Working at FCT: 58 Reviews

1.0

save your career by not joining this company

xyz (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 19 April 2019

Don't have anything good to say about this company. Don't understand current trends. Not a matured organization and unwilling to improve.

They are neither here or there...IT is confused.

Pros

None

Cons

Stress and toxic, no advancement, silo and protective, no team work

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4.0

Average

Intermediate Accountant (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 30 March 2019

Excellent location, great working environment and involved management. Trained its employees well, treated with respect and allowed room for growth. One of the top in it's business.

Pros

Subsidized lunches, great office, Gym in the basement

Cons

Impacted by real estate price fluctuations

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2.0

mental health

CSR - Customer Service Representative (Current Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 13 February 2019

Can be very wearing on you mental health. a lot of favoritism. no matter what you do or how hard you work, skip lunch/breaks, it's not enough. odd shifts make life routines difficult.

Pros

benefits

Cons

everything else

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1.0

Save yourself the grief.

Supervisor Technical Services - Platforms (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 21 January 2019

Not a nice place. Great people terrible management, No clear direction. I would not recommend anyone work there is Technology. Every weekend in a maintenance window.

Pros

None

Cons

Many

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5.0

Very Promoting Workplace

QA Automation Analyst (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 5 January 2019

A typical day would start with Daily scrums and then goes on with Design meetings, Manager Meetings and Deliverable statuses.
There is a lot of learning curve in this company.

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3.0

Good entry level position...that's all

Junior Title Officer (Current Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 3 December 2018

If you're educated and over 25 you can do better. No day is typical, it mostly consists of you taking over someone else's job because they've called in sick. Inadequate training, never stay in one role. Pay is NOT competitive. Good if all you're looking for is something above minimum wage.

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2.0

Great co-workers, uncaring management

Insolvency Administrator (Former Employee) – London, ON – 24 October 2018

Working at FCT feels like a dream at the beginning; great co-workers, impromptu lunches and the benefits are amazing.
However, once the real estate market takes a turn everything goes downhill. They stop providing overtime so you can't meet quota without working through your breaks, management becomes irate and are lecturing employees for minor infractions.
The "We Care" attitude is correct but only towards revenues, they have no issues with firing qualified employees over less productive individuals so long as they remain in the black.
Taking time off work is seen as negative. Making up hours after having doctor's appointments is seen just as negatively as not showing up.
Bottom line is if you want to work for a company who smiles at you while shoving a knife through your back this is the place for you!

Pros

Before hiring freeze free lunches and ovetime

Cons

Incompetent managers and lack of respect

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1.0

Awful management/communication

Professional (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 4 September 2018

I started a new job here and within months of starting there was a downsize and was let go with no reason/explanation. Worse management/communication I’ve ever experienced. Left a good job to make the move to FCT. Don’t bother taking a job here you could be out of a job with no warning. Poor communication from HR and management. Worked for many large companies and never experienced the unprofessionalism I encountered at FCT.

Pros

Non

Cons

Unprofessional company

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2.0

outsourced to india

junior title officer (Current Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 26 August 2018

Many of the jobs have been outsourced to India. The salary isn't keeping up with the cost of living. There isn't a feeling of job security when so many positions have been sent overseas. Many of the people are very catty in the way they treat others. A lot of pressure and overtime during the high season but the pay doesn't reflect the effort you put in. Many of the people have gotten second jobs to keep up with the cost of living. The benefits are pretty good and the RRSP is nice if you can pay into it. Some people can work from home with could save on commuting and parking costs. Random late shifts are annoying because you can't plan anything. Many of the jobs say Law Clerk required, but so many hires have no background.

Pros

benefits

Cons

so many things

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5.0

Easy to work for!

Signing Agent (Current Employee) – Haldimand County, ON – 13 August 2018

It is a great place to work! Pay is great, and management is easy to get along with. I just wish the hours were more study rather than so here and there!

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2.0

Management constantly changing

Business Development Manager (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 15 May 2018

Unrealistic Targets for greenfield services.

Entire Sales-Business Development Team turnover in less than 12 months. All left disillusioned with FCT

No actual market analysis done prior to setting targets. Yet presented to candidates as if it was based on historical data.

Pros

Name recognition

Cons

Compensation not inline with position, Base salary was supposed to be 1/2 compensation, Unrealistic targets meant no opportunity to bonus as promised.

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4.0

Quiet, Productive place

Coldfusion Web Developer (Former Employee) – London, ON – 16 April 2018

My desk was separated from the rest of the group, so I ended up being in a quiet area away from anyone.
My manager always had someone around his desk/ was really busy so getting a hold of him was a challenge.

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5.0

Great place to work

title officer, Residential Lending Solutions (Former Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 3 April 2018

Wonderful company to work for. Comprehensive training provided. Friendly employees and a positive atmosphere. Lots of employee events and activities

Pros

Great salary and benefits.

Cons

no employee parking for Hamilton office

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3.0

Excellent Benefits, Average Workplace

FUNDING COORDINATOR (Former Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 3 March 2018

A typical day at work is filled with expectations of high productivity. Management is very spread thin, so ability to work independently and with your team is a must. Workplace culture can be underwhelming if you become too invested in it. Develop solid working relationships with your team and focus on your job and you won't have issues.

Pros

Occasional free lunches, team building exercises, etc.

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4.0

Good Place to work

Sr. QA Analyst (Current Employee) – Oakville, ON – 3 January 2018

Working in this company is good for FTE's with average salaries. work culture is good for again FTE's. company do not care much about contractors and management is not much technical. No work from option for contractors.

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1.0

This job sucked and Manager was a bully

Sales (Former Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 13 October 2017

If you want a job that sucks away any life you have inside you then this the job for you. If you want a witch of a manager to be constantly screaming and humiliating you in front of your coworkers then this is the job for you. Terrible place to work at. Coworks were not friendly they looked out for themselves and a lot of back stabbing going on... They we're almost as terrible as the management. Imagine the surprised look on there faces when they thought I would cry when they told me I was let go. Instead there was a big fat grin... Avoid this place! Anyone who finds there way into this job this what I say to you... Good luck cuz your going to need it!!

Pros

Free food... Thats it!

Cons

Everything

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3.0

Friendly but heavy progressing place, good for junior developers

Senior Software Developer/Analyst (perm) (Current Employee) – Oakville, ON – 11 July 2017

Nice facilities for work, food, relaxation breaks. Management too conservative to quickly change technologies to match contemporary market needs. Very similar to a bank environment.

Pros

Open space for work

Cons

Too conservative

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3.0

Average mid-sized company, little room for advancement

IT (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 20 June 2017

FCT is a typical mid-sized company. Tries to do fun activities and events for its employees which some people appreciate, but I do not. At the end of the day it's all about the job and your career and for these things it is bad. Very little room for advancement, outside of typical office politics and "who you know", and not your on-the-job-performance. Ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit is not rewarded. I had stellar performance reviews throughout, and was stifled at every opportunity to advance.

FCT pretends to have career development plans, and that they are serious about this, but when it comes time to "put up or shut up", external hires are favoured.

Middle management is ok and typically mean well, but Senior Management is completely clueless when it comes to business. They're mostly ex-lawyers that are lucky to have gotten into title insurance when they did.

Work/life balance is ok but it depends on your Manager as there are no "hard" policies regarding this. Salary/benefits is reasonably competitive but not top-tier.

If you're good with going in and putting your 9-to-5 you might be ok there. But to expect anything else ... you'd prob be disappointed.

Pros

Fun activities and events for its employees

Cons

Everything else

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2.0

Poor pay, minimal advancement

Title officer (Current Employee) – Hamilton, ON – 4 June 2017

Dull repetitive work, high turnover, no job security even with full time positions. Bad pay, lack of hiring during the busy season leads to excessive overtime.

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5.0

Great company to work for.

Customer Service Associate/ Law Clerk (Current Employee) – Oakville, ON – 30 May 2017

FCT is a great company to work for The people are great as well as the environment that we work in. I am very pleased with my job and the people I work with are great..

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