Used to be one of the best, now it is considered to be one of the worst. - Sales Representative TELUS Employee Review

2.0
25 Nov 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The benefits are decent, TELUS understands that the customers' expectations are not always realistic. The hours are fair, are it can be a dynamic atmosphere with telecom always changing.

Cons

Completely incompetent middle/ upper management -- they are more focused on the Share Holder than on the actual customer. Our systems/ processes are so outdated that of course our targets are not being met. Managements' response to everything tends to be pointing fingers to the frontlines and squeezing more out of them for less. Frontline employees are micromanaged to unthinkable levels (i.e. Call Monitoring statistics are unrealistic); Management has this ideal that your results are never good enough. All the outsourcing to the Philippines creates a demoralizing work environment; Management consistently lies that our jobs are safe when they aren't. Outsourced work is often messed up (80% of the time), customers are not happy, and those whose jobs haven't been oursourced are consistently fixing errors, dealing with angry customers and dealing with convoluted processes that Analysts unfamiliar to the frontlines keep dishing out to us. Career-pathing seems almost non-existant at this company as Managers are trying to keep their jobs, and those in BU positions are constantly reminded that your job is expendable. Not a very ethical workplace whatsoever! Those who do the grunt-work are constantly disregarded.

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5.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility of hours and freedom of location.

Cons

Pay is not high, and not enough tasks available at times.

2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work from home and create your own schedule. Paid training. There is an option for therapy through the company.

Cons

They are hiring, but there aren't enough tasks to make the minimum of 10 hours a week. There are no raises and no promotions. They take a long time to respond to emails, if they respond at all. The only benefit is a 401 (k). $14 is the pay rate, and one can only work 20 hours a week, if there are enough tasks. The past couple of exams for training set one up to fail them. I have been doing this job long enough to know this. They constantly threaten your job, which really affects morale and confidence. There used to be bonuses, but they haven't done them in a long time. There were times we were given permission to work up to 35 hours for the week, but again, it has been a long time. Last one, they didn't have enough tasks to allow for workers to get to 25+. They also offered stock options, but they ended that as well. They made a major mistake on my end and threatened me unless I complied. Eventually got an email that they were wrong, but they didn't apologize. I saw they were hiring freelancers with a maximum of 25 hours a week. I wrote to management and was told the rest of us were only staying at 20. I am currently seeking other employment. There are other companies that do the same work with higher pay and actual benefits. This was once a good job, but once Telus took over, it has been downhill. I would not recommend this company anymore. I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a sinking ship.

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