British Columbia Institute of Technology Pay & benefits reviews

Not enough pay, too many ppl in the office. It's union, so hard to move up. dont allow full work from home. too many students around so lots of germs.

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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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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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Its alright

Campus Tour Guide (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 14 March 2023

Min Wage. Supervisors micromanage. Sometimes people don't show up. Expect to walk alot on your feet. Ok for someone who wants to have a little bit of money while studying.

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Rigid and broken unionized school

Operations Assistant (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 12 February 2023

It is hard to make changes in a unionized environment. Some people who have been there are not doing anything. Learning to be incapable and lazy, so your manager will not assign extra work to you. It is not fair for some new employees, but that is the rule there. There is also a high turnover rate. People come and leave, so it is hard to get " useful " information from people. You need to make your own judgment and do lots of research.

Pros

good benefits package

Cons

management is not accountable

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Based on 27 survey responses

What people like

Time and location flexibility
Inclusive work environment
Feeling of personal appreciation

Little growth in pay and advancement

Instructor (Part-time) (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 28 December 2022

It was an decent place to work, flexible schedule in part time studies was fantastic. However, even teaching full time in part time studies is not a decent income for my skills, education and experience.

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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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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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Dedicated Staff but an Institution that is Difficult to Make Change In

Unspecified Management (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 14 May 2021

I was fortunate in my role to meet many that are dedicated to teaching and learning. Not all embraced bringing forward ideas and experiences of an outside institution which made change very slow to impossible. Excluded from key meetings/discussions, making it impossible to meet expectations.Frequently expected to work late evenings, weekends and on vacations to meet multi changing deadlines.

Pros

Salary and some amazing dedicated staff

Cons

Strong stance on how it was - not how it could be

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A fun place to work

Warehouse Worker (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 7 April 2021

I did something new every days. The work was easy and the people that I worked with were friendly and helpful. My supervisor at BCIT was very nice and suggested for me to apply at BCIT to get full-time work

Pros

Good pay, good working enviroment environment and conditions

Cons

Some heavy lifting

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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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Part time instructors have very little connection to rest of school and staff.

INSTRUCTOR (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 24 January 2020

I love teaching. But after years of working for this school, you get burned out over how many unpaid hours you end up working in order to get the marking and prep done. The hourly wage is great, but that is all you ever get paid. I think the students suffer then as instructors stop wanting to put the extra time in to modify or update their courses as it means more unpaid work.

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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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Nice environment

Researcher (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 30 May 2019

PRO: Good management in total, and working environment is Great. All instructors are friendly. Managers not telling you what to do, so you have to practice you decision making skills. CON: Low pay, and no benefits

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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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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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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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Great place to work and grow your career but don't expect a fulltime position

Instructor (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 18 November 2018

Great place to work and being an instructor. PTS is better than FTS due to level of flexiblity to customize the course outline. However, don't expect a full time position due to senior instructors not retiring and most of the departments have stopped hiring on full time basis due to various reasons - enrollement, benefits, others

Pros

Awesome place.

Cons

Need to align courses better with workplace requirements

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Terrible senior management

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 22 August 2018

Student Services Management are terrible. It used to be a good place to work, but over the last few years has gone downhill. No appreciation or respect. The office is not managed properly and has become toxic. Management wonders why the Employee Engagement Survey produced such low numbers in all aspects. Sometimes money just isn't enough.

Pros

Pay and benefits

Cons

Management and toxic work environment

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Excellent Work Enviroment

Peer Tutor (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 3 May 2018

This a very good place to work. all instructors and staff are very polite and helpful. Learning commons team is very concise and very organized team. It's a very challenging environment to learn and tutor. I love to work there.