Pros
Downtown location, although that's changing, and am not looking forward to the walk from Union Station to the Queens Quay in -20C weather this winter. The building we are moving into is outdated and there are not a lot of places to eat nearby. Friendly people, average benefits and good work/life balance. They do try to create a fun company environment with quarterly town halls that sometimes happen offsite, where there are snacks and beverages provided. These events are enjoyable and a great way to develop relationships with your peers.
Cons
First off the salaries aren't competitive with the rest of the Toronto market, and the work isn't overly innovative and interesting. They are trying to turn that around on the technology side, but it's way too late. There is a huge mountain of technical debt for them to overcome and they are also trying to switch technologies at the same time with a very limited number of developers left in the building, who are not proficient in these new development languages yet. Somehow amidst all of this they will have to maintain our existing products. It's unlikely we will produce any new product development work until I'm guessing late next year. This new strategy comes from our new CTO, who at the moment is calling the shots for pretty much the whole company, so we're all left wondering if we actually have a President in the building, or if he's actually the CEO instead. I presume by the time they clean up technology and make it more efficient for us to create new products, we'll be dead in the water as LinkedIn, Indeed and all the other job board players will have come out with even better products and services. We're just so behind that that it's rather frustrating and it's no wonder the people with the talent and great ideas leave Workopolis. How can you blame them? On that note, since our revenue is so flat, we are constantly laying off people left and right. This has been happening for a few years now. And with the new CTO in place, I gather we'll lose more people because his leadership style is not inclusive, and no one in Technology actually believes his vision is feasible. It's rather worrisome. The environment today in the office is stormy and morale is at a high time low. Workopolis used to be a place where they valued openness and honesty, but not anymore. Today you're afraid you'll lose your job if you speak critically about the new strategy. We've seen this happen already with a few people who have left the building.
