British Columbia Institute of Technology Culture reviews

Fun place. Able to ask questions and receive helpful feedback. Collaborative co-workers and many opportunities for growth. Getting to see students and connect with them.

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Supportive and Respectful

Auxiliary (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 26 November 2023

I have never worked in a place where I have been recognized for my skill and intelligence by leadership that is not threatened by my skills and intelligence. It feels ridiculous to say that, but other educational institutions (UBC) have such atrocious internal politics and prejudices against anyone who is smart and different. It is so entirely refreshing and reassuring to be in such a supportive environment. Every single staff member I have encountered has been a positive experience. I feel safe and seen here. Thank you BCIT!

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Faculty Member (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 6 April 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?There was no best part for meI What is the most stressful part about working at the company?I have very bad experiences with teamworkersWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful , did not respect to diversity What is a typical day like for you at the company?You were treated unfair and impolite with senior workers every day especially when you express scientific facts as they haven't knowledge and information

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Great place to work.

International Admissions Officer (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 1 February 2022

It's a good place to work with encouraging people. Students always have various needs to that adds a bit challenges to work with but very enjoyable. Great and timely responses to COVID 19.

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Productive and friendly

Assistant Instructor (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 4 November 2020

You need to do your work perfectly and work hard, but the culture is friendly with top management very helpful. Co-workers are friendly and available to help.

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What people like

Time and location flexibility
Inclusive work environment
Feeling of personal appreciation

School of Health Sciences

Instructor (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 19 June 2020

People quit their manager, not their job and nowhere is this more the case than the BCIT School of Health, Manager; Diagnostics. This manager rewards, promotes and supports those with a poor work ethic and lack teaching credentials, those who complain and are the source of creating a toxic work environment. This manager casts aside, undermines and disposes of instructors who work hard and are loyal to the organization with documented positive student feedback. I have personally witnessed colleagues crying in meetings with this manager present, verbal abuse and harassment both in-person and online. All this behaviour goes on under the watchful eye of the Dean of the School of Health and senior leadership who do absolutely nothing to address the issues. The School of Health Sciences is the most toxic work environment I have ever been a part of. On an organizational level, BCIT is incredibly resistant to change and more often, change is obstructed. Idea sharing is discouraged. The BCIT learning environment has not changed in decades. How this toxic culture continues in this time of change and awareness of workplace bullying and harassment boggles my mind.

Pros

Students

Cons

Soul crushing, toxic environment

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Official response from British Columbia Institute of Technology

28 August 2020

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. At BCIT, we value our people and are always striving to improve our employee experience. We welcome further feedback to identify possible solutions to address the concerns you may have. Please feel free to email us at recruitmentassistant@bcit.ca if you would like to provide additional feedback.

BCIT is a great trades school

Aviation Mechanics Instructor (Former Employee) - Richmond, BC - 17 June 2020

BCIT is a great trades school, the most enjoyable part of the job is being a mentor to keen apprentices. The hardest part this job was the ongoing lesson planning as a result of curriculum revisions

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Great workplace

Switchboard Operator (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 21 February 2020

- answer phones - student services - great people - good managers - good co workers - fair salary - nice vibe - student culture - lots of amenities around campus

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Toxic environment where new ideas are highly discouraged

Manager (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 4 February 2020

BCIT School of Health Sciences was hands down the worst employer I have ever had. In the beginning I was thrilled to get a job offer from BCIT since they promote themselves as one of the top 100 employers in British Columbia. However within the first month of my employment it was clear I had been mislead on what they wanted out of my position. Instead of bringing new ideas to the table as a manager, I was expected to continue on with the usual inefficient method of doing things despite knowing faster and more cost effective methods. HR is terrible at BCIT. The job description provided by HR did not match the duties I was assigned by my supervisor. I witnessed instances of bullying, sexism, and passive aggressive behavior between my colleagues. I attempted to formally report this but was ignored for months. HR informed my supervisor of my complaints and I was then reprimanded as being "disruptive to the culture of BCIT and that I should be careful not to upset the the wrong people". There is a very high turnover rate with management and HR. The goals of one manger could be completely opposite of their replacement. Deans and Directors are easily fired or quit. So setting long term goals can be challenging. If you are a young person with fresh ideas, BCIT is not the place to work. Take your talents someplace they will be appreciated.

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Official response from British Columbia Institute of Technology

28 August 2020

Productive and fun place to work

Sales Representative/Customer Service (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 22 January 2020

helping people and putting weights away I have learnt how to be punctual and more polite, with regards of management was really good, easy and fun to work, the people were always kind and they helped me all the time when I could not attent to the job because of school

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Fun to work

Base Communication Officer (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 20 January 2020

Excellent staff, amazing security team to work with. A lot of things to learn and the hardest part is to manage all the phone calls with different inquiries.

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Terrible place to work

HR Advisor (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 24 November 2019

Terrible HR leadership. No HRIS system in place and there are no universal HR business processes in place which lead to continual manual mistakes. The other departments all have a negative opinion of HR at BCIT. Horrible office culture with bullying and no cohesive group and no accountability for actions because of awful leader. The VP HR rarely shows herself in the main HR office and has had a revolving door of employees since she came on board.

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Official response from British Columbia Institute of Technology

28 August 2020

Great environment for driven people

Store supervisor - Specialty retail store (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 4 November 2019

BCIT offers competitive opportunities and many benefits. I took advantage of the education included, the classes were a benefit to all employees that maintained good attendance.

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productive and fun workplace

student staff (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 6 March 2019

it is a fun job with flexible shifts, I learnt to be more responsible and efficient, the place is fun and the staff is kind overall it is a good place to work

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Great gym for staff use

Supervisor (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 17 January 2019

A good place to work where the focus is on the students' success. Most enjoyable part of the job are some people to work with. The hardest part of the job is the system support.

Pros

People

Cons

System Support

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Productive and fun place to work

Recreation Aide / Student staff (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 31 May 2018

I worked as a student staff in the recreational department, but the full time staff there were amazing. They kept the atmosphere positive and were always willing to help.

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Terrible work culture and coworkers

Staff tech (Former Employee) - BC - 29 April 2018

If you enjoy coworkers smiling in front of you and then behind your back talking smack about you, join BCIT. I worked in an area that is supposed to be dictated by your own work pace but that was quickly thrown out the window. Be careful of the your coworkers here, salary is okay and work is easy enough. Would have made a wonderful permanent job if it wasn’t for the work culture here represented by the awful culture and disrespect.

Pros

Easy work, salary is ok

Cons

Work culture, coworkers disrespecting you

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Good Benefits , Boring Life

IT Helpdesk Analyst (Current Employee) - burnaby , BC - 7 February 2018

If you want your stereotypical stale office job with good benefits and job security , BCIT is the place for you . BCIT is government funded which means slow work pace , if you're someone who likes being busy and always having something to do , avoid this place

Pros

relaxed, paid breaks

Cons

boring, stale culture

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Leisure job

Civil Design Technologist (Former Employee) - Surrey, BC - 25 July 2017

Great atmosphere to work, with an open office concept. Management are courteous and friendly, the organization values family and team bonding. You are in charge of your own success.

Pros

Free time

Cons

Not much action

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Great place, great people

INSTRUCTOR Food and Beverage (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 12 May 2016

Loved to work there..was temporary in Winter, hoping to get another gig soon. Was an awesome experience to work there. Everyone is helpful and the team feel is highly developed.

Pros

People, staff, students

Cons

none

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Friendly workplace.

Student bike patroller (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 31 January 2016

Good opportunity to obtain work experience and help people while making sure the campus was safe. All the co-workers were helpful and friendly people.

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