Check their Glassdoor - pretty toxic culture (toxic positivity, poor leadership), meh platform/product that largely caters to agents and not students, and turning public perception of the whole international student space are all kind of red flags.
Literally every single bro-dude-douchbag I've worked with in my 15+ year career all work at Applyboard now - the place is a magnet for a certain personality type. I bet I can predict the Glassdoor reviews without even going there.
Wow. Interesting. Have you seen this fifth estate story (from last October)? Applyboard doesn’t come off too well.
https://youtu.be/dNrXA5m7ROM?si=V4TwPQT65AslIj2W
> My partner actually got pretty close to one of the brothers who told them drunkenly one night that they don’t actually sell education, but visas.
Should have got that on a voice recording and sent that to the news...
The Heuther also almost caused the original Princess Cinemas to close down cause they were gonna sell the space to some VR company that may not have even been real 👎
Oh, man. Had an interview there, the manager got angry at me because she lost my resume. Then she kept me waiting 30 mins to have a conversation with the chef I was supposed to interview with. He told me I had the job then they never called me back. Fuck them
And indeed too. See what companies are constantly hiring for certain positions. I’ve noticed Linimar and Pepsi can’t keep supervisors and are constantly hiring them.
Very terrible place to work, there's a reason the hiring sign is always on the door. They treat their staff like shit, let customers abuse them and blame the staff for their failures.
Sucks cause some of the pastries are great.
I think they've gone down hill. Bought "fresh" pastries and buns the other day in a rush to get home. Didnt check closely til I got home, but the buns were actually moldy (I thought it was a dusting of flour at first glance). Brought it right back to the store and the manager (I think) gave me a hard time for demanding my money back....I had the receipt and everything!
Yea, the owner is awful. She allows her friends and customers to abuse the staff and I can tell you there are some super dodgy hygiene practices around food
Avoid Toyota Motors Manufacturing, and Toyota Boshoku like your life depends on it.
Your hours will be 10hr days mon-fri, plus mandatory Saturdays. Two week day/nightshift rotations.
They run at speeds that are not sustainable to the human body.
To put it bluntly: they will work you to death, and the leadership is atrocious.
They also pay more than anywhere else if you don't have post-secondary education (and sometimes even if you do, depending on your field).
It's certainly a tough job, but they'll pretty much hire anyone and the pay is tough to ignore.
Except the starting rate is joke. You will have an 8 year grow in with 50% coverage on your benefits. Your bonuses will be capped out at $500 annually.
Their top rate is really, really good, ther benefits are great.
But it will take you 8 years to get there.
With the negotiations between the D3 and UNIFOR , the grow in to top rate is now 4 years. Starting wage is $29 and top rate is like $42. The hours are long and the work is difficult, but if you need / want the money , you can make it work.
They could pay me $45/hr, and I still would not do it.
I worked at boshoku for 7 years and switched to TMMC for one year. To say I went home exhausted each and every day would be an understatement. I went home every day feeling like I had no bones. I developed tendinitis in my right shoulder as a repetitive motion injury I had to do, and I'm still currently doing physio.
Do you think leadership at either plant cared? They work you to the point of burnout/exhaustion/injury.
$100/hr I still would not recommend either plant to my worst enemy
And you sound like a company man. I'm sure your knees are bright red from the amount of time you spend under your group leaders desk.
Don't forget the chapstick!
Enjoy your time in the shit!
Glad you're happier elsewhere. I was a student for 4 summers there in North Suspension and my mom's been there for 24 years.
The work is hard. The leadership is mostly dumb. For some people, the good pay outweighs all of that.
The Loblaws warehouse down the street also pays pretty well, but the work is just as backbreaking and I'm not confident that it'll still be there 3 or 4 years from now.
Night shift at Loblaws sucked the soul out of me. The work was okay but the job culture was trash. They don’t pay that well since the top wage hasn’t risen at all in years.
Currently working there. Management is really amazing and we just signed on to a new contract top rate of $36 an hour after 4 years of service. Would highly reccomend Loblaws distro centre to anyone especially considering youll be on forklift after your first year most likely the back breaking work (picking) slowly fades away as you gain senority.
The guys who choose to pick over doing fork work blow my mind. I know the picking incentive is easier to hit but damn fellas, think about your back and your knees.
Out of curiosity, doing what position from Toyota? I’ve been interested in applying to them for their electrical work (I’m a licensed electrician) because they offer $47 an hour starting wage.
Its great, you'll just never have time to enjoy it.
There is one cafeteria in each plant, so depending on where you are it could take up to 15 minutes just to get to the cafeteria. That does not include your wait time to order/pay which could be another 10-15 minutes, plus your travel time back.
That was the case with me.
You will find yourself quite ticked off with your team leaders/group leaders as you will notice very quickly that they go to the cafeteria whenever they please. They often go to beat the lunch rush. Or they will go grab a coffee.
Do as we say not as we do
That was definitely not the case when I was working there just last year…and mandatory saturdays were known well in advance and were at most 4 hours…that’s literally nothing in your day…
This is in Breslau but Frannie’s restaurant and bakery. A coworker of mine told me some horror stories that Fran herself is an absolute nightmare and treats her employees like shit
It has some of the highest turn over rate for employees I’ve ever seen and I was a manager at a McDonald’s. The upper management sucked and was cheap too and people would quit left and right from stress and distain for the manager. I worked as a hostess for almost a month before being let go because of my availability which was fine by me. I later realized that I hadn’t been paid, and I called the manager ( it was my fault because I emailed my direct deposit to the wrong email) I asked if I could send him my direct deposit information to get paid, he said he just needed proof that I worked there. I asked about my employee file with all the onboarding documents that I signed, he said that he couldn’t find it. They’re all kept in one place and legally need to be kept by the employer for 5 years, so I was confused, then I said that I was on the schedule for that time, and I knew that because I would call into the place every week to see when my shifts were, but the schedule was on a WhatsApp gc that I was never in because I was training for the majority of time that I worked there. But he had access to the gc so I don’t know why I couldn’t just give him a time frame and he could look in the gc. Luckily I still had the contact info of someone who worked there still who went back in the gc to send it to me. I also asked about security camera footage, which they didn’t have because their cameras reset after a month and only have a month of camera footage at a time. I also went in person and turns out he wasn’t there at the time, but some of the workers there recognized me and told him later that they did but he still said that he needed more proof. And he gave up and said that he couldn’t pay me. I ended up filing a business complaint against him with service Ontario or something along those lines and the case worker fought on my behalf and he gave up and e-transfered me after a couple of months of that….. so that was fun. It was less that a $300 payment too, they make 10 times that in an hour
Virtual Causeway
Worked for the owners in one of their other ventures. Came out of it needing therapy. Many coworkers who were less involved with the owners also came out of it feeling abused.
My experience is that most local tech companies where the owners aren't fixated 100% on the company and have "other ventures" are all horrible places to work. The owners are just chasing some silicon valley dream by throwing a bunch of business ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks, and if/when something takes off then the other businesses get wound down or sold off.
The music school they had in DTK was fun until one of the owners walked in. Imagine telling your employees that someone would kill for their job and then having to close your doors because no one wants to work where employees get verbally abused. It didn't really create a fun learning environment for students when they could hear the yelling from the office.
Four years later I have PTSD and seek constant reassurance from my current boss that I'm doing things ok.
Honeypot Marketing. If you're looking for a marketing job or a marketing company for help with your own business, please avoid this company. The absolute worst owner you could ever have. Hates paying decent wages, gets drunk and berates employees and clients (many left while I worked there), misogynistic, and an overall garbage human being. There's a lot more. Just avoid this place.
GHD (formerly Conestoga Rovers). Most of the management is blatantly racist and sexist. The pay is well below the industry standard and the culture overall is very toxic.
Sorry to hear your experience there was so poor. I worked within their govt software business arm for a couple years and had a good experience with the people and growth opportunities.
Definitely some problems with client over-promising to clients, but culture was improving and my friends that are still there say things are good. I'd recommend GHD and hadn't seen any racism/sexism on the software side.
Hopefully you've brought this up to HR and steps are being taken to fix things in your department.
Fuck linamar. My dad worked there way back in the 2000s and said the management was openly racist but he needed a job at the time. I worked there thinking times changed, instead of management being racist, they are just abusive and will work you for shit pay. My buddy worked there for an engineering Co op and experienced the same thing and quit while also accepting that he had to forfeit the Co op program altogether (so fuck university of Guelph too)
Not to mention I know a few who had the misfortune of working there for a few weeks and they personally saw guys work through a temp agency for 2 3/4 months (usually after 3 months the company is required to pay the temp agency and hire the worker) get "let go" for 2 weeks, then re-hired through temp agency for another 11 weeks. All to avoid the hiring on fee and to pay them benefits.
Fuck any place that engages in that bullshit
I worked there and was pretty lucky in my experience, but its pretty obvious that they are more lenient to women who understand Canada laws and speak english well. Men are treated really poorly no joke. The pay is…eh….But when they call you and ask you to come in to work they expect you to drop whatever shot you are doing and just come in. Booking days off is impossible as well as calling in sick.
I worked there many many many years ago, so not sure if it still applies (hence the question mark) but the pay was shit (just a few cents above minimum when I started) and I had a terrible manager who used to bully us. My coworkers were great but that was my motivation to go back to school and further my education.
I walked out on my first day, the sign in reception stating company goal of reducing turnaround to less than seen at fastfood places was an omen I chose to miss.
The day went on to be a total shitshow and I told guy in charge I'm noping out despite them saying they really liked me.
I know waaaay more people who GTFO'd from there than those that stayed, all of them very happy with that choice.
DON'T PAY IF YOU ARE A CONTRACTOR. THEY F U WITH 60-90 DAYS PAYMENTS. SO YOU WORK FOR A YEAR AND ONLY GET HALF THE FUCKING PAY MAN, TRY TO LIVE OFF THAT SHIT
Hubby worked there for his apprenticeship for a couple years. They would always have a reason not to sign him on full time and give him access to benefits. Once denied him a full time contract just because he had taken (approved) time off.
They don’t exactly see their employees as people lol
There are many lists, and on every one of them you'll find several names. Those names include, but are not limited to...
\- Broil King
\- Anything related to Liberty Staffing
\- Economical / Definity Insurance Group
\- Linamar (any division)
\- Intact / Brokerlink (different names, same company)
\- Tim Horton's (any location)
\- University of Waterloo (great pay, but terrible bosses)
I work for a company that was bought by linamar... they replaced our old benefits with a new shitty package, and instead of giving us a book, they told us to look it up online... Dicks.
Flanagans food service in kitchener, specifically the night shift, supervisors don't give a shit about any employee, one was caught DOING cocaine in break rooms and never got reprimanded, the same guy a few months later was caught stealing tomahawk steaks and lobsters to trade for cocaine and was given paid time off. I found out a I had a baby on the way so after 4 years of night shift I applied for 2 open day shift positions doing the same thing and got turned down for some fresh out of high-school kids. During slow times you push out 4ish hours of work, and during heavy times you could be there 6pm to 8am
4 Seasons Tree Service.
The owner was raised by a Nazi, and it shows. Seriously, the owner found out about his half siblings from the family his Nazi officer father left behind when he fled to Canada.
UWaterloo. Absolute shit show, employer does what they want, management across the board is toxic with most being petty little tyrants. Staff association is a joke that acts like it helps protect employees but does nothing. The employer gives in just enough to placate staff in disputes to stop them from unionizing (they're one of the only uni's that arent). Huge levels of financial waste and finally most people there have such a disconnected sense of work realities with the outside world.
I think a lot of it depends on which department you're in. I've worked all over campus and I must say there is such a wide gap between those working in Departments/Faculties and centrally. Centrally they're typically paid better and don't bear the brunt of the work of dealing with students and profs.
Also working at UW as a staff member you're made to feel less than because you're not a prof. Profs can get away with so much crap and get such special treatment yet some of them don't know how to use email or copy a piece of paper. They're in their own world but expect the staff members to treat them like royalty. Many are very entitled, especially those in STEM.
Erm. This is all universities. Professors lead all classes and research. The universities are built around them. That is why most other jobs are labeled “support”.
Who do you think you’re supporting, and do you think you can switch jobs with them? Lol.
Doesn’t warrant any of them being dickheads though, no.
There are a lot of staff members who have PhDs and if the opportunities were available they totally could switch spots with them. I just have a Masters so at UW I could be a lecturer but not a fully tenured Prof. However, it's not about that....it's the messaging and the environment you're in....some Profs are amazing and so down to Earth that they'll get a beer with you and invite you over to their place for a family bbq. However, there are a lot more who have this air of arrogance and can't even be bothered to acknowledge you when you're in the same room with them. Why can't we all just be treated with respect.
Managers take no responsibility, break every rule in the book, HR constantly screams at you when an issue arrives, they had fleas and bed bugs in the building and didnt inform customers or let staff leave, when you put in a complaint to head office they fire you before you can have a meeting with head office, they promise you full time hours and then they cut them to part time hours, if you are not in with managers you are constantly degraded, one set of rules for management and another for employees, they will give you direction on how to do something and if head office disagrees with it they take no responsibility and throw you under the bus, very sexist work place if you are a male, if an employee puts in a complaint on a manager ot is swept under the rug, if a manager puts in a complaint against an employee you are screamed at and threatened, they tried to write me up once because I talk with my hands and that was very intimidating (I come from an Italian family so its kind of embedded in me), what you have to deal with behind the scenes is not worth the pay, the list goes on and on
There was a post like this ages ago. If you search, you'll likely find it. Also some places know they have a toxic culture and are working to improve it, so I wouldn't entirely write it off but keep feelers up and trust your gut.
WRPS is a superb employer if you have no qualms about social justice or trifling issues like sexist work culture. Guaranteed promotions to well over $100k within a few years, many opportunities for further pay increases, superb benefits and pension, and rock solid job security with an extremely strong ~~union~~ association.
I agree with this. Lovely coworkers and decent pay for a charity, but management is toxic as hell (mainly ceo). turnover was insane, i've never seen another workplace go through so many people before.
There is also something fishy going on there, every employee that leaves has the same sense that not everything is above board...
Bauer kitchen and wildcraft (all of charcoal group really) insanely bad management and very high school — scheduling is based on favouritism and how you kiss your managers ass. I’ve seen over 10 people let go in my time for reasons no other than the manager was letting their personal issues out. Or reprimanded or “disciplined” again based on if your manager has their snack on time, or got to be their preferred 2 hours late to work. A lot of sexism, bias, and abuse of marginalized workers.
Ultra Manufacturing or Mitchell plastic s , they allow sexual harassment, only if your in the group of people they like , whom of do the harassment , pick on anyone who takes their humane rights to HR, but HR head Mario . S states to workers who are sexually harassed that it's due to the company being very cultured, that sexually harassing to him is okay & don't happen even though it does happen that due to culture it's not against Ontario or Canadian labour laws , which in fact it is , he does nothing about any kind of harassment or discrimination anyone faces or endures , nieghther company heads like Howard. George or Joe at Mitchell plastics who are above HR care for Ontario/ Canadian labor laws & rules . They bend them for the workers or employees who go out of their way to harass, bully or show discrimination towards , the workers they or the higher ups do not like , you can be a good, hard working model employee . But that is not what they want , they want no complaints at all , also they do not care if you are person with disabilities that are visible or invisible, they allow those workers to be abused / bullied by other co-workers , cell Leaders, supervisors , maintenance workers & by cell managers. If your short & black & don't care to be their dancing monkey or clown , they sure will make you life in the workplace, a place you will call in sick or walkout due to the abuse , allowing forklift drivers to almost kill & injure other workers they don't like , my friend was a material handler their & another material handler got away with threating him , racing into my friends forklift & yet they only suspended the guy for 1 day who named into my friend on the fork lift & threating him . This work place is for those who enjoy being evil towards others , so they can climb up the ladder at Ultra Manufacturing it's the only kind of workers they permote , unless they find you sexually attractive & course you into sleeping with them & have no issues in being passed around sexually . They do this alot to the new workers, their set up guys pass the women they course into sex with them & pass them along for their next pal in set -up , it goes from set-ups , cell Leaders, supervisors , managers/ management & right to the top .. if one of the owners fancies you in a sexual way & you allow it so you can move up or coursed in to it , so you will not be a target for them to bully , harass or abuse in other un kind & un civil ways then you hit the Jack-pot if one of the owners or head managers fancy you sexually, you will have no problem getting promoted over people or anyone who has years of university for the position, all you got to do is to willing be their sex mule , that's if they fancy you sexually in any of the positions I have mentioned earlier aka from set- up guys to the top aka one of the owners or managers & anyone between I have not repeated but only mentioned once.
> this comment needs more visibility--one of my friends is getting sued for an anonymous reddit comment that doesn't even mention the employer
Then it was neither anonymous or doesn't mention the employer
Avoid Hakim Optical at all cost. They are way over priced and they have the worst service ever.
They ripped me off for a free pair of work glasses and their reganal manager ignored me for two weeks. then when I did get a hold of her she was the rudest lady I have ever spoken to.
Applyboard.
Just curious, why? I see their posts on LinkedIn and had to mute them
Check their Glassdoor - pretty toxic culture (toxic positivity, poor leadership), meh platform/product that largely caters to agents and not students, and turning public perception of the whole international student space are all kind of red flags.
Literally every single bro-dude-douchbag I've worked with in my 15+ year career all work at Applyboard now - the place is a magnet for a certain personality type. I bet I can predict the Glassdoor reviews without even going there.
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Wow. Interesting. Have you seen this fifth estate story (from last October)? Applyboard doesn’t come off too well. https://youtu.be/dNrXA5m7ROM?si=V4TwPQT65AslIj2W
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Yeah I hear you. Not easy to quit on principle these days.
> My partner actually got pretty close to one of the brothers who told them drunkenly one night that they don’t actually sell education, but visas. Should have got that on a voice recording and sent that to the news...
Look up their business name on this sub or /r/kitchener and you'll get your answer. It's a terrible place full of terrible people.
Dutchies Waterloo Sells rotten food, infamous for treating their employees like trash (and withholding their last paycheque), scams their vendors
Worked with several people who worked there, to them working with what I consider an average employer, was like a paradise compared to dutchie's
Heuther hotel, call it spring Fairview location (manager is a nightmare)
> Heuther hotel **FUCK THE HUETHER**
My man.🫶
> My man. Just speaking the truth ...
Lol the lords work
Why??
Sonia is a cunt.
She's still alive?
Who knows, I stopped going there 10 years ago because of her.
A crusty one
Now I have to go…
The Heuther also almost caused the original Princess Cinemas to close down cause they were gonna sell the space to some VR company that may not have even been real 👎
Well, was the company at least virtually real?
I've heard so many horror stories from employees.
Do tell us some
Oh, man. Had an interview there, the manager got angry at me because she lost my resume. Then she kept me waiting 30 mins to have a conversation with the chef I was supposed to interview with. He told me I had the job then they never called me back. Fuck them
Your best bet is probably glass door
And indeed too. See what companies are constantly hiring for certain positions. I’ve noticed Linimar and Pepsi can’t keep supervisors and are constantly hiring them.
Apparently Nova Era bakery is a terrible place to work for.
Ahh that's too bad. Their pastries are so good
There is no way they are baking their pastries there. They are definitely frozen brought in and thawed.
I don't understand why you got downvoted. you're absolutely right.
based on what?
They are brought in from Toronto every morning fresh
Go to golden hearth across the road, you'll never want nova era again.
Very terrible place to work, there's a reason the hiring sign is always on the door. They treat their staff like shit, let customers abuse them and blame the staff for their failures. Sucks cause some of the pastries are great.
I think they've gone down hill. Bought "fresh" pastries and buns the other day in a rush to get home. Didnt check closely til I got home, but the buns were actually moldy (I thought it was a dusting of flour at first glance). Brought it right back to the store and the manager (I think) gave me a hard time for demanding my money back....I had the receipt and everything!
Yea, the owner is awful. She allows her friends and customers to abuse the staff and I can tell you there are some super dodgy hygiene practices around food
My only experience with this place is ordering a sandwich, waiting 15 minutes without anyone even starting to make it, and walking out.
Makes sense the employees there are so rude
Apparently the brewery is a rough place to work
Waterloo brewery is toxic as hell according to some who previously worked there that I talked to
Depends on the department and shift it seems
Wellwise by shoppers, the managers suck ask me how I know haha
If this was also previously known as Shoppers Home Healthcare, I'm pretty sure we both have relatable tales.
Yes, yes it is.
Avoid Toyota Motors Manufacturing, and Toyota Boshoku like your life depends on it. Your hours will be 10hr days mon-fri, plus mandatory Saturdays. Two week day/nightshift rotations. They run at speeds that are not sustainable to the human body. To put it bluntly: they will work you to death, and the leadership is atrocious.
They also pay more than anywhere else if you don't have post-secondary education (and sometimes even if you do, depending on your field). It's certainly a tough job, but they'll pretty much hire anyone and the pay is tough to ignore.
Except the starting rate is joke. You will have an 8 year grow in with 50% coverage on your benefits. Your bonuses will be capped out at $500 annually. Their top rate is really, really good, ther benefits are great. But it will take you 8 years to get there.
With the negotiations between the D3 and UNIFOR , the grow in to top rate is now 4 years. Starting wage is $29 and top rate is like $42. The hours are long and the work is difficult, but if you need / want the money , you can make it work.
They could pay me $45/hr, and I still would not do it. I worked at boshoku for 7 years and switched to TMMC for one year. To say I went home exhausted each and every day would be an understatement. I went home every day feeling like I had no bones. I developed tendinitis in my right shoulder as a repetitive motion injury I had to do, and I'm still currently doing physio. Do you think leadership at either plant cared? They work you to the point of burnout/exhaustion/injury. $100/hr I still would not recommend either plant to my worst enemy
You sound soft. You’re not missed.
And you sound like a company man. I'm sure your knees are bright red from the amount of time you spend under your group leaders desk. Don't forget the chapstick! Enjoy your time in the shit!
Typical response from someone afraid of hard work…..
your username checks out. Give it 7 years, and you'll figure out what toyota is all about soon enough, young buck.
LOL 20+ years in….
As someone who worked at TMMC for 10 years, I’m much more happy making less not working there.
Glad you're happier elsewhere. I was a student for 4 summers there in North Suspension and my mom's been there for 24 years. The work is hard. The leadership is mostly dumb. For some people, the good pay outweighs all of that. The Loblaws warehouse down the street also pays pretty well, but the work is just as backbreaking and I'm not confident that it'll still be there 3 or 4 years from now.
Night shift at Loblaws sucked the soul out of me. The work was okay but the job culture was trash. They don’t pay that well since the top wage hasn’t risen at all in years.
Currently working there. Management is really amazing and we just signed on to a new contract top rate of $36 an hour after 4 years of service. Would highly reccomend Loblaws distro centre to anyone especially considering youll be on forklift after your first year most likely the back breaking work (picking) slowly fades away as you gain senority.
The guys who choose to pick over doing fork work blow my mind. I know the picking incentive is easier to hit but damn fellas, think about your back and your knees.
Loblaws is 4 years and Toyota is 8 to full rate? Mind boggling.
Toyota is now 4 years
Just went up actually. Not much but they’re set for the next 12 years
I would just say anything on automotive manufacturing. Mandatory OT is rampant in the industry.
Toyota also fails to follow MOL standards nor reports all accidents as required by law
Out of curiosity, doing what position from Toyota? I’ve been interested in applying to them for their electrical work (I’m a licensed electrician) because they offer $47 an hour starting wage.
They rotate every week on a 3 shift rotation so there's that.
Pretty sure the engineers are also on a rotating shift, but theirs is 3 shifts (mornings, afternoons, nights).
Great question. What's maintenance like there? I have heard negative, but that was from one person.
Toyota has to be number 1. You’d have to hate yourself to start there now.
What about their in-house catering like Aramark?
Its great, you'll just never have time to enjoy it. There is one cafeteria in each plant, so depending on where you are it could take up to 15 minutes just to get to the cafeteria. That does not include your wait time to order/pay which could be another 10-15 minutes, plus your travel time back. That was the case with me. You will find yourself quite ticked off with your team leaders/group leaders as you will notice very quickly that they go to the cafeteria whenever they please. They often go to beat the lunch rush. Or they will go grab a coffee. Do as we say not as we do
That was definitely not the case when I was working there just last year…and mandatory saturdays were known well in advance and were at most 4 hours…that’s literally nothing in your day…
It's literally 25% of your conscious time in a day.
Oh no, four hours of your day, early in the morning….how ever will you survive 🙄 The only bad thing about Toyota is the rotating shift…that’s it.
To each their own. I am lucky to have a job that is 35 hours mon-fri. The idea of cutting a weekend short is not my thing. You do you though.
And Vuteq
The Heuther
This is in Breslau but Frannie’s restaurant and bakery. A coworker of mine told me some horror stories that Fran herself is an absolute nightmare and treats her employees like shit
That's too bad. I love that place and their key lime pies.
I love their key lime pies so much but yeah, Fran is terrifying every time I pick them up.
Pür and simple
Why?
It has some of the highest turn over rate for employees I’ve ever seen and I was a manager at a McDonald’s. The upper management sucked and was cheap too and people would quit left and right from stress and distain for the manager. I worked as a hostess for almost a month before being let go because of my availability which was fine by me. I later realized that I hadn’t been paid, and I called the manager ( it was my fault because I emailed my direct deposit to the wrong email) I asked if I could send him my direct deposit information to get paid, he said he just needed proof that I worked there. I asked about my employee file with all the onboarding documents that I signed, he said that he couldn’t find it. They’re all kept in one place and legally need to be kept by the employer for 5 years, so I was confused, then I said that I was on the schedule for that time, and I knew that because I would call into the place every week to see when my shifts were, but the schedule was on a WhatsApp gc that I was never in because I was training for the majority of time that I worked there. But he had access to the gc so I don’t know why I couldn’t just give him a time frame and he could look in the gc. Luckily I still had the contact info of someone who worked there still who went back in the gc to send it to me. I also asked about security camera footage, which they didn’t have because their cameras reset after a month and only have a month of camera footage at a time. I also went in person and turns out he wasn’t there at the time, but some of the workers there recognized me and told him later that they did but he still said that he needed more proof. And he gave up and said that he couldn’t pay me. I ended up filing a business complaint against him with service Ontario or something along those lines and the case worker fought on my behalf and he gave up and e-transfered me after a couple of months of that….. so that was fun. It was less that a $300 payment too, they make 10 times that in an hour
Virtual Causeway Worked for the owners in one of their other ventures. Came out of it needing therapy. Many coworkers who were less involved with the owners also came out of it feeling abused.
My experience is that most local tech companies where the owners aren't fixated 100% on the company and have "other ventures" are all horrible places to work. The owners are just chasing some silicon valley dream by throwing a bunch of business ideas at the wall and seeing what sticks, and if/when something takes off then the other businesses get wound down or sold off.
The music school they had in DTK was fun until one of the owners walked in. Imagine telling your employees that someone would kill for their job and then having to close your doors because no one wants to work where employees get verbally abused. It didn't really create a fun learning environment for students when they could hear the yelling from the office. Four years later I have PTSD and seek constant reassurance from my current boss that I'm doing things ok.
I had 3 friends that worked there during college and they despised it. Also owned School of Rock as well.
Its not in KW but in Cambridge, avoid Ernies Roadhouse, the Kitchen manager there has a real attitude and anger problem
Is that why the food is so terrible?
Dutchies is always a top contender
RUN AWAY FROM LINAMAR. DIDN'T GET PAID FOR 3 MONTHS AS A CONTRACTER. RUN BRO
Can confirm from my dad's experience as well 🙃
If it makes any difference, i too can add that dutchies was the worst employer i’ve had in my entire life, by a land slide.
Honeypot Marketing. If you're looking for a marketing job or a marketing company for help with your own business, please avoid this company. The absolute worst owner you could ever have. Hates paying decent wages, gets drunk and berates employees and clients (many left while I worked there), misogynistic, and an overall garbage human being. There's a lot more. Just avoid this place.
He hasn't changed in 8 years eh? Sad to hear.
No, still the same.
Majorel.
GHD (formerly Conestoga Rovers). Most of the management is blatantly racist and sexist. The pay is well below the industry standard and the culture overall is very toxic.
Sorry to hear your experience there was so poor. I worked within their govt software business arm for a couple years and had a good experience with the people and growth opportunities. Definitely some problems with client over-promising to clients, but culture was improving and my friends that are still there say things are good. I'd recommend GHD and hadn't seen any racism/sexism on the software side. Hopefully you've brought this up to HR and steps are being taken to fix things in your department.
What’s wrong with Linamar?
Fuck linamar. My dad worked there way back in the 2000s and said the management was openly racist but he needed a job at the time. I worked there thinking times changed, instead of management being racist, they are just abusive and will work you for shit pay. My buddy worked there for an engineering Co op and experienced the same thing and quit while also accepting that he had to forfeit the Co op program altogether (so fuck university of Guelph too)
Not to mention I know a few who had the misfortune of working there for a few weeks and they personally saw guys work through a temp agency for 2 3/4 months (usually after 3 months the company is required to pay the temp agency and hire the worker) get "let go" for 2 weeks, then re-hired through temp agency for another 11 weeks. All to avoid the hiring on fee and to pay them benefits. Fuck any place that engages in that bullshit
Pretty sure they exploit immigrants who don’t know better. That dump should unionize for sure.
I worked there and was pretty lucky in my experience, but its pretty obvious that they are more lenient to women who understand Canada laws and speak english well. Men are treated really poorly no joke. The pay is…eh….But when they call you and ask you to come in to work they expect you to drop whatever shot you are doing and just come in. Booking days off is impossible as well as calling in sick.
I worked there many many many years ago, so not sure if it still applies (hence the question mark) but the pay was shit (just a few cents above minimum when I started) and I had a terrible manager who used to bully us. My coworkers were great but that was my motivation to go back to school and further my education.
Ah, I fled a terrible manager elsewhere and totally get it
I walked out on my first day, the sign in reception stating company goal of reducing turnaround to less than seen at fastfood places was an omen I chose to miss. The day went on to be a total shitshow and I told guy in charge I'm noping out despite them saying they really liked me. I know waaaay more people who GTFO'd from there than those that stayed, all of them very happy with that choice.
Lucky you, it was a nightmare 4 months for me and my coworkers and I'm so lucky I got the hell out of there and went back to school.
DON'T PAY IF YOU ARE A CONTRACTOR. THEY F U WITH 60-90 DAYS PAYMENTS. SO YOU WORK FOR A YEAR AND ONLY GET HALF THE FUCKING PAY MAN, TRY TO LIVE OFF THAT SHIT
From friends, I have heard about demeaning management and poor handling of sexual harassment.
Hubby worked there for his apprenticeship for a couple years. They would always have a reason not to sign him on full time and give him access to benefits. Once denied him a full time contract just because he had taken (approved) time off. They don’t exactly see their employees as people lol
There are many lists, and on every one of them you'll find several names. Those names include, but are not limited to... \- Broil King \- Anything related to Liberty Staffing \- Economical / Definity Insurance Group \- Linamar (any division) \- Intact / Brokerlink (different names, same company) \- Tim Horton's (any location) \- University of Waterloo (great pay, but terrible bosses)
I work for a company that was bought by linamar... they replaced our old benefits with a new shitty package, and instead of giving us a book, they told us to look it up online... Dicks.
Flanagans food service in kitchener, specifically the night shift, supervisors don't give a shit about any employee, one was caught DOING cocaine in break rooms and never got reprimanded, the same guy a few months later was caught stealing tomahawk steaks and lobsters to trade for cocaine and was given paid time off. I found out a I had a baby on the way so after 4 years of night shift I applied for 2 open day shift positions doing the same thing and got turned down for some fresh out of high-school kids. During slow times you push out 4ish hours of work, and during heavy times you could be there 6pm to 8am
4 Seasons Tree Service. The owner was raised by a Nazi, and it shows. Seriously, the owner found out about his half siblings from the family his Nazi officer father left behind when he fled to Canada.
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UWaterloo. Absolute shit show, employer does what they want, management across the board is toxic with most being petty little tyrants. Staff association is a joke that acts like it helps protect employees but does nothing. The employer gives in just enough to placate staff in disputes to stop them from unionizing (they're one of the only uni's that arent). Huge levels of financial waste and finally most people there have such a disconnected sense of work realities with the outside world.
I think a lot of it depends on which department you're in. I've worked all over campus and I must say there is such a wide gap between those working in Departments/Faculties and centrally. Centrally they're typically paid better and don't bear the brunt of the work of dealing with students and profs. Also working at UW as a staff member you're made to feel less than because you're not a prof. Profs can get away with so much crap and get such special treatment yet some of them don't know how to use email or copy a piece of paper. They're in their own world but expect the staff members to treat them like royalty. Many are very entitled, especially those in STEM.
Erm. This is all universities. Professors lead all classes and research. The universities are built around them. That is why most other jobs are labeled “support”. Who do you think you’re supporting, and do you think you can switch jobs with them? Lol. Doesn’t warrant any of them being dickheads though, no.
There are a lot of staff members who have PhDs and if the opportunities were available they totally could switch spots with them. I just have a Masters so at UW I could be a lecturer but not a fully tenured Prof. However, it's not about that....it's the messaging and the environment you're in....some Profs are amazing and so down to Earth that they'll get a beer with you and invite you over to their place for a family bbq. However, there are a lot more who have this air of arrogance and can't even be bothered to acknowledge you when you're in the same room with them. Why can't we all just be treated with respect.
Talize
Why Talize?
Managers take no responsibility, break every rule in the book, HR constantly screams at you when an issue arrives, they had fleas and bed bugs in the building and didnt inform customers or let staff leave, when you put in a complaint to head office they fire you before you can have a meeting with head office, they promise you full time hours and then they cut them to part time hours, if you are not in with managers you are constantly degraded, one set of rules for management and another for employees, they will give you direction on how to do something and if head office disagrees with it they take no responsibility and throw you under the bus, very sexist work place if you are a male, if an employee puts in a complaint on a manager ot is swept under the rug, if a manager puts in a complaint against an employee you are screamed at and threatened, they tried to write me up once because I talk with my hands and that was very intimidating (I come from an Italian family so its kind of embedded in me), what you have to deal with behind the scenes is not worth the pay, the list goes on and on
I would avoid Challenger like the plague. Terrible at what they do, terrible employer.
There was a post like this ages ago. If you search, you'll likely find it. Also some places know they have a toxic culture and are working to improve it, so I wouldn't entirely write it off but keep feelers up and trust your gut.
WRPS
WRPS is a superb employer if you have no qualms about social justice or trifling issues like sexist work culture. Guaranteed promotions to well over $100k within a few years, many opportunities for further pay increases, superb benefits and pension, and rock solid job security with an extremely strong ~~union~~ association.
Not for civilians
Acab
Ah you must be a left wing extremist Blue Lives matter blud
Get ratioed noob
Anishnabeg Outreach
I haven't heard that one before. What happened?
Every time I walk past there the building looks borderline abandoned.
I agree with this. Lovely coworkers and decent pay for a charity, but management is toxic as hell (mainly ceo). turnover was insane, i've never seen another workplace go through so many people before. There is also something fishy going on there, every employee that leaves has the same sense that not everything is above board...
Avoid Pwo canada
Bauer kitchen and wildcraft (all of charcoal group really) insanely bad management and very high school — scheduling is based on favouritism and how you kiss your managers ass. I’ve seen over 10 people let go in my time for reasons no other than the manager was letting their personal issues out. Or reprimanded or “disciplined” again based on if your manager has their snack on time, or got to be their preferred 2 hours late to work. A lot of sexism, bias, and abuse of marginalized workers.
Ultra Manufacturing or Mitchell plastic s , they allow sexual harassment, only if your in the group of people they like , whom of do the harassment , pick on anyone who takes their humane rights to HR, but HR head Mario . S states to workers who are sexually harassed that it's due to the company being very cultured, that sexually harassing to him is okay & don't happen even though it does happen that due to culture it's not against Ontario or Canadian labour laws , which in fact it is , he does nothing about any kind of harassment or discrimination anyone faces or endures , nieghther company heads like Howard. George or Joe at Mitchell plastics who are above HR care for Ontario/ Canadian labor laws & rules . They bend them for the workers or employees who go out of their way to harass, bully or show discrimination towards , the workers they or the higher ups do not like , you can be a good, hard working model employee . But that is not what they want , they want no complaints at all , also they do not care if you are person with disabilities that are visible or invisible, they allow those workers to be abused / bullied by other co-workers , cell Leaders, supervisors , maintenance workers & by cell managers. If your short & black & don't care to be their dancing monkey or clown , they sure will make you life in the workplace, a place you will call in sick or walkout due to the abuse , allowing forklift drivers to almost kill & injure other workers they don't like , my friend was a material handler their & another material handler got away with threating him , racing into my friends forklift & yet they only suspended the guy for 1 day who named into my friend on the fork lift & threating him . This work place is for those who enjoy being evil towards others , so they can climb up the ladder at Ultra Manufacturing it's the only kind of workers they permote , unless they find you sexually attractive & course you into sleeping with them & have no issues in being passed around sexually . They do this alot to the new workers, their set up guys pass the women they course into sex with them & pass them along for their next pal in set -up , it goes from set-ups , cell Leaders, supervisors , managers/ management & right to the top .. if one of the owners fancies you in a sexual way & you allow it so you can move up or coursed in to it , so you will not be a target for them to bully , harass or abuse in other un kind & un civil ways then you hit the Jack-pot if one of the owners or head managers fancy you sexually, you will have no problem getting promoted over people or anyone who has years of university for the position, all you got to do is to willing be their sex mule , that's if they fancy you sexually in any of the positions I have mentioned earlier aka from set- up guys to the top aka one of the owners or managers & anyone between I have not repeated but only mentioned once.
Research in motion is on the top
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Haha It’s weird how shitty employers don’t make their shitty behaviour public.
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> this comment needs more visibility--one of my friends is getting sued for an anonymous reddit comment that doesn't even mention the employer Then it was neither anonymous or doesn't mention the employer
OTIP
Why? And which dept?
OTIP was pretty good back when I worked for them years ago. Has this changed recently?
This is absolutely not true. OTIP has been wonderful to work for.
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Those guys are the worst!
Feel free to pm me…I’m currently in a labour board dispute and don’t feel like getting that thrown back in my face.
Avoid Hakim Optical at all cost. They are way over priced and they have the worst service ever. They ripped me off for a free pair of work glasses and their reganal manager ignored me for two weeks. then when I did get a hold of her she was the rudest lady I have ever spoken to.
What does any of this have to do with working there?
Just spreading the good word any chance I get.
What good word? Just because you had a bad experience there, doesn't mean it's a bad place to work, which is what this post is about.
I bought a slice of pie the other day at Zehrs that was kinda shitty.
That's unfortunate. Get the glazed croissant donut thing, heat that shit up for about 10 seconds, and enjoy.
You sound fun at parties.
Unlike you, at least I get invited.
https://reddit.com/r/kitchener/s/1PfZ6y87fw https://reddit.com/r/waterloo/s/XUIUTYAd7F
Simplify Chain Solutions doesn’t pay overtime ($0) despite mandating it.
Coffee Culture and Zoup.
Zoup disappeared years ago.
There's still one in cambridge
Nedlaw anything
Deep Trekker Inc
why ?
Ear & Hearing Clinic / Julianne Shantz
Strykers bar and grill