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Found 369 of over 420 reviews
82% Recommend to a Friend
45% Approve of CEO
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Robert Nicholson
66 Ratings
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"Exciting work, great people and management, good pay and benefits, great work-life balance" (in 11 reviews)
"Good pay, great coworkers, great benefits" (in 20 reviews)
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"Days away from home, Long Hours" (in 23 reviews)
"Long deployments away from family can be hard" (in 14 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
good place to work, with good work/life balance. very understanding supervisors
Mar. 12, 2023 - Computer Programmer in Ottawa, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good work/life balance at DND
Cons
don't really have anything negative to say
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Benefits, flexible work hours, good pay,
Cons
Overall is a good experience
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good employer during CoVID Pandemic
Cons
You are deployed a lot
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
You get to fight other countries best men.
Cons
No teamwork, people love to waste time and tax payers dollars. No fighting spirit. Too much woke, not enough warriors.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Canadian forces
Feb. 16, 2023 - Active Duty Military in Kingston, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Job security Leave and benifits
Cons
Move a lot Behind the times
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Salary, time off, leadership experience.
Cons
Poor leadership, no accountability, 5% of people do 95% of the work, the other 95% get put in charge of you and make your life hell.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Part Time Employment with the Canadian Army Reserve
Jan. 2, 2023 - Army Soldier in Ottawa, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Make tons of amazing friends and memories. The pay might seem low, but it's really not too bad for a part-time gig
Cons
It's not a full-time job, but there are lots of opportunities to work extra time and work full-time through summer if you are a student.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Relocation Manager - Household Goods
Aug. 31, 2022 - Contract ManagerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
They care about their employees and their relocation experience. They have a lot of benefits (health, dental, fitness). They are flexible when needed to accommodate family needs (death of family member, medical appointments, etc.). They help improve your skills when relevant to the work. They offer graduated time off/leave with pay - after 28 years of service, I had 6 weeks paid holidays.
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Very slow to change and adapt to new ways of doing things. Even though they say all are treated equal, rank has its privileges so not everyone is actually equal. Habitually under staff work units but expect same output. Very bureaucratic in terms of approval processes for improvements which in itself causes delays.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
MA&S Officer
Jan. 16, 2023 - Intermediate Material Acquisition and Support Officer in Ottawa, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexible work from home, steady employment
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Offices located on either province, terrible transit, not enough parking or offices
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
One big Zero, nothing else to add.
Cons
Too many to list, hazardous to your health.
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National Defence and the Canadian Forces has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 420 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at National Defence and the Canadian Forces to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Defence and the Canadian Forces employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Defence and the Canadian Forces. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.
82% of National Defence and the Canadian Forces employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated National Defence and the Canadian Forces 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
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