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    Ontario Power Generation Reviews

    Updated 6 May, 2017
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    Ontario Power Generation President and CEO Tom Mitchell
    Tom Mitchell
    45 Ratings

    99 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • OPG has great work life balance (in 15 reviews)

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

    Cons

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

    • there are no CONS, it is all pros (in 4 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Human Resources"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • 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.

    2. "A government firm"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Design Engineer in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Senior Design Engineer in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Ontario Power Generation (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Benefit, Pension Plan and Work Hours

      Cons

      No sense of ownership among managers or employees. There is a lot of buzzwords that float around but implementation of such and the associated principles is poor. Bonus structure for management is not at all based on company's financial performance.

      Advice to Management

      Spruce up your act and give up the sense of entitlement

    3. Helpful (1)

      "OPG"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON

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

      Pros

      Good Nuclear Safety Culture and friendly work environment, It's a very active work environment mainly because: as the nuclear station come to the ends of their lives, the nuclear waste program has to ramp up to accommodate all of the nuclear waste.

      Cons

      Geographical distance could be daunting in the winter months.

      Advice to Management

      Never forget your employees are your strength

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    4. Helpful (1)

      "16-month Internship Review"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Amazing pay and benefits for not having a completed Bachelor's Degree. Friendly work environment with lots of other interns and young professionals. The overall concept of the work at a nuclear facility is cool with its many facets and departments.

      Cons

      Lacked any stimulating work in my role. Choking hazard due to the amount of red tape floating around. Bureaucracy rules, very slow-paced environment causes personalities like mine to develop a lack of interest in doing anything beyond the bare minimum.

      Advice to Management

      Engage better on a personal level and allow for flexibility in role-switching amount new hires and interns. Cut down on the needless computer training about stuff like how to drive and stuff which is irrelevant.

    5. "Eng./Applied Science Trainee"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Pickering, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great training program
      Job Security
      Great compensation
      Great company values
      Great opportunities to change jobs within
      Great Leadership from High Levels of Management

      Cons

      You are placed in various sections based on your education and you may end up somewhere where you do not fit perfectly. However, this can be fixed by switching sections once you have learned your section's craft.

      Advice to Management

      Allow more rotations within the company, for longer periods of time, in order to shape your trainees even further. I am trying hard to pick something to give advice on.

    6. "Developmental Student"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Developmental Student in Port Darlington, ON
      Former Employee - Developmental Student in Port Darlington, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great pay
      Good work-life balance
      Lots of experienced individuals eager to share their knowledge
      Space to move around the company
      Safety conscious

      Cons

      Politics in management
      Too many people and too little space

    7. "Manager Safety"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Ontario Power Generation full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      good team with challenging work

      Cons

      sometimes too bureaucratic with too much government policy interference

      Advice to Management

      assert stronger independence from government policy interference

    8. "Unions rule"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Executive Administrator in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Executive Administrator in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Unionized workers will always get a raise, excellent benefits and keep their jobs for life.

      Cons

      Non-union workers get no such perks. Trend is to hire temp/contract, pay less and no benefits. Nepotism and office politics for any promotions, job openings. Bloated pay for execs and unionized employees. If they don't like you, you'll be terminated.

      Advice to Management

      You can only promote your friends/colleagues to a point before the cracks begin to show.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Great company with many benefits"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bowmanville, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Bowmanville, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      OPG has great work life balance

      Cons

      Not enough hours in the day to complete work (7 hour days)...

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good"

      Star Star Star Star Star
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Director in Kawartha Lakes, ON
      Current Employee - Director in Kawartha Lakes, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Challenging and dynamic project environment with upcoming projects unique to Canadian market
      Strongly trained workforce that has a lot of potential and ability to adapt

      Cons

      Very rigid and generally non flexible work force. Strongly trained workforce that has a lot of potential and ability to adapt

      Advice to Management

      Listen more and understand true strength of workforce

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