George Weston Reviews

Pros

Great company to work for, excellent benefits, educated and motivated people to work with. A great fresh atmosphere to work in.

Cons

I can't think of any downside to working there, they prepared me for my next step in my career path, assisted with training and certifications.

Advice to Management

A Great company with a proven track record

Pros

- Great culture - Talented people - Great for early experience/resume building

Cons

- I was there for 8 months and have very little negatives about my experience.

Pros

Fun environment, good location, nice people, interesting work

Cons

Hours people seem to hang around until 6pm most days, wasn't the most flexible work location place when I was there

Pros

The team I work with is great.

Cons

There is some politics in the culture.

Pros

large variety of work available

Cons

growth potential limited in the finance department

Pros

Highly engaged staff and a relaxed corporate culture. A small team providing advisory services to Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart, Presidents Choice Financial, and Weston Foods.

Cons

The most difficult aspect of the job is navigating through the corporate cultures in place at the various subsidiary companies.

Advice to Management

Nothing, really. The company works well, and is good at what it does. Communication is excellent and cooperation is rampant.

Pros

Amazing team members. They are the only thing that keeps you coming back each day.

Cons

Constant change, constant reorganization. Spent more time onboarding new leadership than driving the business. Very little emphasis on training or professional development. Poor advancement opportunity, especially since management is always turning over. Burn-and-churn culture. No recognition of workload given limited people resources. Long hours are the norm (without thanks) and people are stretched way too thinly....

Advice to Management

Focus on your people. They're your most important asset. Provide meaningful training and development opportunities. Recognize that there is a life outside the office. And hold your managers accountable to employee engagement. Doing so will make a huge difference.

Pros

Pros: reasonable expectations slow pace if you are looking for that for the most part friendly people good company sponsored events pay is ok, although less than in the financial services sector

Cons

cons: lots of politics good benefits not a lot of room to move up horrible HR staff lots of turnover at the management level several layoff waves