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You will discover after working there that management and directors are largely unqualified for their jobs. The majority of them do not have a secondary school education, meaning that their subordinates are generally are more educated than they are. The head honcho of the CN Tower started as a line cook, now he's in charge of the entire building's operations.

Management will preach to you about how you are "the best of the best", but any other in-house security job in Toronto will pay you more (for example, the ROM, the MTCC, and the AGO all pay higher wages).

Work environment is toxic, basically high school all over again. Those "awesome coworkers" you think you have will be saying all sorts of things about you. You'll only have a handful of people that are genuinely awesome; try to identify them quickly.

Part time employees are expected to work the same hours, do the exact same job, and have the exact same responsibilities as full timers despite being paid less and receiving no benefits.

When someone has been there for a long time, the upper management will fire them and hire someone new so they can pay them less money. This problem was *rampant*, and was a big part of the reason why the building is poorly run and completely disorganized.

If you work in security, you will have no opportunity for advancement. You *might* be able to get a supervisor position, but odds are very good that you won't want the added responsibility for the miserable pay increase.

1) HR will not help you if push comes to shove. Their purpose is to cover the company's back side.
2) You can not rely on this job as your only form of income. 7 months out of the year are designated the "off season" and hours are scarce. Favouritism will take hold. 
3) Make a copy of every document you submit to anyone. Especially scheduling requests.
4) Working in an elevator when you're sick is the worst, you'll want to do your best to avoid that. Also, your sick-days are limited just like full-time, salary employees. If you happen to have too many, or are sick too frequently, it will be noted and there will be repercussions.
5) Turnover is high, and chances for advancement are low. If you're trying to gain experience and further your career in hospitality, you're wasting your time.

Some days I would float and go to a different station helping the chef with what needs to be done for dinner service. I was placed on a station was told how the dishes were set up and would set them up to order. For the Hot station I would have to listen for the go ahead from the head chef and prepare certain dishes as it was called. For the Cold/salad station, I was in charge of half the station which included 6 salads to complete to order as well as party salads. I would prepare raw materials before starting and restock as necessary. I would also close down the station at the end of the night. I did not meet a lot of the coworkers because many were constantly busy on the line. 
With the CN Tower all ingredients must be brought up first trip up from the base kitchen. The Management changed frequently, some were strict and harsh on many and others were easy going and firm. The hardest part of the job is getting ready for individual parties while still keeping up with orders.

I loved the people that I worked with and that made working there bearable. The work is relatively easy and the customers are often friendly. However, this isn't a "forever" place of employment even if you want to move to different departments or to have your career grow. 

Your  department, supervisors and manager are generally very flexible , easy going and accommodating. However, upper management is very rigid and have no idea what's going in operations.

Think about going to HR? Think again. They have favourites and they are only there to protect management from the silly stuff the do. 

For a very casual place to work there is an awful lot of gossip and favouritism. Not professional at all.

Usually busy, fast paced, various stations i.e ( pots, horizons, scrap and machine.) Beginning of shift bring plates to stations and set up for the day/night mop floors, collect dirty plates from scrap and bring them to the machine. Pots scrub pots and put them on shelf so cooks could come and help themselves to get them. The hardest part of the job was balancing school and work. Management was friendly and understanding very fair to everyone. The most enjoyable part of the job was being sent downstairs to base kitchen to get supplies.

Shifts vary.  Hours are not overly long (normally).  In Security, management was great, though due to a change in management, I can no longer vouch for this as I didn't get to know the new manager very well.  Can be stressful due to large volumes of tourists in the summer months.  Training is excellent, pay was good.  Tour guides and snotty guests are tiresome, but celebrity visits and an opportunity to sell your city a bit make up for most of the negatives. 

Minimum starting. You have quite a large team with multiple supervisors everyday so your schedule is somewhat flexible as long as you discuss in advance. Everyone is very friendly and most importantly, I have found that in tough guest confrontations, the supervisors have your back and support you through it. Upper management is a mess and superficial, however the people on the floor are what makes it worth it. Everyone is around age 19-30. There’s almost always something to do. 

This was the most dehumanising experiences of my life. The management team is full of mediocre opportunists who seem to revel in the destruction of individuality. Situations and errors never get fully addressed then the executive team wants employees to show up to pep rallies about how much money they make off your labour. All while you're just trying to get a schedule that enables you to make minimum wage work.

In a typical day of work in the security department I proccessed persons and goods entering the premises, conducted patrols and operated security equipment. Overall, the staff is friendly and helpful. The security basis of the job lacks the challenge I am particularly looking for. I feel I did not gain much experience from the job overall.

Summer hours were great 40 hours a week but once winter hit you would only get 10-15 hours a week. This was the worst place I have ever worked.  Horrible managers who "mock" staff.   Extremely low pay (min wage) and Tickets sell for $35per person.  Managers and CEO's rave about how much money they make yearly while front line staff struggle to get by.  This just job is great for kids ages 16-18max.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Security officer 4 salaries reported	$23.35 per hour
Cook 5 salaries reported	$22.19 per hour
Reservation agent 3 salaries reported	$22.47 per hour
Guest service agent 5 salaries reported	$18.28 per hour
Utility worker 3 salaries reported	$21.95 per hour

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