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    Ontario Power Generation Reviews

    Updated 12 October, 2017
    108 reviews

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    Ontario Power Generation President and CEO Tom Mitchell
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    48 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Unionized Engineers and amazing work life balance (in 17 reviews)

    • Good pay, vacation and benefits (in 11 reviews)

    Cons

    • there are no CONS, it is all pros (in 6 reviews)

    • All Engineering work is contracted out (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "A company of diversity"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Eng Trainee in Oshawa, ON
      Current Employee - Eng Trainee in Oshawa, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      So much diversity
      Wonderful health care and dental
      Respectful people
      Just focus on following protocols and following rules , professionalism and respectful behaviour will get you far

      Cons

      parking is hard to find haha thats the only con
      lots of training and lots of computer based training which will make many people angry
      No other cons

      Advice to Management

      Keep up with the diverse hiring of people and not only white people

    2. "Control Tech"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Safety, training, progression, leadership, technicals.

      Cons

      Don't have any to list

    3. Helpful (1)

      "Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      It was really fun to work for such a large successful company like OPG, who own and operate so many different facilities and locations across Ontario. It was great to attend different kinds of company events, network with hundreds of new faces, and learn about the behind the scene work done by the company from various perspectives!

      Cons

      The department I worked for was full of political issues...and was very stressful (filled with very hostile/ rude staff). However, after speaking to other staff in other departments, I learned that it was a common thing within the company -
       lots of structural changes and teamwork issues.

      There is a CLEAR work gap between union staff and management staff. Union staff often work at their own pace (and go on multiple long coffee breaks on company time). Also, I found the staff within my department to be very competitive...to the extent that they would throw others under the bus to look better in front of their superiors. Disgusting and childish behaviour demonstrated by grown adults!!

      Advice to Management

      Better management of both union and non-union staff would be great, so that productivity can be increased! Bullying within departments should also be monitored and stopped - since a lot of "trash talking" and gossiping goes around!!

      On another note, more networking and department bonding events are strongly encouraged. It's a great opportunity to make friends, build relationships, and branch off into new areas!

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    4. "secretary"

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

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      on-site gym, downtown location, on subway line, Tim Horton's accessible through corridor

      Cons

      building has been sold; no more gym, most new hires are temp or contract = no benefits, lower salary

      Advice to Management

      bloated, overweight management with hefty salaries and pay increases will only get you so far before you're turfed out by the next political govt that is elected.

    5. "Electrical and instrumentation technician"

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      Former Employee - Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
      Former Employee - Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      There was many resources to your day to day work. There was upto date prints and manuals on the equipment. The people, there where helpful, from the engineer who specialized in that system, to fellow tradespeople who had experience on the system or office worker who gave you direction to find information, it was a team effort. The wages, benefits and vacation was all good. There was great safety culture and training to go with it. There is many opportunities within the company to move into related field of work

      Cons

      Changes where slow, there was many layers of management for projects to get approved.

      Advice to Management

      Management would tend to get to involved with the job rather than allow the worker to think the problem. Stop letting the government ruin the company, and run it as strong company it is.

    6. "Review Of Ontario Power Generation"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Unionized Engineers and amazing work life balance. Where do you find 35 hour work weeks anymore

      Cons

      Unionized Environment , Minorities almost non existent in senior leadership

      Advice to Management

      Consider revamping leadership training

    7. "Good for work and life."

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      Former Employee - Engineering Intern in Pickering, ON
      Former Employee - Engineering Intern in Pickering, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great pay and benefit and job secure

      Cons

      The project process is longer than a normal company.

    8. "OPG"

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

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time

      Pros

      Great Benefits
      Very laidback environment
      Lots of room for growth
      Good Salary

      Cons

      Lots of company politics and bureaucracy

    9. "Engineering Intern"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great colleagues and work environment

      Cons

      No cons to state. Overall great experience as a student

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Human Resources"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Excellent organization that offers tremendous opportunities to develop, grow and experience new challenges throughout Ontario.

      Cons

      Very large matrixed organization - lots to learn, learn something new every day.

      Advice to Management

      Continue to embrace, nurture and listen to your employees and encourage us to take accountability.

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