Hydro One Reviews

Pros

Safety is always priority #1

Cons

High payments towards Pension plan

Pros

close to home and nice atmosphere

Cons

long working hours low pay

Pros

Salary is good, people are nice

Cons

Chaos sometimes, cubicles are comfortable, lots of unnecessary meetings

Pros

good culture, good benefits and well organized

Cons

long hours sitting and monitor could be bad for the eyes

Pros

Good pay but the majority of it will be spent on travelling across province living in hotels, air bnbs etc and never having a stable living situation

Cons

Poorly treated as a worker, majority of electricians here could not go home and wire their own house because you do not earn actual electrical experience. Even as an electrician you are just a labourer. As a journeyman at hydro you will be declined career opportunities at other companies as hydro has such a bad reputation and they know they will have to teach you to actually be an electrician. The entire company is cliques and you will only work close to home if you become buddy buddy with management otherwise expect to be sent from one end of Ontario to the other for your career. (Usually upwards of 4-12 hours away from home) and your work location can change on a weekly basis so be prepared to sleep in your vehicle/motels and move constantly.

Pros

- Great Pay - My team was fantastic, a very positive learning experience - A lot of other co-ops and young people to meet and interact with - Province wide

Cons

- Very unionized, sometimes gets in the way of progress - A lot of processes in order to complete tasks (chain of command is sometimes undefined)