Ontario Power Generation Reviews
Updated Jan 15, 2020
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Ken Hartwick
9 Ratings
Pros
"Great work life balance and compensation" (in 33 reviews)
"Great pay rate and flexible hours" (in 29 reviews)
"Great company, great benefits"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good pay, great benefits, good work/life balance
Cons
Not a lot of new opportunities.
Ontario Power Generation2020-01-03"Good Pay, Average Learning Experience"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for less than a year
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Good Pay, Stable Job, GREAT Work Life Balance
Cons
Slow Work, Not Good for Fresh Graduates in Terms of Learning Experience
Ontario Power Generation2020-01-15"Great Company to work for"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great working hours and pay
Cons
Working environment can be slow at times
Ontario Power Generation2019-10-17"Excellent work/life balance but less progression options"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Work/life balance Benefits, pay and pension are competitive Job security
Cons
Not progressive Very laid back and bureaucratic nature of jobs Not much opportunity for growth Treats everyone equal due to unionized situation
Advice to Management
Don’t spend money in stupid projects and investments that makes no sense and is not profitable (e.g. recent acquisition of cube hydro for 1.2 B with 100 years investment return, that’s pure ridiculous)
Ontario Power Generation2019-10-09"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
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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
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Good starting pay for new employee
Cons
Limited opportunity for growth and the company is downsizing.
Ontario Power Generation2019-09-09- Helpful (1)
"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
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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
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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
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A very slow stable job
Cons
Slow, lots of office politics.
Ontario Power Generation2019-08-21
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