Ontario Power Generation Reviews
Updated Sep 13, 2019
Found 183 reviews
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Ken Hartwick
6 Ratings
Pros
"Great work life balance and compensation" (in 29 reviews)
"Professional, safe, engaging, respectful with great pay" (in 24 reviews)
"Overall good company to work for"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than a year
Pros
High paying Lots of training Good people
Cons
Only hiring term employees Unstable future
Ontario Power Generation2019-09-13"Good pay comparing to private sector"
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I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good starting pay for new employee
Cons
Limited opportunity for growth and the company is downsizing.
Ontario Power Generation2019-09-09"Headed for major change and unlikely to survive"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Extremely safety focused and the company has a genuine intention to do the "right thing". Pay is reasonable but only for some positions - typically those with less education. The pension is lucrative is you can last long enough to qualify. Pay is actually lower than the same positions in U.S. or the private sector.
Cons
Union environment is difficult and sometimes borders on corruption. There is no meaningful pay for performance, even at the management level. Decisions that would take days or weeks in a normal company take years to get done at OPG. Most decisions are by committee with senior leaders reluctant to stick their necks out and lead. Recently, many managers have been fired. At the union level, problem employees go... undisciplined. The company will shrink significantly in coming years and there will be significant layoffs.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Cultural change in the company is not happening fast enough. The time to act is now, and quickly.
Ontario Power Generation2019-09-14"Good co-op job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for less than a year
Pros
- Good pay - Good colleagues - Manager was nice
Cons
- Work was quite dry - Very bureaucratic
Advice to Management
- Bring engineering back in house, dealing with contract engineers was difficult
Ontario Power Generation2019-09-10"Good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than a year
Pros
7 hour workdays. Staff is very knowledgeable. Excellent pay. Intern pay is comparable to new grad pay in other companies. Good opportunities for growth within the nuclear industry.
Cons
Things progress very slowly in the projects department and even slower in other departments. A lot of additional work must be done to move things forward at a reasonable pace. Highly Bureaucratic
Advice to Management
None, this is the nature of the game in the nuclear industry.
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-24"Alright"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for less than a year
Pros
A very slow stable job
Cons
Slow, lots of office politics.
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-21"Ok place to work"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Job Security, Pension and benefits
Cons
Hard to move within the organization
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-27"worked for 5 years"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
good alignment to rules and standards
Cons
slow to make improvements and changes
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-06"Review of OPG ny Retiree"
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I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Money and extended health benefits.
Cons
They only want followers and no thinkers.
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-05"Good company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good compensation package and benefits if you started early.
Cons
Cut backs, more work load, less resources.
Advice to Management
Hire more to support the business.
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-04
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