Pros
- Across from Union Station - Wine and beer are available to compensate for your long hours and high stress levels - Quarterly drinking parties are fun, although many end up sick and embarrassed - Could be OK if you have no experience and no outside commitments or interests - Friendly, young co-workers at the more junior levels
Cons
- If you want to work in healthcare IT, there are many other options in the city with real products and stronger values - Run by ex-politicians with inflated egos, inexperienced in business, healthcare, or technology - Non-existent products are sold in high quantities as market-ready products. Company does not resource adequately to build or deliver. - High, burn-out related turnover and very tense client relationships. Constantly looking for scapegoats. - Business model yet to be tested through a change in political party - CEO has spoken openly about 98% of people being disposable - Pay is embarrassingly low for many positions. Vacation days are also stingy. - HR are extremely unprofessional and cliquey. High school-like behaviour. Strong resistance to introducing any policies to promote equitable treatment. Your employment contract will refer to policies that don’t exist. - Complete clock-watchers. Expect disappointed glares from senior management if you are working less than 10-12 hour days. - Double standards in terms of remote working arrangements. Generally not tolerated. - Building set to be torn down so not maintained. Elevators break down and stairwells are locked. Bathrooms are disgusting. - People are crammed in back-to-back and elbow-to-elbow. - Your days, evenings, and weekends will be gamified. You’ll constantly be chasing points for recognition of efforts doing unplanned work. - “No micro-management” comments from HR are technically true. Hoowever, macro-management and meso-management are also lacking. Senior management truly are not plugged in to what they have sold and therefore do not step in to manage and support the team. Lots of blame and finger-pointing.