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    Ontario Power Generation Reviews

    Updated 20 April, 2019
    162 reviews

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    Jeffrey J. Lyash
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    Pros

    • "Great work life balance and compensation" (in 27 reviews)

    • "Professional, safe, engaging, respectful with great pay" (in 22 reviews)

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    1. "Very good place to understand and develop strong skills in the energy sector"

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      Current Employee - MBA Intern in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - MBA Intern in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Many training opportunities to participate in
      Knowledgeable team to learn from
      Appropriate level of reponsibility

      Cons

      No full-time recruitment structure currently in place. It is only for the time of the internship.

    2. "Have an exit strategy"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Great pay, benefits and pension if FULL time, particularly if you join out of school. Reasonable hours and you don't take work home. The best pro was a forward thinking CEO who has since left the company.

      Cons

      Company is shrinking so there is no internal movement, only rotations. No upward mobility. Toxic culture that does not believe in flexibility and depending on the division - does not believe in diversity. Do your research on the group you are joining as this matters. Management versus Union employees are treated differently and many management employees are subject to "drive by shooting" style firings on a regular basis.

      Advice to Management

      None

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    3. "Good but Slow Paced"

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      Former Employee - Technical Engineer/Officer
      Former Employee - Technical Engineer/Officer

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Decent starting salary
      Good hours - work/life balance

      Cons

      Work gets uninteresting fast
      No reviews/ratings - promotions etc are not based on a meritocracy

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Too much celebration of a culture in need to repair."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Compensation. Many good people. Benefits.

      Cons

      Not enough tension in the system when poor leaders make bad decisions. Their rank is respected and flawed rationale may not be questioned. Lots of buzz phrases and flavour of the moment initiatives. Viable succession planning needs to be shored up.

    5. "OPG lack Challenge"

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      Former Employee - Ontario in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Ontario in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      good salary and benefits. Co workers are a fairly intelligent group of people. Strong unions for those lucky enough to belong

      Cons

      Oppressive management. talk one way deliver a different way. very inconsistent performance expectations between groups. Favours a yes sir culture. Most of the management supervisors act like they have been anointed into the position rather than appointed. Code of conduct violations are not corrected.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to the employee surveys and act responsively.

    6. "RE: Audit Group not a place to grow"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Good Pension and gym- not much else

      Cons

      Horrible work environment lead by a horrible leader - who scares by firing everyone she does not like

      Advice to Management

      Change your management team and senior audit leader

    7. "Good pay, good environment"

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      Former Employee - Performance Engineer in Bowmanville, ON
      Former Employee - Performance Engineer in Bowmanville, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      good environment and great pay

      Cons

      depending on your section, work can be slow. some sections have a lot of interesting work, it really depends on the boss and the section.

      Advice to Management

      good management, friendly and willing to help the juniors get involved

    8. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      - Lots of time to complete tasks
      - Decent pay
      - Decent benefits
      - Inclusive work environment
      - Lots of opportunities to learn

      Cons

      - They are very secretive when it comes to TERMS and their wages

    9. "Great place"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Relaxed atmosphere and funny coworkers

      Cons

      Long shifts can get to you

    10. "President and CEO"

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

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Jeff is the nicest person you will ever meet. He is a great leader who is very welcoming and approachable. Jeff leads by example, he loves getting out in the field and working side by side with employees.

      Cons

      I have no cons at this time.

      Advice to Management

      Great Management team!