clueless - massive turnover rate

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    11. 5.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      I find the work fun, challenging with a way to learn and progress my skillset.

      Nov 30, 2022 - Video Editor 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I really enjoy my role here at canada drives. It has given me a lot of room to progress my skills which is very important to me. I find my team leaders give me great constructive criticism that help me grow. I feel im given the freedom to present ideas and help shape future content and styles. The management throughout every level has an incredible amount of communication, something that i haven't experienced before, the town hall meetings give a great amount of drive and sense of achievement as well as helps with the direction we are going towards which helps you feel your work is productive to the big picture of the company. The workplace culture is very fun and has great communication throughout all levels of the company.

      Cons

      Would be great to have more interdepartment events to help communicate with other members of the team.

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      Canada Drives Response

      VP, People & Culture

      We are happy to hear you enjoy working here, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. Canada Drives goes to great lengths to make all our team members feel welcome at work each and every day. Your professional growth and well-being are very important to our company and we are happy to hear how you have grown in your role. One of the biggest benefits of working here is the ability to be promoted internally, as we continue to grow you will see more opportunities for advancement.

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    Canada Drives has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 454 reviews left anonymously by employees. 65% of employees would recommend working at Canada Drives to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Canada Drives employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Canada Drives. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

    65% of Canada Drives employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Canada Drives 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

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