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    Suncor Reviews

    Updated 18 May, 2018
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    Suncor President & CEO Steve Williams
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    • Caveat: higher paying companies probably will sacrifice the work-life balance (in 17 reviews)

    • Location not ideal in Fort McMurray (in 15 reviews)

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    1. "SCM Role At Suncor Energy"

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      Current Employee - Contract Administrator in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Contract Administrator in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good pay, benefits and interesting work

      Cons

      May be less upward mobility than other companies.

    2. "Tailings Short Range Planner"

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      Former Employee - Planner in Fort McMurray, AB
      Former Employee - Planner in Fort McMurray, AB
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Very fast paced work environment with great opportunities.

      Cons

      There is sometimes too much work.

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    3. "Good people, frustrating and bureaucratic management"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Current Employee - Analyst in Mississauga, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      - Work life balance/lots of vacations, flexible depending on department policies
      - Generally good people
      - Interesting industries
      - Petro-Canada brand is a sponsor for the Olympic

      Cons

      - Very bureaucratic
      - Performance rewarded based on perception rather then actual results
      - Management is very robotic

    4. "Suncor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Suncor (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great team members, fair compensation, potential to develop

      Cons

      Needed change happens slowly, can get lost in the mass of humanity working there. At times there is a "what have you done lately" mentality.

      Advice to Management

      Upper to middle management need development and mentoring to properly support front line supervisors and workers.

    5. "SAP Specialist Oil&Gas Downstream Technology SME"

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

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

      Pros

      Great team, perks and benefits

      Cons

      Stagnant, lack of innovation, limited growth

    6. "Process Engineer"

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

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

      Pros

      Good career path good paid good place to work

      Cons

      frequent senior management change
      other than that, perfect

      Advice to Management

      Good Job

    7. "Toxic Culture"

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      Former Employee - Director in Calgary, AB
      Former Employee - Director in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Salary and compensation and that is it

      Cons

      Toxic culture in corporate
      DIrectors just want to get to the next rung on the career ladder
      8-9 levels in the organization - senior leaders control over powering
      Forgot about the PEOPLE aspect
      Bogged down by rules and processes that are not clear or documented

      Advice to Management

      Figure out your culture and leaders lead by example
      Empower your people
      Treat people with respect
      Flatten the organization ( processes are too complicated)

    8. "Career"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Calgary, AB

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

      Pros

      Safe, Team atmosphere, challenging. Advancement opportunities.

      Cons

      Location can be a bit of a let down.

    9. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Calgary, AB
      Current Employee - Manager in Calgary, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good money and bonuses, but that's it.

      Cons

      Toxic culture, Sr leadership is disrespectful and only care about moving up the ladder, which creates a back stabbing culture. If your smart, make sure no one knows or you become a target.

      Advice to Management

      Walk the talk, and practice what you preach

    10. "Project Engineer"

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

      I worked at Suncor full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Good working environment with positive people and a lot of different opportunities to develop different skills. Very competitive compensation with a very fair system of evaluating and comparing employees.

      Cons

      Large organization that can make doing things difficult at times. It seems to be getting bogged down on processes which can be good but often slow.

      Advice to Management

      Keep employees engaged by focussing on company culture and having management support of projects so that decisions get made in a timely manner and progress does not get bogged down by indecision.

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