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    Hydro One Reviews

    Updated 22 July, 2017
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    Hydro One President & CEO Carmine Marcello
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    Pros

    • People here have great work life balance (in 19 reviews)

    • Good pay, nice people, meaningful work (in 26 reviews)

    Cons

    • Difficult to get a full-time position after interning (in 11 reviews)

    • the union takes a long time to go through barganing (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Account Executive"

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      Former Employee - Account Executive in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Account Executive in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hydro One full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Moving to a customer focused company; Great work environment; Strong committment to employee development; Competitive renumeration and benefits.

      Cons

      Very few cons. Working in a heavily regulated industry can be challenging but rewarding if you're up to it.

    2. "Project Coordinator Intern"

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      Former Employee - Project Coordinator in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Project Coordinator in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      - Work life balance
      - Friendly co-workers
      - Highly values safe working conditions
      - Purposeful work

      Cons

      - Work can get dull and repetitive
      - Lack of employee growth encouragement
      - Lack of incentive to improve work
      - Ideas get stalled in process

      Advice to Management

      Continue to cut costs, however, do so in meaningful ways. Not penny wise and pound foolish.

    3. "Overall good experience"

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      Former Employee - Real Estate Management in Markham, ON
      Former Employee - Real Estate Management in Markham, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Amazing pay
      Friendly management and work environment
      Flexibility to work from different locations

      Cons

      Too bureaucratic
      Nothing ever gets done quick enough
      Lazy people who just come in and leave whenever they wish

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    4. "Program Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Hydro One full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Reasonable work / life balance depending on the team and department.

      Cons

      Lack of quality in leadership. 60% of the management work force retired in the past 5 years leaving a huge knowledge deficit in the company. The move to a public company has created an environment where many new director and VP job roles have been created, but with no new staff underneath to do the work. At present, substantial pressure exists on the few qualified folks left.

    5. "hydro one construction electrician"

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      Current Employee - Electrician in Timmins, ON
      Current Employee - Electrician in Timmins, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Hydro One part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great place to grow as an employee. Wide range of electrical task from building protection and control rack to installing high voltage equipment.

      Cons

      For the most part there is a lot of traveling to be done, on company time as well as personal time.

      Advice to Management

      Keeping employees close to home helps keep them happier which leads to a better family life and leads a more productive and happier work group.

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      "Protection & Control Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Very good place for young professionals with a long term stableN outlook

      Cons

      Not much in cons, mostly a positive experience working at Hydro ONE.

    7. "Not a bad place to work."

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      Current Employee - Assistant Network Management Engineer/Officer in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Assistant Network Management Engineer/Officer in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Hydro One full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work, have been working here for 5+years. Great benefit , great salary, defined pension. Work life balance is great, coworkers are similar age great place to make long term friends

      Cons

      New Managment has changed the environment a lot

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Lazy"

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      Current Employee - Apprentice in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Apprentice in Mississauga, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Hydro One (More than a year)

      Pros

      Improving my euchre game. Sleeping on the job

      Cons

      Almost everyone there is a bunch of lazy, whiny dog breeders

      Advice to Management

      Hire people who won't take advantage of you...(Union Workers)

    9. "Planner"

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      Current Employee - Planner in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Planner in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Hydro One full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The starting pay is great for students and new grads.
      The Bay St location is convenient.

      Cons

      Poor communication among departments and management.
      Work is not very challenging.
      Many people are unsure of their responsibilities and role.

      Advice to Management

      Focus more on a bottom up approach. There needs to be more ownership over work.

    10. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Senior Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Senior Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      Pros

      Huge company different verticals lot of opportunities

      Cons

      Can be bureaucratic at some point

      Advice to Management

      Be flexible open and rewarding

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