TransAlta Reviews

Pros

Most people who write reviews on sites like Glassdoor are those disgruntled because of layoffs or personal issues with their supervisors. The truth is those of us who are happy about our place of work never take the time to share the other side of the story. I have been with TransAlta for 4 years now. In the past 25 years, my career has taken me to all four corners of the globe working on sustainable development projects....

Cons

No company is perfect but this one comes really close

Advice to Management

Keep involving the key innovators in the process of bringing this company to new heights. Some of the best ideas come from front-line employees.

Pros

It was a great place to go to gain experience. Good team to work with, people always tried to help each other.

Cons

There are many lay offs while management enjoys large salaries. Employees are taking cuts and working more and still getting laid off.

Pros

Wages are tops out there for a maintenance position where your home every night.

Cons

Filthy , your working in coal dust and flyash on a daily basis

Pros

People who work here are engaged and willing to help for the most part

Cons

The budgetary restrictions on resources, human or otherwise, is extremely unmotivating. Workloads also increase per person as employees leave and don't get replaced.

Pros

Lots of paid time off

Cons

Seems to be a lot of short term thinking by E-suite to drive down costs and artificially inflate stock price before retirements

Advice to Management

Start to practice what you preach

Pros

Pay is fair. Vacation is adequate and encouraged. Strong desire to succeed as individuals and an organization. Weathered the worst of the storm.

Cons

Uncertainty for many as organization continues to evolve. Change is not uncommon. Have to adapt to new conditions often.

Advice to Management

Continue to pay down corporate debt. Difficult decisions and uncomfortable situations will subside eventually. Be a pioneer among your peers. Get outside of the box.

Pros

The people you work with

Cons

Pretty dirty place to work, Working around coal dust all the time. There are not enough people there to handle work load, still laying off people, you get the work of the guy who just got layed off plus your work that you have to do.

Pros

Somehow they manage to keep the paycheques from bouncing

Cons

Look at the ten most recent reviews on Glassdoor...they are all negative. - Management is short-sighted - Pay is not competitive - Layoffs and employee transfers every 3-4 months - They will say anything to get you into the door - Toxic, toxic, toxic work culture - Company keeps piling on debt with not plan to repay (Public data) - CEO gets paid 3x the average utility company CEO and has been growing earnings at...

Advice to Management

- Be honest and transparent with employees