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    Suncor Reviews

    Updated 24 April, 2019
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    • "Work / life balance issues for some the functions" (in 23 reviews)

    • "The location of its core operation which is Fort McMurray" (in 19 reviews)

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    1. "Recruiter"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Corporate Recruiter in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Corporate Recruiter in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Compensation
      Benefits
      High work load
      Fast paced
      Recognition
      Opportunities for advancement and lateral movement
      Can have multiple careers within one employer

      Cons

      A bit archaic - long, heavy, slow processes
      Limited flexibility (working from home, etc.)
      Terrible technology

      Advice to Management

      Become more flexible and with the times

    2. "Great people but leadership could use some help."

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      Current Employee - Category Specialist in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Category Specialist in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Lot's of great people and opportunity to move to different areas of the company if you are a self starter and motivated to make connections yourself.

      Cons

      It can be very difficult to move up to a leadership position and leadership gets little to no training on how to be effective. The rating system depends solely on how much your leaders like you and whether they are willing to take the time to understand what you do.

      Advice to Management

      Be more forthcoming with employees on their succession plans. Improve the employee rating system.

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    3. "Good benefits"

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      Current Employee - Operations Supervisor in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Operations Supervisor in Calgary, AB

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good bonus and compensation

      Cons

      Generally remote work locations long hours to commute

      Advice to Management

      More support required for mid level managers

    4. "Need to treat Fort McMurray differently"

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      Current Employee - Engineering in Fort McMurray, AB
      Current Employee - Engineering in Fort McMurray, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Largest energy company in Canada, laid back front line workers, mostly good people you work with. Gain great experience in oilsands. Potential for great career oppurtunitites.

      Cons

      Management always asks for more with less, unrealistic expectations. Department is too leaned out, employees are overworked as a result. Employees not fairly performance reviewed/lots of politics involved in determining raises/promotions. Company has an unofficial policy of not moving employees within Suncor out of Fort McMurray before 8 years of service in oil sands, can feel stuck in position/department and management not open to discussing career opportunities outside the region. Starting pay not as good as it used to before, can find other opportunities in more favorable cities for similar pay/benefits. Not as attractive to work in the region anymore and as a result quality of employees getting offers in Fort McMurray is declining. NO OVERTIME NEED TO WORK EXTRA ALL THE TIME

      Advice to Management

      Treat fort mcmurray differently as it needs to be, the city will never be like Calgary or Toronto no matter how much you try to make it feel. Improve work life balance for employees living in this region and let go of the leash you have on them in fort mcmurray, there is a lot of skills/expertise in your people that would still be beneficial to the company in other locations.

    5. "Great Place to Work Overall"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Projects in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Human Resources Projects in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great place to work, many different opportunities for career path, easy to move within organization, great pay compared to competitors and fair evaluations. Company has seen success even in some of the toughest years, and has a very loyal employee base. Lots of subject matter experts, high tenure employees and flexibility for work life balance.

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic, middle and senior management heavy, heavy on processes and opportunities to streamline especially with decision making. Missing the mark on engagement especially for younger generation, could spend a little more time on succession planning for front line leader levels.

      Advice to Management

      Focus more on employee engagement, granting autonomy in roles and culture.

    6. "Great place to work"

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      Former Employee - Programmer in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Programmer in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good management and culture. Good work life balance

      Cons

      Hard to move up in a large company

      Advice to Management

      Provide more rotations to employees. Work can be become quite redundant

    7. "Industrial Hygienist Co-op Student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fort McMurray, AB
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Fort McMurray, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great place to work. A lot to learn. Nice people. Good salary. A lot of training.

      Cons

      No cons. Only thing is too cold in winter(-40 to 50). Not much to do in the remote and small town. Work is good, life is boring.

    8. "Instrument Technician"

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      Former Employee - Instrument Technician in Fort McMurray, AB
      Former Employee - Instrument Technician in Fort McMurray, AB
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good money, compensation and work-life balance

      Cons

      Bad management, no real incentive for advancement.

    9. "Great Place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Challenging work and great people.

      Cons

      Politics of Joint Venture activities

      Advice to Management

      None

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Still (even in this economy) a high compensation company"

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      Former Employee - Manager in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Manager in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      I would say hardly 15% or less people would be getting total emoluments less than $100k per year. Mostly transparent atmosphere; Good resources within the corporate teams. Benefits, amenities and support services are excellent.

      Cons

      Due to few disgruntled senior employees, real contributing employees are overlooked- quite common in large org. Org structure is still heavy on top (VP + Directors) even after restructuring. there are instances where single digit # of employees are reporting to such individuals. There is potential to reduce the cost/ waste in materials, contracts (particularly projects), employee benefits (like cell phones, benefits) and in travels.

      Advice to Management

      There are still opportunities to optimize the organization structure by reducing the senior staff- Directors and above. I would support decentralizing the service teams further. There's room for improvement (simplifying) performance review process.