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Productive and fun to work

Executive Administrative Assistant - Contract (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 13 April 2018

This place was very friendly place to work with. My manager was very relaxed and easy to get along with. I checked all the mails and distributed them. I checked all the work load and if it was too much the other admin will help me.

Pros

Free lunch every Friday

Cons

Long hours of commuting

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Great job when we get to work

Summer Hire (Former Employee) – Lillooet, BC – 11 April 2018

Great job lots of driving around and safety precautions/measures than i thought, I learned how to rid up poles to be hoisted into holes dug for them, a little about how certain poles are to be rigged up. Everyone was super friendly and awesome to be around. Waiting to do work was worst part most enjoyable was doing the work.

Pros

Great hours steady work and rewarding

Cons

24/7 on call, dangerous

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Worked as Freelance writer

Freelance Technical Writer (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 15 March 2018

Worked as Freelance writer. The management was very nice and they paid very well. I worked at home and delivered progress bi-weekly. It worked well for everyone.

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Very professional atmosphere with a team first ethics

Capital Project Manager - Maintenance Division (Former Employee) – Vancouver BC Canada – 6 March 2018

It was a great work experience one that I would like to repeat again if given the chance. As a contract consultant it was a great opportunity to work for the federal government of Canada. I learned new technical and management skills preforming Capital Project Management function's at BC Hydro. The staff at the Mission office treated me like family. Everyday presented me with new challenges from simple to very complex. I enjoyed my short tender at BC Hydro and look forward to permanent employment someday with the energy giant.

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Organization is constantly changing its direction.

Senior Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 21 February 2018

This organization, while I was employed there, was extremely wasteful, constantly doing reorganizations within its org chart, and a lot of the employees felt lost in their new jobs.

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Good workplace

Design Assistant (Current Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 2 February 2018

ABSU is a good place to work. Temporary assignment model being outsourced to BC Hydro in a Union environment. Good benefits & continued work on rotating contracts.

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Good learning platform

Customer Services Account Representative (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 31 January 2018

My customer service skills were enhanced during my work here. I am taking a chunk of experience with me to my new work place. I recommend it. Thank you.

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Benefits and Security

Tour Guide (Former Employee) – Hudson's Hope, BC – 23 January 2018

BC Hydro is a crown corporation. It has an excellent workplace culture and safety record. Trades positions are highly sought after and it helps if you are a woman or have an indigenous background.

Pros

benefits and job security

Cons

Needs to hire more people

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Born in another age.

Engineer (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 10 January 2018

Stifling. Stayed for the vacation.

Stodgy employees. If you wish to be inoculated against working for the government take a job here.

Culture is great but do not disagree or be shunned. People are very friendly as long as you are seen as an eccentric and not a threat.

Pros

Vacation

Cons

boring

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Great place to work

Procurement Analyst (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 9 January 2018

BC Hydro is a great place to work. It provides a great work/life balance at most departments, salary is average (maybe slightly below average), but very good benefits.
It is a public company. Concerns about the media, and over burden with red tape are part of the day and may represent a problem for a few people.
As any other company, there are good and bad managers. You must try to stay away from the bad ones.

Pros

Lot of time off, good benefits

Cons

Bureaucracy, politics

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Good management style

Contracts Manager (Former Employee) – Burnaby and Mission BC – 12 December 2017

Company was trying to transition to a new type of contract management which focused on a team approach involving Contract, Field Management and Project controls.

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Was not a big fan

Vancouver, BC - Solutions Consultant (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 30 November 2017

Worked here for over 2 years. This place lacks heart or drive for anything innovative. Culture is too risk averse and CYA. The one upside here is they buy the latest and greatest of tech albeit at the tax payers expense but execution is tardy with no real vision

Pros

New Technologies

Cons

everything else...

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great

IT Solution Architect (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 26 November 2017

overall is good, many great people here, company is productive and profitable, cultrure is great, people here are nice and there are great working environment

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Enjoyable and fun at all times

Buntzen lake park employee (Former Employee) – Port Moody, BC – 20 November 2017

Working outdoors is always enjoyable no mattwer what the weather. the employees are all kind and caring towards your health and happiness. It enjoyable at all times and both being around and assisting park usesrs and fellow employees.

Pros

steady hours

Cons

comute

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Suck up and you will be fine

Technical Analyst (Former Employee) – Hydro, BC – 31 October 2017

Micro Management
Old thinking and resistant to change
Typical to hear Hydro is different and this will not work as opposed to accepting and adopting
Not a health workplace despite the benefits

Pros

None

Cons

Need more then the allotted space :(

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Not my dream job

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 23 October 2017

The company is HUGE. The largest I had ever worked for. It was too big for me. Everything seemed to move at a snail's space. Lots of red tape to get through. Super great co workers thought. Amazing benefits!

Pros

great benefits!

Cons

boring

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Always a new challenge

Executive Assistant to the CIO (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 16 July 2017

BC Hydro is perpetually changing. If you can manage to weather the storm during tough times, this is a great place to work that offers many challenges and opportunities to learn and grow!

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Productive place to work

Labourer (Former Employee) – Saint John, NB – 14 July 2017

BC Hydro was a productive and efficient place to work and i suggest others to look for work in that area.
a typical day at work would start out us waking up at 6 o clock in the morning and getting ready for the day
Lunches packed and ready to go

Pros

free lunches

Cons

lazy work hours

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productive work days

custodian (Former Employee) – Hudson's Hope, BC – 10 July 2017

You start work at 8am and work tell 4pm
Your not pushed to work hard
They don't increase your or put you into better paying job
They do pay for any courses they require or want you to take

Pros

great benefits

Cons

poor job security

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Good place to work

Procurement Analyst (Former Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 26 June 2017

proceurement and contract management.
contract change management
contract prepartion
coordination with engineer and construction manager
coordination with AP

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Technical Excellence

Chief Information Security Officer (Former Employee) – Vancouver, Canada – 20 June 2017

Technical excellence underpins most project work and will require detail and reviews to ensure work meet documented standards. Like most large utilities, formal procedures have been developed and must be adhered to for all project work exceeding a certain threshold.

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