City of Calgary Employee Reviews

Workplace was very good. Surpervisors were very good. I felt very supported. Lots of room for advancement and did a really good job with constant professional advancement.

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My mental health suffered enormously.

Labourer (Former Employee) - Downtown - 15 October 2022

At first I was treated well, but the longer I worked there the worse I was treated. I felt like I was a criminal in a prison who had to be watched and disciplined for making any mistake. The management had the attitude that they were better than the laborers and therefore did not need to treat me with respect and decency. They have respectful workplace policies but the management does not follow them.

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Insights into City of Calgary

Based on 108 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose
Fair pay for job

Work was hard but paid good

Landscape Labourer (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 22 September 2022

Definitely would recommend this job to anyone that can deal with hard work and long days, with a good payout at the end. With good benefits. Just be ready to work

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Great place to work

Journeyman Partsman 1 (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 21 September 2022

Great place to work and life/work balance is great. Management seems to be top heavy but to be expected with any government of organization. Overall a great place to work.

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A great place to build a career and give back to my City

Health and Safety (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 21 September 2022

Great work culture, respectful workplace policies are taken seriously, supportive senior management, and Diverse staff with expertise.Big on Collaboration and Character.

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Maintenance Technician (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 7 September 2022

If you ever get the opportunity to work here your experience will be great! Foremen and Supervisors started where you will start. Just a great work enviroment!

Pros

Wage&Benefits

Cons

Working outside at 40 below

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Slow paced and wasteful

Operator (Current Employee) - Downtown - 18 August 2022

Management takes months to make a simple decision. There is a lot of back stabbing and nepotism. I have seen a lot of improperly educated friends/family of people get hired.

Pros

Great work life balance

Cons

Bizarre rules

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Good

Transit Operator (Current Employee) - Alberta - 13 August 2022

I work for transit happy with my work, satisfaction at the end of shift only issue is engaged for 12 to 14 hours for 8 hour paid shif Helping management team happy vo worker to keep thing light

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No future Job security.

Foreman (Former Employee) - Manchester, Calgary - 3 August 2022

I would not work at the City of Calgary as it obvious that they intent to get rid of most of the Laboring staff to privatize the work force. They have been hiring more and more white collar engineers, typically there a 3 for every 1 laboring job that was eliminated. They have been trying to drive away all of the more experienced employees to retire, quit, of they are finding ways to terminate employees that have been there for decades.

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Honestly can be soul crushing to work in the city if you have ambition.

Tradesman (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 14 July 2022

Pay is average, but you have so many deductions for everything that it really is alot less than private sector. Great place to be if you mess up alot. Union grabs alot of your paycheque and from my experience when you need them they don't really do anything. You are represented if you get in trouble, but even then they just go along with HR and your supervisor in any situation (who are actually very fair, at least in my experience). I really believe the city would be better off and more efficient if not for the union sillyness.

Pros

benefits, pension plan, unlimited sick days pretty much

Cons

No reward for good work, only get scolded for your mistakes, No one really cares (and it shows), Alot of well known terrible to work with coworkers but managment can't do anything-because union

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Project Coordinator (Former Employee) - City hall, annex building - 13 July 2022

I will always be grateful for my employment time at the City of Calgary. It provided me a tremendous opportunity to learn and grow both professionally and personally. The work climate was generally supportive and engaging and provided a sense of belonging. The reason for my leaving was because of predefined qualifications for advancement, which I did not possess at the time, and was unable to attain due to my work commitments and program offerings at the time.

Pros

Very collaborative workplace

Cons

Fairly rigid in pre-requisite requirements. Although somewhat understandable, there are more was to obtain knowledge.

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Learning platform and exciting work environments

McDonald's Crew Member (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 5 July 2022

The place where I work is really very good environment . All the co workers and staff members are very cooperative. From there I learned great customer service skills and good communication skills as well. Along with this its a great platform to learn new cooking skills as well

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Great salary/benefits but a terrible workplace culture

HR Administrator (Current Employee) - Calgary - 24 June 2022

The workload is insane. They still keep blaming everything on COVID but I've heard it has been crazy like that long before. Our team is well-known for its incredibly high turnover. Everyone wants to leave as soon as they realize what they got themselves into. Leaders do not seem interested in finding out how they can support their people and make things better so people want to stay. People are forced to accept that the crazy workload and the lack of support are the norms. Showing resistance only means weakness so people are scared to voice their concerns. Most of them eventually leave sooner or later. I've heard that it is the same in some other departments. I have nothing positive to say about working for the City of Calgary very sadly.

Pros

I need to make a living so only the salary and benefits is what's keeping me here

Cons

Heavy workload, not enough staff, lousy training, lack of support, supervisors/leaders not caring about the effect of the work conditions on staff

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My first job with the city was fun and interesting!

Office Clerk (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 23 June 2022

Thanks for 40 yrs ! It went by quickly ! Working and ending my career in an office environment was great very different then being in an field operations . It was night and day much more professional ! Thanks for the happy ending to my career !

Pros

Flexible schedule a great supervisor in my office

Cons

Often working alone in the office because of Covid

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Good

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Alberta - 24 May 2022

Good place to work. Good pay good. Benefits. Nothing to complain about.Nothing to complain about. Fun environment. Challenging work. No regrets at all.

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Productive and fun place to work

Data Entry Clerk (Former Employee) - Calgary, Alberta - 13 May 2022

The City of Calgary offers much more than a competitive salary. City employees enjoy full benefit plans, pension plans, flexible work schedules, and challenging work. Benefit plans include dental and extended health care coverage for you and your family. Plans cover prescription drugs, vision care, life and disability insurance, and paramedical practitioners.

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Lots of learning and focus on employee development.

Foreman/Gardener (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 10 May 2022

I had a great experience working there for many years. They are big on safety and work life balance. Communication from upper management was clear and the environment was relaxed.

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Great place to work.

CASH PROCESSOR (Former Employee) - Calgary, AB - 26 April 2022

I worked for the city for 33 years. I can honestly say I had good bosses and good management for my whole career. I actually loved going to work because it was a fun place to work.

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Very positive

Application Analyst, Land Management System (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 22 April 2022

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It’s like family environment. I enjoyed it

Shuttle operator/ part time (Former Employee) - City of Calgary - 8 April 2022

Working at the city of Calgary as a shuttle operator it was very enjoyable. We were like a family. Everyone care for each other and their responsibilities towards providing safe, efficient time and courteous manner.

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Overall pretty good

Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 3 April 2022

The city is a pretty good employer. Paid well and the pension is nice, I am not a fan of unions but in a big work place it has its benefits. There is a lot of management and some of them could be replaced by a rock, but that stuff happens everywhere. I would recommend giving the city a shot if given the chance.

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