City of Windsor Employee Reviews

What is the best part of working at the company?The people, the work load, it's a good place to work!!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The events and dealing with the publicWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Great work environment and cultureWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Busy, lots of stuff to do, but not pushy to get it done.

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A good environment.

Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Ontario - 4 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Good team and lots of hours ! What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Always having to watch out for safety percussion! What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very friendly and helpful.a great environment! What is a typical day like for you at the company?Walk on the job and switch shifts every 15 minutes. Loud environment.

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Insights into City of Windsor

Based on 23 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Overall satisfaction
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Energizing work tasks
Supportive environment

Decent place to work, but politics run rampant

Recycling Truck Driver (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 10 July 2023

Great salary, and a decent place to work. Highly political though, as I had been warned about prior to working there. All the rumor and innuendo I had heard prior to working here turned out to be true.

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Satisfactory

Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 4 May 2023

No longer competitive salary wisePost retirement benefits Work from home optionConstant union / management tensionToo long of a lunch. Jobs need to be RE-evaluatedGood location close to restaurants/ shopping and border

Pros

Pays bi-weekly/ work from home option/post retirement benefits

Cons

Uncompetitive salary

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Good place to work

Operating Engineer 4th Class (Current Employee) - Windsor, ON - 27 February 2023

Hours of work are good. Management is very good and fair. Freedom to plan own days. Fellow employees are very friendly. There is very clear instruction given when needed. Non of the regular pettiness with Fellow employees.

Pros

No shift work

Cons

Do not see managers, only supervisors.

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It's not what it used to be.

Clerk (Current Employee) - City Hall - 30 November 2022

Pay is very low compared to the private sector. Management is outdated and oppressive. New policies take forever to review and update resulting in outdated practices.

Cons

Terrible management

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Amazing Experience

Call Center Representative (Contract Position) (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 28 September 2022

Everything at the City of Windsor is with respect for the worker. The management is wonderful and accomodating for the staff. They give you the ability work to the best of your abilities with flexibility and respect.

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Fun place to work

Vaccination clinic (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 5 April 2022

Had an amazing experience working for the vaccination clinic and would look forward to working for the city of Windsor again! Just waiting for another job through the city

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Fun Workplace and Very Ideal for Students

Lifeguard/Swim Instructor (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 31 January 2022

Probably the best place to work for in the area. Don't get stuck working there after graduating though if you're a student since there isn't much room for pay advancement once you've been their for a few years unless your able to land a supervisor role which are very limited and highly competitive.

Pros

Good pay rate in comparison to other employers in the area.

Cons

Limited hours available in a week.

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Needs improvement

Ontario Works Caseworker (Current Employee) - 400 City Hall Sq - 30 January 2022

I’ve worked here for over 10 years and sadly, the environment has been falling apart. Lots of favoritism. Management is unprofessional and has become a “boys club.” Lack understanding and education of vulnerable populations struggling with mental health and addictions. The pension use to be good but with all the cuts and changes it’s not competitive for younger generations as it no longer provides benefits post retirement. The wage hasn’t increased in years despite inflation so it’s also not competitive with other employers. The morale barely exists and trainers consist of people who haven’t done the job in years. No diversity in management

Pros

Great work-life balance; benefits; pension

Cons

Lack of good benefits; lack of competitive pension; favoritism; no morale; unprofessional

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Caseworker - Ontario Worker ( caseworker pool) (Current Employee) - Windsor, ON - 16 January 2022

The city provides extensive training and then provided supports needed to make it a positive learning experience. The colleagues and management are very approachable and are interested in ensuring you are successful in your position.

Pros

M-F Day shift only Opportunity for growth Good benefits Work/life balance Pension

Cons

Heavy caseload Very busy and fast paced

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You can do better

Ontario Works Caseworker (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 8 December 2021

The Employment & Social Services department is ruled by cisgender heterosexual men. Despite social services being a field of helping vulnerable individuals, the department doesn’t value a social work education and operates with a business mindset. There’s no “social services” …it’s all about statistics. Opportunities to move up within the Corporation are minimal unless you’re chosen to be “groomed” - yes, that’s the wording they use. Favouritism runs rampant and there’s no morale left. Management likes to talk about life stabilization for clients but working from a business lens, they lack the knowledge and understanding of how mental health struggles, substance use and other struggles individual’s face impact their ability to secure employment.Hard work isn’t appreciated or valued. The ones who move up are ones who barely do their job. The pay hasn’t improved with inflation and you do not work 40 hours/week so the pay really isn’t all that great or competitive.

Pros

Nice consistent hours

Cons

Inadequate pay, lack of hours, favouritism, no appreciation

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Ok

Ontario Works Caseworker (Former Employee) - City Hall Square - 4 December 2021

Lack of professionalism within management. All the good supervisors have been pushed out and it’s become a “boys club” riddled with nepotism aka favouritism. One’s education, experience and knowledge is not valued. Management has become too focused on statistics expecting caseworkers to achieve the impossible. Actually helping clients become independent and self-sufficient doesn’t seem to be the goal and sadly, perpetuating the cycle of learned helplessness is the outcome. Don’t trust HR.

Pros

Great hours

Cons

No appreciation; favouritism; lacks professionalism

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Lots of favouritism

Ontario Works Caseworker (Current Employee) - 400 City Hall Sq - 13 November 2021

Management is only concerned about statistics. With a business mindset, it fails to empower and assist vulnerable clients or connect them with support services when clients want it. Employees are not valued and your education is not appreciated. Lots of favouritism which is how you get in management regardless of how great of a worker you are

Pros

Great hours

Cons

Favouritism, lack of appreciation

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Decent experience

Ontario Works Caseworker (Current Employee) - Windsor, ON - 1 November 2021

Lacks diversity among Supervisors and management. The caseworker position assists vulnerable individuals but doesn’t require education and/or training to assist individuals struggling with mental health and substance use from a trauma-informed lens. Instead, operates from a business oriented approach. I’ve seen time and time again, individuals with poor job performances move into management. Lots of favouritism. Hard work is not valued and as a result, there is barely any morale, if any at all.

Pros

Great hours

Cons

Lack of pay, lack of benefits, favouritism, lack of diversity

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totally degreating enviroment

watchman (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 14 June 2021

better off working at walmart then the city of windsor the only one they only promote to managent are union executive or people that are always off sick and never did a days work and do not know anything

Pros

absolutly nothing terrible

Cons

everything managment gets off on seeing people get sick they dont care

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Productive

Project Engineer (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 4 April 2021

Really good place to work, learnt so much things for public sector job. Lots of engineering work I had done which became helpful in future. Learn how to deal with public in small city.

Pros

Salary and work life balance

Cons

Too far, small city, contact position

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Competitive

Payroll Control & Reporting Specialist (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 1 July 2020

Timed and organized, some training is not complete; you need to figure things yourself. Some departments lack vision and the remaining work as per a pre-determined work flow.

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good employer, great people

Class 3 Wastewater Collection Operator (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 9 May 2020

I enjoyed working for the City of Windsor. Plenty of opportunities for upgrade and education. Ability to bid on many other jobs within the Corporation

Pros

Stability

Cons

on Call

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Informative Engineering Environment

Infrastructure Engineering in Training Co-op (Former Employee) - Windsor, ON - 30 April 2020

Interact with various department within the city of Windsor; pollution control, operations, and legal through various interdepartmental meetings regarding an ongoing project.

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Productive and fun place to work.

Transportation Engineer (Current Employee) - Windsor, ON - 19 April 2020

Throughout my time working at the city it has been an amazing experience for my career and as an individual. -Training was perfect -My workload was great -The people around me are very welcoming

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