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Sifton Properties Limited

Cult-like environment. You have to pledge lifetime allegiance to the company in order to reap any benefit. HR department regularly/openly violates people's privacy, abuses their staff and holds bias for the benefit of the company. Even if you are an innocent part in a situation, the company will use HR to find a way to discard you to mitigate any risk.
Pay is significantly under industry standard, despite real estate being one of the most profitable sectors in the Canadian/London market. The company also took advantage of subsidies during COVID19, but laid off multiple long-term staff using new pandemic loopholes despite having record breaking real estate prices. 
It used to be a great company where family values were important and employees felt valued and appreciated, but a change in leadership allowed those without compassion or conscience to guide the company. The people who do all the work, the lower levels of the company, are wonderfully dedicated, kind and appreciative, but profits over people is the name of the game for all across the top management of the company. 
The culture co-worker to co-worker is excellent, on surface level the company does give perks like matched pension, benefits, free lunches, many employee events. Many people continuously work late with the hopes it will lead to advancement, and it never happens. If you're not looking to move up, and your direct manager is supportive of you, you can likely survive in the company, but you'll most likely not make enough money and you'll work in an environment where no one is allowed to say no or disagree.

My experience at Longworth by Sifton was unfortunately disappointing. During my short time there, I encountered a serious lack of leadership and support from the kitchen manager, who was rarely present during service and gave little to no feedback or direction—especially difficult as a new employee still in training.

Another team member had to step up and fulfill duties that the kitchen manager should have been responsible for. Despite my efforts, including successfully managing an entire Easter dinner service alone, my work went unacknowledged by management. The only recognition I received came from a colleague, not my Manager.

Shortly before being let go, I required emergency medical care and took a sick day. I returned to work the next day while still recovering, yet the manager never checked in or expressed concern. I can't help but feel this absence unfairly influenced their decision to terminate my probation.

Overall, the environment lacked proper management, support, and appreciation for hard work. I would not recommend this workplace to those looking for fair leadership or professional growth.

There's no communication between staff and management. Going above and beyond is pointless in the retirement sector. Anything positive you do goes unnoticed but they sure like to point out your shortcomings. Working there drains the life and enthusiasm.  They hire people with no skill  level and set them up for failure. The residents pay top dollar and the quality is declining rapidly. Rules only apply to certain people. It's unionized so the lazy employees are protected while the professionals are always scrutinized. That's why they leave to go work elsewhere. When problems arise, you are left to deal with it. Managers and supervisors are useless and give no guidance. The person who's in charge of the retirement sector should be fired. All of Sifton's retirement properties  are struggling to find staff and hold on to them. There is no staff appreciation.  If you need any proof of this, just ask anybody that is or has worked in the retirement part. I guess the West 5 is there main focus and nothing else matters. If only the residents knew how the employees are mistreated and are extremely frustrated with the lack of support from managers and supervisors.

I worked with this company for nearly 4 years before making the decision to leave.  My position became unclear and when I sought guidance little was given. The company boasts work life balance however it is apparent that this is a double standard and is not something that is made available across the entire company - those in office positions get the most perks.  The company continues to work in silos and there are many in management positions who should not be - promotions seem to be based on length of term, not based on merit.  Feedback is gathered anonymously however not actioned.  Those who have worked for other companies can easily see where Sifton is going wrong and do not stay.  Those who are lifers have typically been hired right out of school and don't know any better.   Defintely worth a "try" but make sure you make yourself a priority because the company won't.  If you do leave on good terms, good luck trying to come back

Sifton is an excellent company that presents opportunity to learn and grow for anyone looking to embrace it. It is not a place to stagnate. Do you want to collaborate with peers? Do you want to shape the business? Do you want to experiment and try new things? If so, Sifton is the place to be. 

Sifton hosts many social events for staff (and their families) and encourages giving back to the community, in any way possible. Sifton is a place where creativity, kindness, honesty and integrity are a best practice. It is a place where tradition and family values meet innovation and future ideals.

What I love: Working with so many interesting and talented people. Having the ability to ask questions and learn without judgement.

What I have learned: All team members want to do the best they can, not wanting to let you or the customer down.

The hardest part of the job: Keeping current with technologies and software.

The most enjoyable part: Working for an epic company that cares about their employee’s wellbeing and strives to make the world a better place.

Culture: Work hard and have fun doing it!

In summary, at Sifton, you can make a difference. 



Overall a decent company to work for. Shift hours are alright. As an FSW responsible for food preparation for different services. When hired you will be told one thing schedule wise but then it will slowly be bent and turn into completely different hours. no consistency.

Very hard to make residents happy. Constant complaints and negative comment towards kitchen staff, but since they pay so much to live there nothing really can be done.

Some of the supervisors working there act like the own the place because they have been there the longest. Things not done their way? Then you are made to feel 2 inches tall, you are talked to down to. Passive aggressive notes will be left for you. Changing things around to benefit them but no one else. With management aware of these types of behaviors one would think they would be dealt with, but they continue on contributing to a negative and toxic atmosphere.

Most enjoyable part are the hours. Lots of gossiping unfortunately.

The management is mediocre at best. I worked here for almost 3 years, and it started off poor and only got worse the entire time I was there. Always short on staff, short on supplies. Seniors paying a premium to live here and getting bare minimum in terms of services and products. The management is completely incompetent in recognizing the issues- or they do recognize them and choose to do nothing. And my personal favourite, was all the nepotism. Starting with the general manager who is best friends with the regional manager, or the general manager who’s daughter worked the front desk. Different rules apply to different people at sifton. They expect you to make your whole life about them when management treats you like you’re disposable. Head office knows there is a problem at this specific location but no one seems invested in figuring out why there’s such a high turnover rate.

Have worked for Sifton for over twenty years and still love my job and the company. They have a good culture and really support their front line staff through training and safety.
Open door policies mean you have access to managers for discussions. 
I find they are always updating holidays,work boot allowances and policys to stay in touch with the industry.
There has been a lot of change in the company and manager changes and I can honestly say these last few years have been the best years so far. We are encouraged to be creative and grow yourself and your job. 
I work outside and we get provided with a great clothing for the job. Golf shirts, winter coats, gloves etc. 
Fantastic work place,great culture, super people to work with and for!!!!!

Worked mostly day shifts with a few evening shifts we preparing food for seniors. Learnt a lot while working there, making sauces, soups, making breakfast some of many things taught.
Very good training provided by my supervisor. 
Even with ESL they were very patient and answered all questions and took time to show me how to properly do things and be more efficient in my job, learnt a lot of new cooking methods and better knife skills

Lots of work to be done in a day, very fast paced days fly by evening time shifts are alot slow paced and alot less work involved found lots of talking and fun times had at night would have preferred to have had more work during my evening shifts lacked direction 

Great place to work and good people to work for definitely would recommend

Sifton is a company that truly cares about it's employees and customers. Sifton is innovative and growing rapidly. They constantly keep employees in the know. Giving back to the community has always been part of Sifton's history and staff are continuously finding new, creative ways to give back with the support and participation of Management. Like any company, we work hard to accomplish our goals and certainly take time to celebrate our achievements as a team. There are so many opportunities and Sifton works hard to develop and educate employees to ensure they reach personal and professional success. I am a long way from retirement, but, I can honestly say it's a place I strive to end my career at.

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