Employment and Social Development Canada
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Very toxic racist and xenophobic atmosphere
Payment Services Officer (Former Employee) – Boucherville, QC – 23 July 2019
I worked in the call center and it was the worst experience of my career. I and other colleagues were bullied because we were not "Quebecois enough" for them. English was widely discouraged, even though it is a federal office where both languages should be accepted.
Management was not at all bilingual although it is a requirement.
Very dysfunctional, extremely counterproductive, no one really had a clue what their mandate was.
Complete disaster.
Management was not at all bilingual although it is a requirement.
Very dysfunctional, extremely counterproductive, no one really had a clue what their mandate was.
Complete disaster.
Not a lot of work, negative atmosphere
Programmer (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 30 November 2018
There isn't a lot of work, sometimes there are days where you have absolutely nothing to do, however none of your co-workers/superiors have anything to offer either. People in my team were generally pessimistic.
A demanding but interesting job that is well-rewarded.
Research Assistant/Program Officer (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 8 August 2018
The job is stressful because there is constant change and the information is complex and detailed. The job is rewarding if you like working with people and doing public service. There is less job security than in the past but management makes an excellent effort to protect contract employees. Salary and benefits are decent.
Pros
Variety of work.
Cons
Production expectations.
Great place to work, Great teams
CO-OP Student (Former Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 22 June 2018
I worked as a COOP and casual employee while at school. The team and management were excellent to accommodate a changing schedule. I would recommend to anyone to work at ESDC.
productive and healthy environment to work in
Onsite Technical support / BlackBerry Support (Current Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 19 June 2018
I like the environment, from the people I work with to the people I assist.
- I learn something new everyday
- management is very helpful
- there's nothing I hate about this job
- I learn something new everyday
- management is very helpful
- there's nothing I hate about this job
Pros
There's a gym in the building
Cons
none
Productive workplace
PM01 Integrity Services Officer (Current Employee) – St. John's, NL – 14 June 2018
Busy workload, good work/life balance. Employees receive paid vacation, other paid leave such as medical, family and personal. Employer has a pension plan and medical/dental benefits.
Excellent team members and work/life blance
Policy Analyst-NationalYouth Employment Strategy (Current Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 23 May 2018
ESDC offers a lot of opportunities to grow, learn new skills and work on different files. The salary and benefits are excellent. Management is supportive of employees gaining new experience and I've worked with so many wonderful people.
Productive and fun workplace.
Technical Support (Current Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 30 April 2018
Productive and fun workplace with opportunity to learn so much.
Great place to put to use your learning; and great office building. Sports facility and gym membership available.
Great place to put to use your learning; and great office building. Sports facility and gym membership available.
Pros
Great people. You've got to be up and going
Excellent management, direction and recognition of value of my work
Senior English and French technical writer/editor (Former Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 24 April 2018
Excellent management, direction and recognition of value of my work. I was given adequate physical and online tools to complete the tasks and was reminded often of the high value of my work.
Great experience in servicing the community
Program Officer (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 10 April 2018
Working here is a great place to develop your skills, service the community and help to make a difference. Some of the pros would be: flexible hours, indepth training, reasonable income and many locations and departments to work from.
Pros
flex. hours
Cons
routine work
respectable employer, great community service provided
Business Support Assistant (Current Employee) – Surrey, BC – 15 March 2018
Fair employer, government, confidentiality, great community service/public services provided, great life/work balance, fair equitable employer, in house training opportunities.
Excellent Place
Project Management Consultant (Current Employee) – Gatineau, QC – 13 March 2018
It is a pleasure to provide my service as a project management consultant here. Great in all aspects of leadership, people and working atmosphere. Professionalism and team work well exhibited.
Great place to work
Payment Services Officer (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 8 January 2018
as a payment service officer you answer calls from the Canadian public and enforce legislation of the employment insurance program. work place is extremely diverse and there is lots of opportunity to grow.
Pros
autonomy
Cons
average pay
Fun lunch and learn activities, Positive work environment
Business Intelligence Analyst (Current Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 4 July 2017
Well-balanced between work life and social life. Very friendly staff and management is very supportive. The hardest part of the job is to do innovative things with less resources.
Pros
Flexible timings
Cons
Old technology