Best growth and work experience of my life - Customer Care Specialist - Travel AIR MILES Employee Review

5.0
Aug 1, 2013
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Pros

Excellent culture, ownership of work, flexible work from anywhere program for some work groups, fabulous benefits, focus on rewarding volunteerism, green focus, great compensation and benefits. I have worked at LoyaltyOne for 10 plus years. I have been performance managed during my time. I have always found that when I struggled with meeting my targets, I had the appropriate support to get back on track. I have had the opportunity to work out of our Toronto office with various corporate groups as an Intern and personally know that some corporate groups are almost completely composed of people who grew out of the Customer Care Centre and were offered opportunities elsewhere. I see a number of complaints on this site regarding the Customer Care front-line jobs. I want to make it clear that these complaints are perfect illustrations of why these people are no longer working in the AIRMILES customer care centre. There is very little patience for negativity in our environment. If you communicate with your Leader, they will be you best advocate. I had to take 6 months off due to a family emergency about 5 years ago, and the situation was approached with compassion and grace. I could deal with my family situation without worrying about job security at a time where I had many unemployed friends. I get 4 weeks vacation per year with the option to buy 2 additional weeks. I get 5 paid sick days n 5 unpaid. I have gone over on the occasional year ( life happens) and I received warning letters. I picked up my socks and moved on. We now have a generous policy when it comes to having to flex your shift last minute or split a shift, so I have been no where near 10 occurrences any other year. Is it reasonable to expect that when you work for a corporation, you will won't need to make money for them? Those who are not meeting objectives are managed accordingly and exited. I have no concerns with this. It is exactly how I would ( and have) run my own business. It would be silly to keep dead weight who you have invested in substantially for success. In my opinion you really need to try in order to get fired from Loyalty ( or not try at all).

Cons

Not a con really, but you get what you put in.

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5.0
Jan 25, 2023
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Pros

Good benefits Great co-workers Fully remote Lots of fun employee events - got to meet a lot of cool folks at the company through it

Cons

Lots of different roles within the chain of command so different objectives are being passed down Sometimes hard to feel if you're making a difference

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AIR MILES Response
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Thank you for the positive feedback. Our Associates are at the heart of our strong company culture and are truly what makes AIR MILES such a great place to work! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the benefits and events offered to our Associates, as well as our remote-first working model. We appreciate your perspective on feeling as though your work makes a difference. We strongly believe that our people are our greatest asset and that the work done at all levels of the organization contributes to our success as a business. During our January Business Update, our Executive team shared our Strategic Imperatives for 2023 and the ways we will continue to scale as an organization to help Associates under the "big picture" and where their role fits in. We also recently introduced a new Goal Setting process to better align with our quarterly planning process, and to encourage more regular conversations about goals between Leaders and Associates. For Associates with questions regarding the impact of their role, we encourage you to speak to your leader or Manager Once Removed for guidance. Thanks again for your feedback, and all the best. Dimitri Benak - VP, People and Culture
1.0
Jun 4, 2025
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