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I had a positive experience working directly with my manager, who was supportive, professional, and genuinely invested in their team. At the immediate management level, there were strong leaders who worked hard to do the right thing for their staff.

Unfortunately, my experience with the broader company culture was very disappointing. While the organization frequently promotes messages around positivity, care for employees, and a “people-first” culture, those values were not reflected in practice. The decision to let multiple employees go one week before Christmas was particularly disheartening and did not align with the culture the company publicly promotes.

There is a noticeable disconnect between Cardel Homes’ external messaging and internal actions. Employees are encouraged to believe they are valued, but decisions like this significantly undermine trust and morale. Overall, while there are good people and capable managers within the company, the corporate culture and leadership decisions leave much to be desired.

Since 1973, Cardel has grown from a family business into a major international builder with thousands of homes completed throughout North America. In Calgary, Ottawa, Denver and Tampa, we offer a wide range of new-home products, including a dynamic single-family portfolio, attractive multi-family offerings, luxury resort properties, home renovations, design expertise and financial services. Despite our success and growth through the past 40+ years, Cardel still retains the best attributes of a family-run business: quick reflexes, a tight-knit management team and an ironclad commitment to quality and community.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Feels like a family.  You are not just a number.  Upper Management genuinely seems to care about their employees. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Depending on the department there are always stresses that come along with workload and deadlines. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overall, good culture but there are always the sour apples like in any environment. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy but good with some laughs along the way.

The workplace culture is exemplary.  The team is hardworking, professional and fun which makes each day meaningful.  

A typical day was meeting, and greeting the public.  You are the initial contact who provides client and company support, offer advice, and solutions, and tell clients to tour the model homes, give information folders and show them the sight map of lots available.

You would assisted with paperwork, correspondence, following-up on sales leads, database entry, and administrative functions.

Cardel treats their employees with the utmost respect and generosity, and has an amazing workplace culture. Many employees have been there for long periods of time because they love coming to work so much every day. They know that investing time and efforts in their staff will make them more motivated and effective, and this was definitely the case when I worked there. I would recommend anyone looking for employment to check out Cardel Homes as they are an incredible employer.

Cadel Homes was an exciting fast paste environment. Only issue the direction you were heading continually was changing.  You never knew if you were coming or going. Otherwise great place to work, great staff, wonderful homes to sell, nice decor centre.

It's slow right now sow were constantly being supervised while others are not management are unable to make independent desicions former labor formen  was pushing me to get jobs done when we had little work 

Working at Cardel Homes was like being part of a big family.
The management is great and the workplace culture is respectful.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the opportunity to get to know all the areas involved in the company and have a whole understanding of the business.

The environment is not ideal for most of the staff, too much favouritism for staff that have been working there longer than others, no opportunity for advancement, new job possibilities within the organization is not made easy for existing staff to apply….the list goes on. Somewhat of a toxic environment 

Amazing company that prides itself on quality. Great people and management! I loved working for this company, I learned new things and was able to work in a helpful environment! 

Not a great place for someone looking to promote, move up or reach career goals.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Technician 2 salaries reported	$67,500 per year
Assistant 2 salaries reported	$71,250 per year
New home sales consultant 1 salary reported	$56,000 per year
Laborer 3 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Development coordinator 3 salaries reported	$62,500 per year

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