Labatt Reviews

Pros

Free beer, pub for the employees

Cons

Extremely poor DE&I, demographic is largely white male. The board of execs, president and VP's are all white male. If you're a POC you're expected to single handedly fix their DE&I issues and take it on as a second job. Expect racial slurs to be thrown at you, example South Asian and Arab employees would be greeted with 'hey there's my favorite terrorist'. Extremely poor work life balance, expect colleagues and managers to call you at midnight to get work done and you work long hours 12-14 hour days are a norm. Underpaid compared to market average, their reasoning is because they give high bonuses, however no bonuses have been given in 5 years. Men get promoted based on potential, women get promoted based on experience (and rarely get promoted). Aggressive, unprofessional behavior is rewarded. A lot of bias towards pregnant employees and working mothers. A lot of issues around gender bias and racial bias. Poor benefits compared to other companies, especially if you have a chronic health condition. Mental health and dental benefits are quite low and generally mental health is highly stigmatized within the company itself

Pros

You get tons of experience because you have to learn quickly to survive. The beer benefit for full-time employees is also nice.

Cons

Incredibly high turnover rate due to burnout and low employee engagement. Advancement opportunities are prioritized for those involved in the management trainee program, and members of the program look great on paper but are in reality barely qualified and rarely have any commitment to their roles because they know a new promotion is pretty much guaranteed to them every few years regardless of their performance. Management trainees spend more time doing photoshoots and doing recruitment for the program than they do actually managing their teams. Almost everyone has to work way over 40 hours a week, but you're basically shamed out of charging for over time. There's a ton of focus on automation and streamlining processes, but it's basically the company's way of having their employees build the tools to make downsizing and outsourcing possible. Management absolutely does not have your back at any level in the organization. Overall, you put up with a toxic workplace for some free beer.

Pros

1. Lots of opportunities for developing leadership skills and work experience. 2. Hard work doesn't go unnoticed. 3. The People you work with are smart, driven and ambitious 4. Free beer and the downtown office has a Pub; health Benefits are pretty decent but you have to pay for them

Cons

1. Aggressive, sink/swim culture. Huge push on perfectionism 2. Not very competitive salary- Your salary's big portion is bonus, which gets paid out once in 4 years so negotiate a higher base. 3. They operate very lean and the turnover is high, felt like a revolving door 4. Poor work life balance, you are expected to take on more work without any additional pay. Big push on acquisitions so this piles up every year 5. Very focused on outsourcing to India and you have to constantly deal with very sub-par talent over there. 6. If you were not a part of the "`Development Program" you career growth will be very stunted. The Development program folks get precedence over everyone...its not as mertiocracy based environment they claim it to be.

Pros

There are some very talented people employed there who are amazing to work with

Cons

-Misogynistic management: The executive team is so white and so male, though they take great pains to paint a picture for employees that they sincerely want to improve this (they've been saying they "want to learn and do better" for over a year now with pitiful follow-through) - Zero real D&I commitment: They rely on employees to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to Diversity and Inclusion, so prepare for a lot of unpaid labour on top of your demanding position - If you are a woman, you will be talked down to by the hockey bros on the executive team - If you are a person of colour, you will be pulled into company photoshoots and D&I initiatives, whether you ask to be included or not - Work/life balance is non-existent: They tell everyone to "act like an owner," but what they mean is "work all the time but be prepared to be given zero credit for it." -This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Pros

Hard work and delivering results will get you promotions

Cons

Lots of movement in management, most people stay in a role for 1-2 years and then move onto something else, good for personal growth but can create situations where many managers don’t know how to do their job.