GFL Environmental Employee Reviews

Well maintained clean truck. Thorough training program and responsive management. Team atmosphere. I worked on a short term project and enjoyed my time with that company.

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Worked to death

Office Staff (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 29 September 2023

Great workplace if you do the work of 4 and accept a pittance for remuneration.There's two rates of pay, you'll only see the higher rate (or a bonus) with threats of leaving.Wasn't given appropriate title because "then I'll have to pay you quarterly bonuses".

Pros

Bills get paid

Cons

No work/life balance

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Insights into GFL Environmental

Based on 351 survey responses

Areas for improvement

Sense of belonging
Support from manager
Trust in colleagues

GFL was a very stressful place due to poor upper managment

Fleet Manager Lead Hand (Former Employee) - Trail, BC - 12 September 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Money is good if you have a trade but not really worth the disrespect of the higher management can be very disrespectful of your ability to do your job.They are very disorganized and do not follow company policy unless it benifits them.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lack of training with software they use or equipment used on the roadsWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Supervisors and employees at each facility are like a family and treat each other respecfullyWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Very busy and days go fast unless upper management is micro managing you.

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Great environment

Customer Service Representative (Former Employee) - North York, ON - 7 September 2023

The day can be a little stressful sometime but it is an overall good experience. The staff is loving and very helpful.The pay structure needs to be revised.

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Awful Department

Tax Associate (Former Employee) - Vaughan, ON - 6 September 2023

Tax Dept. is a horrible place to work for. You will be forced to work overtime regularily without being paid for it. You will have to deal with an incompetent management team that consists of very toxic and judgemental people that have very poor communication skills and make no effort to make you feel welcome to team. They expect you to sit at your desk every single minute throughout the day without getting up to get water or to use the bathroom, will heavily frown upon people talking to one another, will time you on your lunch break to make sure that you are not having lunch for more than 60 minutes, and will go thru any message that you have sent on Microsoft Teams. The turnover rate is especially high and most people don't even stay with the company for more than 6 months before quitting. Any normal company would have fired these clowns but the management have close connections to the HR team, so they refuse to do anything about them.

Cons

Long Hours, Unpaid Overtime, High Turnover, Poor Managers

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Mon rôle très important dans la vie quotidien

très délice (Former Employee) - Toutes Aides, MB - 5 September 2023

En tant qu'assistant de vie dévoué, mon objectif premier est d'améliorer la qualité de vie de mes clients en leur offrant un soutien personnalisé et attentionné. Je m'engage à créer un environnement sûr et confortable, où mes clients se sentent écoutés et respectés. Mon rôle consiste à assister dans les activités quotidiennes telles que la préparation des repas, l'entretien de la maison, la gestion des médicaments et la compagnie bienveillante. Je suis également là pour encourager l'indépendance de mes clients, en les aidant à maintenir leur autonomie et à participer activement à la vie sociale. Mon objectif ultime est de permettre à mes clients de vivre leur vie dans la dignité, le confort et la sérénité, en veillant à ce qu'ils puissent profiter pleinement de chaque moment.

Pros

centurie dans la travail

Cons

le temps

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Great Place to Work

Regional Manager, Western Canada (Current Employee) - Acheson, AB - 28 August 2023

I've enjoyed my time since we were acquired by GFL. Amazing staff and supportive management. We like to have fun but always get the job done! It's a family environment where everyone really cares about the people they work with.

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Productive with jolly people around you and caring coworkers

Laboratory Technician (Current Employee) - Etobicoke, ON - 27 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Good work place environment. GFL know how to take care of their workers and appreciate.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Managing multiple departments at same time but gives good learning and advancement in multitasking with huge knowledge range What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Diverses and involved. No difference between anyone and happyWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Busy and engage with other workers as it is really big company and work load comes with it.

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Bad Management at torbram location

Picker (Former Employee) - Brampton, ON - 24 August 2023

Good place to gain experience, good hours with overtime available, horrible management and horrible smell with a pretty negative environment to be working in

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Pretty decent place to work.

Helper (Former Employee) - Dartmouth, NS - 24 August 2023

Show up in the morning - get your gear - head out and get your day rolling - head back to the shop when done - over all a pretty decent place to work.

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Plant Operator/ Labourer

Daily - Driver - Residential

Edmonton, AB

14 hours ago

A great company to work for.

Front End Operator (Current Employee) - Coquitlam, BC - 21 August 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Being able to work independently and unsupervised. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?I never encounter stress working for this company. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Friendly,professional,courteous What is a typical day like for you at the company?Iam assigned a certain number of stops to be completed in a safe and timely manner. Maintaining a professional and positive outlook at the task required of me.

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Okay work place

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Alberta - 20 August 2023

Not a great place. Management wise. Huge turn over rate. Would recommend applying to a different job. At first i thought oh this is easy and amazing staff.

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Awful place to work

CSR (Former Employee) - Vancouver Island, BC - 20 August 2023

Horrible management that has zero care or concern for employees. New hires getting paid more than existing long term employees which is a great way to create a toxic work environment!

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Good people

Labourer (Current Employee) - Napanee, ON - 18 August 2023

Good people to work with. But not a lot of hours witch makes it hard to stay there. But would tell people to stick it out it's hard to find good people to work with like this place.

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Great place

Heavy Equipment Operator (Former Employee) - Dorchester, ON - 14 August 2023

Good people, healthy environment. Do what they can to keep you happy. Pay was lower than I would have liked and that's the only reason I left. Great job

Pros

Good people

Cons

Low pay

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Poorly Managed

Labourer (Current Employee) - Canada - 9 August 2023

Poorly managed at the branch level with incompetent supervisors and managers. Trucks aren’t maintained and money comes first to them, they don’t care about the worker.

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TERRIBLE company to work for.

Billing Administrator (Former Employee) - Fort McMurray, AB - 9 August 2023

The people are awful. They don’t train you well for projects and it comes back to look bad on you. No matter how much initiative and drive you show, there is one admin who gets treated like she’s alpha. Awful company. Stay away.

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Decent Salary - Fast-Paced Environment

Environmental Compliance (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 8 August 2023

Overall a good place to work. Compensated fairly. The company is growing significantly so there are a lot of opportunities within the company to move upwards or laterally.

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Not a good place to stay or start

DZ Truck Driver (Former Employee) - Pickering, ON - 6 August 2023

Would definite give it a 0 if possible with such their terrible management. Looking for somewhere else for experience. Your hard work will never get recognized

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Management is terrible

Equipment Operator (Former Employee) - Pickering, ON - 2 August 2023

The money is there but the hours and management is what will get you. 4am-4pm shift, extremely fast paced, and no recognition for hard work. Supervisor is incompetent and will make your job 1000x harder than it needs to be. Do not stand up for yourself or you’ll be let go. They expect you to get yelled at all day everyday then smile like nothing happened. Joke of a workplace

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