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    Toronto Hydro Reviews

    Updated 16 June, 2017
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    Anthony M. Haines
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    1. Helpful (1)

      "PM Consultant"

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      Current Employee - Program Management Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Program Management Consultant in Toronto, ON

      Pros

      Good compensation, Good work life balance

      Cons

      Poor IT systems and processes, Beuracracy

      Advice to Management

      Rear down the silos please

    2. "Great benefits, Terrible Culture"

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      + Competitive Salary
      + Great benefits
      + Good work/life balance
      + Central location
      + Friendly coworkers
      + Interesting work
      + Great learning/education opportunities

      Cons

      - Extremely bureaucratic (MAJOR power struggles all over the organization, which made it difficult to get anything productive done)
      - The culture was brutal between management and union staff, and meanwhile HR was submitting awards for 'best company culture' which was laughable
      - Very flat organization, no opportunities for growth and promotions. Only certain divisions (HR and engineering fields) ever had ppl rising in the org.
      - Difficult to become full-time, many employees remained on contracts for years
      - Many managers have been flagged by employees to HR and nothing has been done. A few departments have a revolving door of talent coming and going just as fast.
      - Company lacks transparency and is very secretive. No one ever knew what was happening as there was hardly any internal communications. Most ppl found out major company news through the media/front-page story.
      - Many silos within the organization
      - Little-to-no company engagement (very few company-building events, social activities, etc.)

      Advice to Management

      - Listen to employees. They care about the well-being of the organization just as much as you do, but if you never ask for their opinion, you'll never be able to improve this organization and its toxic culture.

    3. "Sr. Technical Student (Commissioners)"

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      Former Employee - Senior Technical Student in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Senior Technical Student in Toronto, ON

      I worked at Toronto Hydro (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Stable job if you're a full-time employee
      - Great learning opportunities (very unique challenges)
      - Fairly casual and low stress environment

      Cons

      - Interns and new grads are treated poorly (undervalued and on contracts)
      - Not at the forefront of utility development even though they're so large

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    4. Helpful (4)

      "Worst professional experience of my career."

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      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Consultant in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Pay, benefits, pension and hours are all excellent and very competitive. You actually work so few hours that it is easy to pick up a second job.

      Cons

      Politics, inefficiencies and toxic culture makes the place unbearable. Unfortunately this negates any pros mentioned above and I would not recommend Toronto Hydro if you want to build a fulfilling career. This place is not what it used to be 25 yrs ago.

      Advice to Management

      Take your exit interviews and employee complaints seriously instead of turning a blind eye on the underlying issues and problematic employees who are turning away your valuable talent.

    5. "Nice Environment"

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      Former Employee - Senior Technical Student in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Senior Technical Student in Toronto, ON

      I worked at Toronto Hydro (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly workers
      lots of trainings are provided

      Cons

      things move slowly
      lunch cafeteria not very good

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Contractor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Great teammates with good work hours
      Enjoyed working with the younger crowd

      Cons

      Very Bureaucratic
      Lots of office politics
      Not Dynamic

      Advice to Management

      improve culture

    7. ""good first experience""

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      Former Employee - IT Technical Student in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - IT Technical Student in Toronto, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      - quiet environment
      - decent pay for the work that was expected of me
      - location was very convenient

      Cons

      - sometimes not enough work was available
      - work was not very interesting and often repeated
      - had to deal with rush hour

    8. "Project analyst hold Engineering role for EITs Same responsibly level and decision making power"

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      Current Employee - Project Analyst in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Project Analyst in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great people to work with
      Some flexibility in the work hours
      Great exposure to all levels of project management from planning to construction

      Cons

      Some teams are under staffed and overloaded with work
      The good job security doesn't crate an incentive for people to work at a higher pace

      Advice to Management

      Paying new grads 10k more per year could make a huge difference in their quality of life in the city and talent retention within the company

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Some good, some not so good"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Manager in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

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

      Pros

      good pay and benefits, dynamic industry and organization, lots of interesting and varied work

      Cons

      heavy workloads, may experience red tape for change, too many priorities, very hierarchical

      Advice to Management

      identify key priorities and what is truly urgent, communicate vision more clearly

    10. Helpful (1)

      "employee"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Toronto, ON

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

      Pros

      good benefits
      good location
      decent salary
      decent work-life balance

      Cons

      disengaged workforce
      rigid culture
      lack of collegiality
      self-centered senior management

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