GFL Environmental
GFL Environmental Employee Reviews
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just a job
driver (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 5 September 2018
city contract is excellent. private sector of company is run buy people that think they own the company and will step on anyone that gets in the way. the equipment is very unreliable and not very safe for the road. roll offs very old for work some off the front end equipment should not even be on the road. they talk safety but it is only when it work for office not employee. if you go through agency for work make sure that you get they to sign a paper that said you will get hired in 3 months or you will never get hired i think management get kick backs and not only they can fire you at any time. good luck buy the end of the year the union will be in there because of the unfair treatment of employees for work and wages very from one person to another. supervisors and management are all friends out side of work and that is how they got the job not by experience or good work. if i owned this company i would fire all management and supervisors so much money being wasted. thank for reading
Pros
job
Cons
low wages. low benefits. pore management
Very poor management and unproductive shop
Mechanic Technician (Former Employee) – Saskatoon, SK – 28 November 2018
Completely disconnected from managment . A typical day, you come in get your assignment via e-mail, once your done your lucky if there is anything else to work, on otherwise grab a broom. Shop lacks direction, guys wondering around most of the time looking for work. Stocked parts are very limited, and if you don't order things you need early enough in the day they are just not coming. Lack of diagnostic tools needed to fix equipment, and service information is unavailable. If your hired on for the shop you will most likely start on evenings and there is very little chance your gonna be able to get another shift anytime soon. Company feels very unsure of it self being they are growing so fast. Bad work environment created by management, and I have never felt so much like a number as when I worked here. Very elitist attitude by anyone in management, defiantly think their you know what don't stink, pretty funny considering they haul liquid waste. I would defiantly not recommend if you like feeling like you have accomplished something in your day.
Pros
leaving, techs friendly
Cons
better portion of the job
Management is a joke!!!
former supervisor (Former Employee) – Acheson, AB – 26 November 2018
The management are all liars!!! They encourage drivers to falsify paperwork, if a driver misses a bin at a residence and the homeowner calls it in, management will lie to the city of spruce grove and say it wasn't out or it was collected and the resident must have refilled it. The management does not care about safety what so ever. They insist that un roadworthy trucks be pushed out the door to get the job done with no regard for the safety of the drivers or people on the road. They lie to the employees and customers on a daily basis.
Pros
None
Cons
Management
Good place to work
Accounts Payable Clerk (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 24 November 2018
Started out as medium company with management that focus on people, but through growth that focus got lost. People were friendly to work with. Position was relocated to Toronto.
Poorly managed company
Driver/loader (Former Employee) – Pickering, ON – 19 November 2018
Very poor company to work for because you are just a number they will work into the ground. They will lie to you just to keep a truck running.The Management in this compny only cares about getting the runs done and saving lots of money doing it. If you want to destroy you body working 60 plus hours at this job site go nuts.
Pros
Not being here
Cons
Everything
Horrible place to work
Driver/Operator (Former Employee) – Windsor, ON – 12 November 2018
Good luck at Windsor facility Management and Training Staff Very poor, Rotating door there for employees, don't Waste you're time!! Toxic workforce Poor Management.
Pros
Nothing
Cons
Overworked Underpaid Managers a Joke!!
Worst place I ever worked! Truck Driver
Roll Off Driver (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 22 October 2018
Don't waste your time with this company . Management dumps on their driver's they work you to death and still they aren't happy. If you care about your family or your health don't bother with this company
Pros
4 days
Cons
Work you to death
No... just no
Office (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 29 September 2018
Just horrible. Management hires family members who gossip and make fun of other employees on message boards. No respect for employees. Can be fired without cause. Trucks are constantly broken down and when drivers fall behind because they are overloaded it’s their fault. All they care about is money. Work overtime and left crying most days because of the stress. Working 9+ hours a day was MANDNATORY, on top of weekends and holidays. Pay was decent and benefits were nice but over all would not recommend to other people.
Pros
Benefits
Cons
Long hours, no respect, money hungry
Worst company
Residential driver (Former Employee) – Calgary, AB – 26 September 2018
They are by far the worst place to work promise day rate and never gave it made you work no holidays no long weekends have to work Xmas eve and Boxing Day but everyone else gets it off
Pros
Long hours
Cons
Treat you poorly
Almost like family
Vacuum Truck Operator (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 30 August 2018
Awesome company Great people Lots of financial bonuses such as health and savings program. Hours were mainly 730am to 5pm depending on the department you work in. New equipment and maintained well.
Pros
Benifiates, Great pay, Hours if you want them
Cons
Fast pace
Not good...
Operator (Former Employee) – Delta, BC – 28 August 2018
Some of the people were really good to work with;
too many managers, training was minimal, fleet was a mix of old and new, pay was average, some of the employees were completely disrespectful
too many managers, training was minimal, fleet was a mix of old and new, pay was average, some of the employees were completely disrespectful
Pros
Wages
Cons
Management, minimal training, fleet, some employees
Worst company ever!!!!
Office Administrator (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 15 August 2018
All they care about is working you to death and how much money did you collect......money money money but the pay sucks for all the extra hours put in to do your job.....way under staffed and they don't care just get it done. If you value family time and weekends to yourself don't work here. Always being told take it home......life is to short to live for just work....run away fast and stay away from these guys!!!!
Pros
its a job
Cons
don't care about their employees
It was great until...
Dispatch/Fleet coordinator/OHS representative (Former Employee) – Delta, BC – 30 July 2018
Hard to stay motivated for a corporation that doesn't care about you at all. You're just a number. If you like that and don't mind this kind of work place, then it's a great job.
Hard work
Residential Driver (Current Employee) – Aurora, ON – 18 June 2018
The most enjoyable part of the job is being around people that appreciate your hard work. This job is not meant for everyone and so the job has a very high turn around rate when it comes to employees. Overall the people are nice, but the hard labour required for this job makes it very tough for anyone new to stay. Which causes longer hours, more stress, and basically not a lot of time to yourself or your family.
Pros
You can stop for break any time
Cons
Very long hours
Red flag
Operator/Driver (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 13 June 2018
Used to work here and leaving was the best thing I ever did! They promise you great opportunities and raises however i had draw the line and quit. I hear the poor person who replaced me is on stress leave for an undetermined amount of time. Do yourself a favour and avoid this place like the plague it is! Safety is a number one priority for gfl as it is the first thing that takes a back seat to get the job done.
Pros
I don’t work here
Cons
I wasted 2 years of my life with gfl
Great place to work
Driver (Current Employee) – Nova Scotia – 3 May 2018
Great place to work and great people to work with ,great benefits and job security only job where there is no layoff most weekends off paid Holidays not stuck inside working great to be able to drive truck all day and be home every night and weekends .
real wonderful work place
Loader Operator (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 30 April 2018
can be very hectic but fun and very wonderful on a nice sunny day. learnt a lot about truck and the safety about the trucking world. also learnt about WHMIS. The employees at GFL is great they are unique and from many different background. it is a wonderful job but if you don't have a work mind it will become boring and stressful.
Pros
one lunch and two breack
Cons
work more than 12hrs daily
Busy workplace
Accounts Receivable (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB – 20 April 2018
Nice team that I worked in.
Busy workplace
A little bit boring in the beginning
my boss was very friendly and very accommodating to everything for example working hours to change according to traffic in area
Busy workplace
A little bit boring in the beginning
my boss was very friendly and very accommodating to everything for example working hours to change according to traffic in area