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Working at Brenntag is by far the most frustrating experience one can imagine. Although the job in itself is easy, a lot of the people here are difficult to work with, processes are simply outdated, bureaucratic procedures are more important than efficiencies, training and development are almost non-existent, and any form of change management is simply a joke. To start, there is absolutely no cohesion within the company. Each department seems to work in silo with it's own goals and agenda that conflicts amongst each other. And many of these issues stems from the poor IT infrastructure currently in place and the lack of formal training to use the tools that we're given. Even within your own department, there are no standardization simply because there are no working instructions; so everyone ends up doing things their own way. Many of the people are bitter and refuses change, with the excuse that "I've been doing this the same way for the last 20 years, so it must be right." And with such attitude, this company maintains a lot of mundane data entry tasks that could have easily been automated or streamlined. Many of the middle management are clueless and arrogant. They will never reply to emails when you ask for something. Or they will send you an email to look up something in the system, where it would have taken them more time to draft that email than to look it up themselves. Every department, except for sales, is seen as a liability, which explains the lack of investment in talent and training. The job description specifies having an SCMP as an asset, but yet the company follows none of the SCMP best practices. My suggestion to upper management is stop running this company like a family business. You are a $10billion Euro publicly traded company, start acting like one. There are obviously a lot of dead weight within the company, perhaps start doing some internal analysis to determine where the fat can be trimmed or hire a consulting company to do if you don't know how to.

First off let me say. Brenntag as a company is great. Paid time off paid lunches on events and great pay. 
HOWEVER

Management is a complete joke. Favourtism is live and well. I was verbally attacked by an employee and their so called "0 tolerance policy" has a tolerance. That same employee then hit me with a forklift and again their 0 tolerance never came into effect. Management will go above and beyond to protect those who kiss their behind. Etobicoke warehouse is a joke!!

Management will also tell you to take initiative and do things on your own in meetings but in actual work you get yelled at and questioned "why are you cleaning? See me first" very confusing direction. Was depressed everyday.

Ontop of that. Safety is not number 1 at this warehouse. Vent filters have not been changed for over 20 years according to manager. How great to breathe in right? Faulty railing that are rusted and missing bolts. And their stairs has a water leak from the roof you can fall down over 30 steps!! 
If you love your life. Dont work at Etobicoke Brenntag

I was told in the interview that they were looking to hire a full time employee. A few months had passed and after speaking to other employees, they told me they were there for 9 months and still not hired. I left after three when they told me they weren’t hiring due to COVID. 

Working with dangerous goods is stressful. The pay rate of the agency was not worth the level of stress for the job. 

There is also a cold area of the warehouse. It is routinely 10 to 15 degrees lower than outside. I was not informed of this and they did not provide adequate PPE to deal with the cold. 

Fast paced environment with many rules and restrictions. The full time wage is good and worthy of the responsibilities required of the job. However , starting as a temp and working there for months on end makes the job not worth it. 



What is the best part of working at the company?
Leaving at the end of the day. The environment has become very toxic

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being micromanaged. Lower team hands  as well as lower management, have been seemingly stripped of all decision making while being consistently asked to justify their every action. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible now. Even close comrades have now become irritated  amongst themselves. The stress levels in every department has gone through the roof. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Problems from the start. Due to high temporary, inexperienced personnel as well as almost always being short staffed, putting fires out starts. From the moment I walk it.

I was fortunate to go through many workplace training programs after working for Brenntag Canada inc. for over four years. These helped a great deal for preparing for C.O.R and ISO audits for industry standard certifications. Computer programs I dealt with on a daily basis while at Brenntag were Complaint Pro, S.A.P and Intelex all for the record maintenance of the warehouse, of which I was the sole operator and fire warden of for the duration of my time at Brenntag. I believe Brenntag is one of the best companies to work for in Canada and globally due to its above par training, hiring and operating processes.

A typical day at work would be shunting tank trucks,loading and unloading dangerous goods and preparing them for the next day deliveries.Learning how to manipulate dangerous goods is always a challenge,however the company is always on top of our security programs and courses such as Hazmat, anti static,and corner stone,ect...the hardest part of the job I guess would be the winter.
And the most enjoyable part of the day would be at the end of the day when the job is well done and you came home safely.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Respectful treatment of employees.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Frequent turn-over, management disconnect from customers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture is ok. Company prefers hiring younger, less experienced and less costly people from from outside the industry and letting more experienced senior employees go. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
8-5. Some discretionary overtime.

My time at this company stands as one of the most challenging and disappointing experiences of my career, and, frankly, my life. The HR leadership is hostile and unapproachable; any concerns raised about mistreatment are often dismissed or met with contempt.

Advancement opportunities are virtually non-existent unless you’re part of the inner circle, as the culture is dominated by favoritism and a ‘crab bucket’ mentality that stifles growth and collaboration. If you value a supportive and fair work environment, I strongly recommend looking elsewhere.

Its a fast paced job, lots of blends to make, everything from unloading trains and trucks, packaging and blending and everything in between requires special PPE, including Anti static everything. Attention to detail is extremely important, being exposed to harmful chemicals and fumes, gasses, liquids can be unnerving and stressful, but with the great people working there you are in great company and they don't cut costs or corners. It was an amazing time and company I had the pleasure of working for.

Spend years working towards a promotion, and in the end you’re given the news that the duties and responsibilities you’ve since taken on were always part of your job title!! Unbelievable! Feedback is useless when they are simply keeping costs down wherever they can! The p*ick is pushing quitting and then what will they do, office mom should be my title and mama needs a promotion and raise cheapos!!

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