130 Spadina & 150 Ferrand - Toronto - Anonymous employee Cision Employee Review

2.0
Apr 4, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Coffee is considered "perk" here. Not much else, to be honest.

Cons

* Don't be fooled by the company website and marketing. Loads of empty promises. Cision Canada's hyped image can be easily broken down into Perception vs Reality comparisons. * Spadina does client services work. Ferrand does operations work. Morale is terrible at both locations. * Penny-pinching company. Pay is very low. Takes advantage of you. Rampant exploitation of cheap labour. * "Advancement" is simply an upgrade of your meaningless job title. They're quick to get rid of you. Use you up & throw you out. * Generalist & payroll's concealed attitude. Rotten to the core. * Sad, empty desks. Countless people have been laid off. Endless trimming.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Decent work life balance, some good teammates who care about each other and the company makes payroll on time (for most people)

Cons

The executives can’t stand each other and can’t make decisions, so the rest of us were left running in circles. Revenue has declined every year and it keeps getting worse. We had at least 4 layoffs a year and they never communicate them — one day your coworkers just don’t show up. Everyone is constantly looking over their shoulder. The best people have already left because they see the writing on the wall. The products aren’t good and aren’t getting better. They keep talking about Nexus but no one knows what it means or who even wants it. Numbers change depending on who’s presenting them and why. There’s no consistent story on targets internally, which makes it impossible to plan or prioritize anything. PE ownership and puppets in the C Suite meant that every decision gets filtered through “what does this look like for the exit” rather than what’s actually good for the business or the people in it. Compensation hasn’t kept up, especially after layoffs when your workload doubles and nothing changes in your paycheck. No real investment in development either. Bottom line: you’re a headcount, not a person. And they manage by spreadsheet not logic.

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