chauffeur classe 1

opérateur

wastewater operator

water treatment specialist

project manager

Veolia

I'm a chemical engineer and I was hired on as the lead lab at one of their facilities. Their material testing process was terrible and illegal, on their reports they want the lab people to smell the sample to report the odours. We get extremely toxic samples that are tested in fume hoods yet I'm supposed to smell them to give a description.  The interview said I'd make 23 an hour, but after my first pay I found it was 21. Not the end of the world. After time passed it became clear when things were busy I was expected to work weekends. So my commute (Ild pay for) and my weekend plans were disregarded like I’m supposed to be happy to work for free and travel at my own expense. Upon my interview, my manager stated she loves conflict and guaranteed we would get into it (whatever that means) before my 6 months is up. Everyone around me hates their job but they’re happy to do it because they get overtime.  I make the lowest hourly wage and I get paid nothing to work overtime. This place definitely needs to figure some things out. Uneducated management needs to stop harassing the people who have chemical backgrounds. Lastly,  I would just like to say they provide free freezies and coffee, so there’s a plus. My opinion, stay far away.  This is a well established company but the canadian  division is terrible. That’s my 2 cents.

High autonomy  and poor training to handle, sort and palletize  pharmaceutical waste (regular garbage, toxic, flammable, corrosive and dangerous materials). High responsibility to order and coordinate shipments of dangerous goods with subcontractors without  local experience. Low accumulated experience of co-workers in daily operations, and low professional level. Supervisor with very poor management skills. Very poor culture of giving-receiving feedback and impossible to suggest or implement improvements in organization or  communication. Regular peaks of work because of  poor skills  of team in coordinating daily operations with other operations. The supervisor told me it is normal not have time for lunch break all days of the week. The salary is fair, but the commute cost and time makes a low net income, so frequently rotation of co-workers. It is not a nice work experience but it is a good opportunity for learning. 

They recruited me and made a bunch of promises like flexible hours and work from home but when it’s time to work from home or have a flexible day they refuse everytime. Make you feel guilty for taking your parental leave. Promise you a nice job but when hired all you do is paper work for a manager when you’re supposed to do maintenance work. Very poor work/life balance, management does not care at all about the well being of employees. Very high rate of people quiting. There’s somebody who quits almost every week. They ask you to work on week ends and during your vacation without being paid or giving back your time. When confronting management about making false promises they answer that its a hiring strategy to have employees. Asked to come into work even if you have covid and are sick. Worst job I had in the 10 years of my career. 

Company is seriously struggling at ewmc site. Constant contract losses, and site closures makes for a very unstable workplace for new hires.  New employees are payed far less with no raises in hopes to replace the soon to be retiring employees with cheaper labour. Very short sighted leadership, most of their solutions are a panic to cut costs, causing staffing issues when too many people are laid off or quit due to frustration, leaving facilities regularly understaffed. Not overly stressful with some good coworkers but for what you will be paid, it's not worth sticking around. You will be used up until they decide you are too much of a cost to their struggling company.

If you wanna work in a place that’s not getting you any job advance you’re welcome to join in… Cause if you don’t fit in the management “click” (friends group) you ain’t going no where in the company… It’s sad cause they have a lot of talented people there and don’t use them to they’re full potential. Instead they’ll gonna demotivate you and bash on you until you break or make you quit your job. I’ve been harassed psychologically  on my body size, my skills and my abilities, my hygiene, my belief, anything you can think about they did it to me.

Wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy. As a global company, they are terrible. This company will spend a dollar to screw you out of a nickel. Safety is a priority unless it costs money. Cheapest benefits they can get away with. Payroll constantly makes mistakes,  and never in your favor, so are they really mistakes? HR is a joke. Upper managements biggest priority is their bonuses. Lower management tries but is handcuffed. Pay is substandard. 

Signed for a one year contract, I enjoyed my time with them. From my supervisor to coworkers, all were helpful and knowledgeable. My duties varied weekly to meet the customers needs. From operation, maintenance and troubleshooting to customer service. The most enjoyable part of the job was the opportunity to learn new skills and technologies and grow personally and professionally.

Don't expect to get paid competitively.  Raises don't coincidence with cost of living, typical is 2% unless you're buddies with your manager. Employee handbook that goes against ESA in Ontario. They expect you to be available 24/7 without compensating appropriately. Coworkers and the customers are the highlight of the job. HR will insult you and make you question your mental wellness. There's a reason there's a high turnover rate.

You get less than inflation raises. Field Managers never leave their basements to go to site. If you don’t do your job, you don’t get punished. If you do more than required “pull a miracle” you don’t get rewarded. 

Your opinion isn’t respected even if you have a proven track record of success, your manager takes all the credit for completed work. None of your accomplishments get transmitted. If you want to do nothing, this is the job for you. 

Well a typical day at work would be doing my report time, then my pre-trip on my bus, after comes work.
I learned so many things like how to deal with my passengers, how safety comes first, and many more.
The hardest part of the job is that I stay far away from my family for to long.
The most enjoyable part of the job is everything I love driving and dealing with people.

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