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Day Camp Counselor (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 3 April 2020

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It's always been tough to work with kids. You have to love them to work with them. Fighting pas the burnout is step one to the summer. Having fun is step 2.

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Right of way technician (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 5 August 2020

Nobody matters unless you don’t question anything. Job security = keep your head down and shut your mouth! You will find co-workers asleep at their desk and because that person has had a work place injury everyone looks the other way. You end up doing their portion of the work.

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Great place to work

Recreation Programmer (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 15 May 2020

This a great job and you are able to connect directly with the community. You have the opportunity to create, build and run programs that the community is looking for.

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Amazing Workplace

Lead Aquatics Instructor and Lfieguard (Former Employee) - Allandale Recreation Centre - 15 March 2020

Absolutely loved working here. Staff are friendly and welcoming, no cliques at all. Management is amazing and always around or reachable whenever you have questions, issues etc. Would definitely recommend working for the City of Barrie.

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Great place to work, so glad I got the opportunity

INCLUSION TEAM MEMBER (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 13 February 2020

Working for the City of Barrie has been absolutely amazing and I feel honoured that I have gotten to be a part of the community and watch it grow since I have joined. The management is always understanding and willing to help in any way the can.

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Teamwork

Cons

mentally draining at times

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Fun Summer employment working with great people.

Camp Leader (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 11 February 2020

Typical summer city recreation program. Working with kids and organizing daily activities for city summer camps. I worked with great people and really enjoyed being outside for the summer.

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ecellent place to work

Engineering Construction Inspector (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 10 January 2020

I worked here for a coop and loved it, worked with great people and learned a lot. it will definetly help me out with my career following my studies. .

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Lifeguard / Swimming Instructor (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 27 November 2019

A typical day at work included lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons, and occasionally performing first-aid. I Learned about customer service and first aid in this job. Management had some issues. Some supervisors overlooked un-tasteful behavior from employees that were their friends and not every employee in the same position was treated equally. The passive aggressive behavior and remarks made towards certain employees that were not as social or outgoing felt like a stereotypical high school movie. The hardest part of the job was the stress that came from difficult co-workers and management. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with customers.

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Great job, wherever you're at

Fitness Instructor (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 19 November 2019

As a group fitness instructor, I a sometimes at 4 different buildings/fitness centres in one day so it can be a bit stressful, but you can decide if this is what you want, and work around that.

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Exciting work culture

Venue Bookings Coordinator (Contract) (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 2 November 2019

many projects at once including new business planning, staff training and hiring enjoyed work culture and social functions challenge to manage timelines under various constraints young management learned about ticketing systems and theatre industry

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Certified Personal Trainer (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 18 October 2019

Management cares Staff is friendly Patrons are respectful and friendly Lots of opportunities to work - but you can only have a max of 24/week in the recreation department

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Not a fun place to work at.

Cleaner/Janitor (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 14 September 2019

Work for the city of Barrie only if you do not have a choice. full time employees make you do their job and manger support this. the more you do the more they ask you to do.

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Customer Service (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 27 August 2019

secure working toward improving by bringing in new blood old ways of doing business that are not set up with the times today slowly getting better. evrything takes time and management willing to move forward.

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Was an excellent place to work during my CO-OP

Clerical | Data Assistant, Engineering Dept (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 11 June 2019

I enjoyed working for the City of Barrie. The people were great and offered helpful advice. I was here for 10 months during my Co-op placements and I learned a great deal while I was here.

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Great place to work

Leadership Coordinator (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 22 May 2019

I loved my supervisors, they made the experience amazing. Hard work and dedication will provide you the opportunity to expand your career and be presented with new opportunities.

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Forward thinking organization

Community Events Programmer (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 13 May 2019

Great people; innovative thinkers. Really focused on making the City of Barrie a great place to live. The people really are the city. Would highly recommend working for the City - people, compensation, benefits package.

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Spring Into Clean Coordinator (Current Employee) - Barrie, ON - 15 February 2019

Great workplace, supervisors very approachable. Great seasonal position while trying to get in full time. Good work environment for work and balance,

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Growing Experience, minimal focus on personal life of staff

Camp Counsellor (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 11 January 2019

Even though I found that I thoroughly enjoyed my experience during my time at this camp, it was difficult to enjoy it during the end of the summer as I have many dear friends who also work for the City and they had difficulties when it came time for time management on the City's part. Although I am aware this was not MY experience, a friend of mine had to quit because they did not have enough time to focus on their own mental health, and when they needed to, the camp would not grant them time away when they had signed a contract for a certain amount of time. Their only choice was to quit. During the end of my time with them, I was granted a week off, which I decided to use during the last week of camp so I could have two weeks off, as the last week of summer was an optional working time, and I had opted out of it since I was moving away for school at the beginning of that week. After informing my boss that I would be unable to make it for the very last week, I received an angry call wondering why I was not there. I informed him that I had asked for the time off, and when he checked "again" he realized he was wrong and apologized. Their organization is less-than acceptable, and I do not plan on returning for fear of a decrease in their organization skills.

Pros

good experience, learned quite a bit to further my life skills, life-long friends and connections

Cons

unorganized, unprepared for camp weeks, terrible communication skills

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Great place to work for Students

HORTICULTURALIST (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 22 November 2018

The City of Barrie Horiculture department gives you a ton of experience and knowledge in turf related areas. Throughout my 3 seasons, I assisted in greenhouse operations, and plant propagation. I gained knowledge in irrigation systems including fixing leaks and testing of the system in the spring. I helped design and install floral displays, as well as the maintenance of floral beds including weeding, mulching, pruning, fertilizing and watering. This is a great place to gain valuable knowledge and experience with minimal to no experience. The management and workplace culture was great, and every day was fun.

Pros

Great work environment, lots to learn and experience

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Great Place to Work

Building and Field Maintenance (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 1 November 2018

While working for the city of barrie, I was a student employee at the Barrie Sports Complex. Working outside taking care of the sports fields was a great way to spend the summer. The management was great to work with and always gave us everything we could have needed

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great

Human Resources Co-op Student (Former Employee) - Barrie, ON - 9 October 2018

It was an amazing experience, wish i could have stayed full-time. The people are great, the management is clear and decisive, it was truly a pleasure working there.

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