Government of Saskatchewan Employee Reviews

Management was good until you made any mistakes. They will leave you to the wolves without any instructions. Almost zero training along with the expectation to be perfect. If you're not, they will drop you right before your probation is finished.

Pros

Good hours, relaxed environment

Cons

Hr is out looking to fire you for whatever

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Productive place but weird culture

TBD (Current Employee) - TBD - 29 May 2023

Could be better but politics play their part. Would be nice to see more growth opportunities so current emerging talent can thrive but it seems as if government doesn't always credit those with the most credentials.

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What people like

Clear sense of purpose
Feeling of personal appreciation
Ability to learn new things

Areas for improvement

General feeling of work happiness
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Clerk (Former Employee) - Ministry of Education - 24 May 2023

Horrible, horrible, horrible work place culture. Coworkers talked disrespectfully to each other. Management refused to listen to employee suggestions or ideas. I was constantly belittled by coworkers and management did very little to support me. This was in the Ministry of Education. I ended up leaving for a worse paying job because better pay wasn't worth my mental health. I've had a few jobs in my time and this is was by far the worst.

Pros

Good benefits

Cons

Horrible work place culture

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Great place and crew

Equipment Operator (Current Employee) - Lloydminster, SK - 16 May 2023

This position is a nice mix of equipment operating, maintaining and working on equipment. Never 2 days the same. Lots of different things on the go every day and the opportunity to run a tandem today, tomorrow a grader next day a water truck

Pros

Summer hours Monday to Friday 7am-330pm. Edo days every 3 weeks.

Cons

Winter hours are 4am and 7am start times. Getting up at 3am for a week straight is tough

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It was just....fine

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Regina, SK - 15 May 2023

Yes being a government employee sets you up for a long, stable career. I worked in finance and it was boring as all heck. No advancement. Constantly arguing about my pay grade. Zero perks (like free coffee or the occasional lunch bought by the boss). We pinched every penny and were so careful about every sheet of paper we printed and binder that we used. We were so careful to not offend anyone....which led to an absolute lack of culture. I will never work in government again. Private sector only for me!

Pros

I didn't lose my job during the pandemic

Cons

I couldn't continue to work from home after the pandemic

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Administration (Former Employee) - Immigration and Career Training - 6 May 2023

Toxic, unsupported workplace breeding incivility as the norm. Management ignore real concerns negatively impacting staff and people just want to work from home. No positive engagement. Benefit of the job: pension and benefits. Pay is poor compared to Alberta. Employer does not support wage increases and always chopping something from workers. Nepotism is strong and constructive feedback is never heard. Nothing changes!

Pros

Pension and Benefits

Cons

Leadership blind to poor managers

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Great perks

Engineer (Current Employee) - Regina - 21 April 2023

I was super excited to join the public sector after years in the private sector. It may seem like a pay-cut initially based on salary, but the government offers numerous perks. Great health/dental benefits with 100% employer paid premiums, a pension (you must participate in at 5%, govt puts in 8.6%), and basic working hours with decent vacation/sick/other leave benefits. Work can be slow, as being a part of the government, projects aren't completed by one person/team, and projects change hands numerous times throughout project lifetime. This can cause issues with differing opinions on various teams. You definitely get the political influence in decision making that you wouldn't see in the private sector. Wages are okay, but a lot lower compared to private. But that's the balance when you work typical Mon-Fri office hours and not overtime each and every day. Overall I have enjoyed my time at the govt and hope to be here long term!

Pros

Employee-paid benefit premium, pension, Work-life balance

Cons

Slow paced, Weird management/team structure across the board, salary is low compared to private sector

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Fun workplace, great benefits

Engineer (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 7 April 2023

Government benefits are above average - employer paid premiums and 8.6% pension match from employer, 5% contribution from employee. Hard to go up the ladder as promotions are not performance based but rather if the budget is available.

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Poor rates but great job work life balance

Pavement Marking Equipment Operator (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 31 March 2023

Wages are poor but expenses make up for it. Have always work on the road so made transition to the job easy. Management is neutral. Do you job they don't bother you.

Pros

Expenses, weekends off

Cons

Wages

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very poor wage

Facility Technician (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 8 March 2023

Poor wage and no wage increase.Hard to live with payscale.Benefits were awesome.Only good for people who are close to retirement or looking for easy work life

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Policy Analyst (Former Employee) - Regina, SK - 6 January 2023

Excellent benefits, but the pay now is lagging the private sector by a fair amount in many areas. Excellent work/life balance is the general rule, which is very helpful for people with young families etc.

Pros

Work/life balance, benefits

Cons

Pay increases are small

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A place to grow and learn

Flagger/Labourer (Former Employee) - Spiritwood, SK - 10 December 2022

I was a labour's flagger. But I also learner along with my work crew they were so patient with me and made sure I was safe and knew what I was doing before I was out o n the highway. It was a seasonal job , I'd like to go back with the company.

Pros

Experience work crew

Cons

None

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Do not recommend; not even worth the pay.

Administrative Support (Former Employee) - Ministry of Social Services, Saskatoon - 29 November 2022

Management of the Administrative Support area are bullies and hypocritical. They tell you to do one thing a certain way and then turn around and tell you a different way. Management clearly has their favourites and certainly display it. Communication is horrible and the pay isn't worth the way you are treated. The other staff are incredible but the stress management inflicts is not worth working there. They are not accommodating at all if you have restrictions either. If you value your sanity, stay away.

Pros

Co-workers are respectful and friendly; good pay.

Cons

Disrespectful management, lack communication, and they have their favourites.

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The perfect balance between professional and personal life.

Digital Product Manager (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 2 November 2022

Working for the Saskatchewan government is without a doubt one of the best experiences of my life. The benefits are much higher than expected, the work is well paid, the team is highly qualified and this creates an environment that encourages you to keep growing and learning every day. Undoubtedly a great place to work.

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Great place to work

Coordinator (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 27 October 2022

Great place to work. Enjoy working at the government, my coworkers and working on challenging problems. Benefits and salary are great. I recommend working here.

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Pretty Easy-Going Workplace

Deputy Sheriff (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 23 September 2022

Not very much Overtime/Only LVL 7 should be LVL 9, especially because you have the responsibility of a firearm and dealing with inmates, public and investigations. Management should set up the onboarding process a lot better. Problem is they need more staff in order for their new recruits to be trained properly and in a timely manner. New management is learning the ropes. No issues so far, easygoing, approachable, open to new ideas.As for the job it can be fairly easy depending where you are working. Once you get a hang of everything and are all trained the job is pretty repetitive and not that challenging. But dealing with the public can be.

Pros

A relatively easy career once you experience all the postings, and learnt all the roles.

Cons

Not LVL 9

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Interesting but not for me

Worker (Former Employee) - Regina, SK - 22 September 2022

Good for long term employment. Slow paced but movement within government is difficult and mostly based on seniority not always abilities. Good if you just want to show up and do a job.

Pros

Sick days and benefits are ok

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Eh…

Sask. Builds (Former Employee) - Regina, SK - 20 August 2022

Overall ok, except the executives react badly to feedback that does not align with the Sask. Party agenda. This is specifically related to COVID policies and exposing staff to other staff infected in open concept work environments. Shame on you.

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Makes Stressful with coworkers who aren’t nice

Senior Executive Coordinator - Prov. Government (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 20 August 2022

I work for the ministry of labour Relations and workplace safety and they talk about one team they are way not they talk about healthy work culture they are not it’s just not the best environment people make big things from little things people are rude they’re not considered of other peoples feelings they run and tell the child like characters. My experience these last two years have not been that great they’re nitpicky they have time to to nitpick so they must not have enough to do.

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It largely depends on the ministry.

Coordinator (Current Employee) - Regina, SK - 7 July 2022

I've worked for both Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Education. Both definitely have their pros and cons, depending on who is in senior leadership.All of my roles have required a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism. However, all things considered, the directors and executive directors tend to be down to earth, understanding people. I've never had any issue with taking time off for appointments, vacation, etc. So, the work-life balance is really great.

Cons

dealing with angry citizens of the public

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Office Culture and Management from Heck

Admin Support (Former Employee) - Saskatoon, SK - 10 May 2022

It can be difficult for people to get their "foot in the door" with the Government of Saskatchewan, and for a lot of people working for the Province is a privilege and a dream. However, the Saskatoon office for Social Services killed any dreams I had about a career in Executive Government/Public Service. Absolutely zero job training or support from management, and a toxic work culture made my tenure in this department a near-living "heck." I contemplated going on stress-leave multiple times.