British Columbia Institute of Technology Job security & advancement reviews

BCIT provides various learning and career opportunities to employees, faculty and management. In order to be familiar with the work, I advise new employees to experience a full academic calendar to get a full picture of the role and responsibilities.

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No room for advancement

Manager (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 October 2023

No room for advancement. Glass ceiling. Complaints and concerns about conduct are not taken seriously by management. Pension is good but health benefits are lacking.

Cons

Health benefits aren't up to industry standard. Pay is low.

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Program Assistant (Former Employee) - bby - 26 June 2023

a very mundane place to work where you are comfortable with pretty decent pay for the work you do, but you also with lifers who complain too much and are not good employees who won't retire and wont get fired

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Great place to work

Administrator (Current Employee) - Burnaby - 31 March 2023

My team is great, and I really like working here.Challenging work in a good way, lots of autonomy, and also support from my leaders.I like the hybrid model of some days in the office and some days at home.

Pros

Lots of professional development opportunties, pay is good and benefits are great.

Cons

Things are slow to move forward

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Amazing place with many growth opportunities

Student Life Ambassador (Former Employee) - Burnaby - 14 February 2023

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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Based on 27 survey responses

What people like

Time and location flexibility
Inclusive work environment
Feeling of personal appreciation

Great place for Online continuing education

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 21 October 2022

Very flexible learning style, great for those trying to maintain a career and add additional education to their resume. Would recommend BCIT for other allied health continuing education programs.

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Great institution but pay is low for part-time work

Part-time Lecturer (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 3 October 2022

In the part-time studies program, it is difficult for instructors to make a living as the money is so-so and there are very few benefits with a lack of job security.However, you do get a reasonable amount of freedom in your teaching which is nice. You don't have someone breathing down your neck at your work as other institutions have.I still say that overall BCIT is a good place to work, it just suffers the same issues as many other universities.

Pros

Great students, nice campus, some freedom

Cons

No job security in PTS, no benefits, so-so pay

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Work life balance

Marketing Specialist (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 28 July 2022

Comfortable place to work depending on our department. Great benefitsFlexible work arrangements for some departmentsPD funds A lot of red tape when working on large Institute projects.

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High turnover rate and not fair to contract employees

Program Coordinator (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 1 June 2022

All difficult tasks would assign to contract employees, only permanent employees can enjoy work life balance. Contract employees are not allowed to work from home, but permanent employees only.

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Great place to work with good benefits

General Labourer (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 5 January 2022

Benefits are great here. You can get a hold of the benefits package online through their website before you even start to get an idea of what is offered.

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Senior Project Coordinator - Energy Projects (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 30 December 2021

No support from managementNo growthNo trustif you have an issue with your manager, you won't get support from others in the hierarchy. lot's of waste of public moneyOnly job security

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Fun place but challenging

Millwright Department (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 27 February 2021

BCIT is a great place to work. Lots of opportunities to grow academically and socially. Work can be challenging but in the end it is always rewarding.

Pros

Lots of upgrades

Cons

Parking

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Found a wonderful family here

Instructor (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 22 March 2020

Helped me better develope my skillsets as a person. Better able to utilize assessment techniques. Gave me an opportunity to become a better speaker. Mentoring and self development opportunities were great. Provided me with rewarding challenges.

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Recreation Services Assistant (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 26 February 2020

Slow paced environment. Flexibility and vacation perks are great. Not much work to do. No possibility for advancement. Team is great but management does not take into fact that the decisions they make are what is best for the department and how they affect the staff that deal with front line situations.

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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

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.

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Energy Specialist (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 10 January 2020

Great organization to work for. Good for resume building. It is a large organization so it was often difficult to get projects done within a reasonable time as their systems are beaurocratic and inefficient.

Cons

Beuraucratic

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good experience

Lead instructor and curriculum developer (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 30 December 2019

working at bcit gives you good teaching experience plus you get a chance to work with students and teach your industrial experience, i recommend if you want to gain some teaching experience

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Poor/toxic work culture

Faculty Member (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 13 December 2019

High turnover at the management/leadership level, many people fired during my time here. BCIT has an aging workforce that obstructs change, they are not open at all to new ideas. If you are young and have new ideas to share, this is not the workplace for you.

Pros

Education/professional development fund

Cons

No time to use fund for professional development, not open to any type of change or idea sharing

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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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Good place to work

Canada - Senior Software Developer (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 17 April 2019

Excellent business environment to work. The co-workers are helpful and have a good career development for employees. However, the salary is below the other companies.

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Excellent work environment

Railroad Rules Instructor (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 9 February 2019

Was an exciting and challenging place to work at, no dull moment. Excellent Managers. From my point of view, I really enjoyed training new students for a career on the Railway making good money and enjoying all benefits a Company and Unions can afford to give.

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