maintenance person

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City-of-Airdrie

Airdrie always has an eye on its budget. Given recent economics, benefits are being cut (you even have to pay for your own coffee), salaries frozen (Council grants 1% cost of living increases despite 4% and greater inflation, an effective salary REDUCTION) under the guise of keeping the budget low (It's not unionized, so whatever management decides goes.). Expect: micromanagement, excuses for management's poor behavior, a useless HR, that unqualified employees are prompted to management, to feel like a number, to keep being asked to do more, and not get compensated under the guise that everyone's doing it, and you're just doing your part to keep the budget low, no advancement unless you're apart of the "club." Lastly, they do not care, and will churn through people because there is always someone out there that will put up with it. This City is approaching a crisis because they simply will not increase taxes appropriately. The people who work here suffer because the mentality is to continually keep taxes (and thus your salary) as low as possible.

Overall, get your experience, and get out. It's not worth trying to change things because they won't change. The problems start at the very top, and the culture stinks.

The City of Airdrie offers plenty of job and career opportunities to students to either get their feet wet with a work schedule or earn money while attending school with their flexible work schedules. Depending on your department, your schedule will change drastically. Some Departments work the standard 9-5, while others may work 7-5 for 4 days a week. The best part about working with the city is that (in my experience at least) nobody is super hard on you about your work unless you really messed up. Being said, if you end up working in a position that has to interact with the public, be ready for them to get angry with you for reasons that won't 100% make sense. Really probably no different from any customer service job, the main difference is that they believe they are directly paying you. An interesting little fact is that a fair amount of the people you would likely be working for are people who have been working with the city since they were in high school or just after graduating.

Working for the city of airdrie is good but you also have issues with certain people at certain buildings.  Some people put me down and made me feel as if they were superior to me just because they made more money than me.  People made fun of my job and they didn’t talk to me and left me out of conversations.  Some buildings had a very cliquey environment and was not fun to be around those type of people.  People at other buildings would tell me how to do my job and boss me around even though they weren’t my team leader and had no authority on telling me what to do.  There were some other situations that got so bad that I had to complain to my supervisor about them as I was not treated well and it was very unprofessional of that person to treat me the way they did and say the things they did behind my back.  

I was with the City of Airdrie for over 8 years and some change, working in a variety of part time jobs and positions while putting myself through school, hoping to network and start my career with the City of Airdrie. That never happened. Despite my loyalty, my accommodation in coming in for shifts at a moments notice, open and flexible availability, and routinely asking for more interesting work and exposure, the City provided me nothing, because I was not in the favored crowd.  

My biggest regret was working for eight years for an organization who had no investment in me as an employee or an individual. The City of Airdrie is not a place where you can grow with them. Its an old boys club, founded on the believe of cronyism. I would strongly encourage anyone whose thinking of applying for the City of Airdrie, to reconsider where there career goals are. This organization is top heavy. poorly managed, and an old boys club to the letter. 

I would love to work with the City of Airdrie again and it is a wonderful job for someone wanting to make some extra money over the summer. The job was relaxed yet demanding at the same time, I never felt I was below anyone working there. A typical work day in that specific department would be grooming the garden beds, removing and replacing garbages, and mowing for 10 hours each day. I have learned a lot from this job for an exampleI have  learned team building and a lot of our city as well as learning more about ur planet. The work place culture was very relaxed everyone was able to be themselves and have fun. The hardest part of the job would sometimes be facing the heat of summer and working so hard for 10 hours each day, however the most enjoyable part of the job was being able to go to different places around the city to work. You are never "stuck" in one spot the entire day.

W&R is an excellent place for people with flexible schedules and adaptability to workflow to work. On a busy day, you'll be running back and forth carrying loads and answering questions (where the answer is usually on a sign beside you). On a slow day, you'll be keeping the depot as clean as you can, while also probably having some responsibilities of your own to manage (ie, building bins, crushing bulbs, paperwork, etc...). Typically the workflow is very predictable, as it changes as people's free time changes. The hardest part of the job is trying to explain the dynamics of recycling to people why their plastics, and other goods, are not accepted. The easiest is forming a cohesive workflow with and around your fellow co-workers.

The employees at the City of Airdrie are very friendly and welcoming.  I left a stable permanent full time job that I loved, working in a great municipality for an opportunity with the City of Airdrie.  On my 21st day of working for the City of Airdrie they decided they wanted someone else and I was let go with no explaination, the week before I had recieved postive feedback and praise on my job performance so far.  I spent  a fair amount in moving expenses and left my home to move to Airdrie for this position which they were aware of.  During my 21 days there I was given no training by my supervisor and rarely saw them, my time was spent shadowing other employees.  I would not recommend leaving a stable job if you have one to work for this corporation.

Felt more like a college fraternity than a place of work. Staff are over paid and most under qualified for their position, right along with management. 

This experience terrified me due to it being a Government position and Safety isn’t guaranteed for employees! They preach standards and spends bucket loads on seminars but are completely lacking any follow through to standards as Agents of Change within actual issues.

There is loads of down time that management plays ignorant to... Management ignores concerns/ complaints and forces department spending when its unnecessary, if we don’t use it as a department we loose it as a department mentality. 

Not recommended for an integral person actually wanting to feel good about themselves

Working at the City of Airdrie even though it was just a summer job gave me the opportunity to grow my labour skills along with create a healthy and safe relationship with my co-workers. The opportunity to come back next summer as well as start a career with the city. The work environment is one where they made you feel that any question was a good one, they give you the opportunity to take the role of a leader with-in your crew, it was a fast paced four 10 hour days mostly working outside; they gave you everything you needed to feel like you could to do the job safely and in the most proficient way. Overall i would say that the City of Airdrie is a amazing place to work and grow.

My experience working here at the City of Airdrie has been a positive one.  The workplace culture is strong and it doesn't matter what level of job you are at, most everyone is welcoming and they care about you and your family.  There will always be someone who isn't happy but in my experience if you work hard, want to be innovative and want to learn, the opportunities provided are great.  Social club organizes parties, golf tournaments, wing nights and we have a fabulous recognition program that is encouraged to be used by everyone.  A fantastic place to work in my opinion.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Maintenance person 3 salaries reported	$21.86 per hour
Equipment operator 3 salaries reported	$33.95 per hour
Technician 1 salary reported	$26.57 per hour
Human resources business partner 2 salaries reported	$55.93 per hour
Crew leader 1 salary reported	$25.70 per hour

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