WorkSafeBC Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

A lot of team activities for team building events. They care about their employees. Excellent work life balance and benefits Nice people to work with

Cons

Can get caught up in processes and approvals,slowing delivery.

Pros

Quality of the work itself was excellent. I was always busy and happy to perform my job. You will pick up considerable skills and develop them. Benefits are excellent as is the pension, but given the recent recession, their investments have tanked and may affect those retiring this year. Work-life balance is generally very good but some people are known to put in 12 hour days as well. Facilities were also excellent (gym, cafeteria).

Cons

There are very few opportunities for advancement here. Employer is known to grossly underpay their staff, even at the management level and up , and yes it's low even for a public sector employer. Just look at the salary database online or ask them for a copy, salaries are a matter of public record. People go for job security, to learn and to serve the public and the greater community. They are known for dropping their employees without warning ,even if all of their past reviews have been great, and there were no performance issues communicated to the employee. There is a meeting room near the entrance where they conduct all of the employee dismissals. It has a cruel nickname known to internal staff which I won't repeat here (and I'm surprised no one has told the media yet). They talk about values but people are often hostile and disrespectful This is especially those on the union side, who will not respond or help out during an emergency because "that's not part of my job description". A lot of women I know who are experts at their jobs are often talked down to by some of the men there, a few of whom like to call them "little lady", which is insulting and sexist, and yet no one does anything to call them out despite the company's endless self-congratulatory cheerleading about their diverse work force. They tell people to stay in their lane. I.e. if you apply for a job you are sometimes told despite your experience that you won't advance, unless you get a different degree. They know what they want and guess what, sometimes even if you've been there a while and know the ropes and have the qualifications, they still do not want you.

Pros

- Great benefits - Work-life balance - Reasonable pay - Workload is good

Cons

- Slow to change - Red tape in certain areas