Canada Life Reviews

Pros

For the most part, you work with good people who want to do their best. Decent location Gym onsite, new cafeteria Work is for the most part interesting

Cons

It used to be a really good company. Management is over their head. Most promotions based on how long you've been there (and who's butt your kissing), not how qualified you are. New managers (i.e. all the wizards they brought in after the brutal 2017 re-org) still don't get it - and the knowledge base continues to shrink as more people realize they're better off elsewhere. Or just get frustrated with the discrimination, agism and sexism. Company still hasn't figured out their "transformation" - one of the worst processes ever undertaken. For the people who survived the cuts, it damaged trust and enthusiasm - something the company thinks will recover with pizza parties and corporate goodies. Promotions are wildly discriminatory - they've got completely overboard with trying to achieve "gender equality", often at the expense of real talent. Same with hiring, the company is currently addicted to the belief that you need to be a millennial to bring any value to the job. (just look at the photos on social media - other than Jeff Macoun and the advisors)

Pros

Excellent benefits (group insurance, share plan, retirement plan), great company with great values.

Cons

Intake manager micro management and department not aligned with corporate view of work life balance, minimal opportunities for growth in Montreal.

Pros

People are great. There are positive changes being made but it will take a while to make a larger cultural shift away from traditional management styles.

Cons

Senior management is stuck in the past and not able to keep pace with fast changing customer and employee needs. Not enough communication and collaboration between departments and lack of an innovation mindset.