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Clinical Technical Assistant (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 19 April 2018
You are definitely kept on your toes working for LifeLabs. Very busy and often short-staffed, but teamwork is amazing and your days go fast. You are entitled to plenty of vacation, but it is extremely difficult to get the dates you want when you have little seniority, especially during peak times (summer, Christmas, spring break). If you work closing shifts, expect to work overtime a lot. No shortage of hours for those who want to work.
Pros
Great co-workers. Opportunities to pick up hours. Awesome benefits.
Cons
Difficult to get time off. Labs often short-staffed. Some labs require you to work alone at times.
Good professional workplace
Lab Assistant (Former Employee) – Thorold, ON – 15 April 2018
I enjoyed working for this modern progressive company. There was plenty of opportunity for growth and to learn new skills. I especially enjoyed the camaraderie as encouraged by management. There was a very healthy and encouraging workplace culture in the entire lab.
Pay is a joke
Former Courier Driver (Former Employee) – Thorold, ON – 2 April 2018
The pay is something to be desired. This job is huge responsibility and importance of job does not reflect the pay! The pay scale is a joke. No wonder this company can’t keep good people and employee turnover is huge. How can they not realize this??? Once people realize the inadequate pay for the responsibilities this courier job comes with they’re out of there. If they paid better, maybe people would stick around. Poor management too would not recommend a job here.
Cons
High demand
Worst place I have ever worked.
Phlebotomist (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 29 March 2018
I would never suggest this company as a workplace. This company only cares about themselves and how they appear to their patients. No care for employees who care for the patients. The hourly wage does not come close to being adequate for the work provided or for living costs. Full time positions are dying out to the two-part-time-positions syndrome.
Busy environment with plenty of room to learn more
Medical Lab Technician (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 20 March 2018
It was a good place to practice my skills. Staff where friendly and I enjoyed learning phlebotomy and performing ECGs. Although I was there for six weeks I learned quite a lot.
Feels like factory work
Lab patient technician (Former Employee) – Simcoe, ON – 8 March 2018
It feels like you’re working on an assembly line. Like you’re running around in circles the entire shift but also talking the entire time with no breaks for water. You are chastised for taking longer than 3 minutes to take blood. You will work 9.5 hours or longer with only ONE half hour break. If you value all the hard work you did in school, do not work here.
Cons
Long hours, limited breaks, horrible training experience
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Courier (Current Employee) – Kingston, ON – 27 February 2018
Part time!
Great place to work. management work around your schedule when possible. Pay is above most place's for a courier. I have worked here for 10 years and never have a problem with staff or management. Vehicles are kept in good working order summer and winter. Online training is provided almost monthly and driver training is top notch.
Great place to work. management work around your schedule when possible. Pay is above most place's for a courier. I have worked here for 10 years and never have a problem with staff or management. Vehicles are kept in good working order summer and winter. Online training is provided almost monthly and driver training is top notch.
Pros
Good working conditions
Cons
None
very stressful place to work for. always understaffed. never knew what location they will put you at through out the day. when sick,find own coversge
Laboratory (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 8 February 2018
Everyone trying to chum up to supervisors because you know you can lose your job in minute. No advancement, and noone cares how long you've been there
Pros
paid holidays, vacation if full time paid
Cons
short staff, managememt is not good, long hours
Busy and productive and awarding place to work.
IT Service Desk Analyst (Current Employee) – 100 International Blvd. Etobicoke – 3 February 2018
Busy and productive and awarding place to work. Learning new things everyday. Good team and sharing technical ideas and promoting diversity, respect and values to employees
Crazy place - so bad I want out
CTA (Current Employee) – Vancouver, BC – 2 February 2018
There's a reason why there are so many long serving employees here....many are excellent and really dedicated but they've been here so long they have golden handcuffs
But theres a significant percentage that are there for the money and stable hours (ie they don't want to work rotating shifts at hospitals). They've either lost their way or just didn't have it to start and found their way in because we're always so short staffed.
Management are either anonymous, absent or just incompetent (and as a result don't deal with colleagues who should work elsewhere). That's incredibly frustrating. Instead they are more interested in making themselves look good, pretending to care and loading on more and more work. Directors showing up with cakes and fake tears just don't cut it.... you're incompetent.
My advice: use this as stepping stone to something better.
But theres a significant percentage that are there for the money and stable hours (ie they don't want to work rotating shifts at hospitals). They've either lost their way or just didn't have it to start and found their way in because we're always so short staffed.
Management are either anonymous, absent or just incompetent (and as a result don't deal with colleagues who should work elsewhere). That's incredibly frustrating. Instead they are more interested in making themselves look good, pretending to care and loading on more and more work. Directors showing up with cakes and fake tears just don't cut it.... you're incompetent.
My advice: use this as stepping stone to something better.
Pros
Salary; working hours
Cons
Management, workload, insincerity, toxic culture
Bad Place for MLTs
Medical Laboratory Technologist (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 25 January 2018
I started at Lifelabs as an MLT right out of school. The workload is insane and the pay is considerably lower than a hospital. The other staff members were stressed and managment had little concern for what work in the lab was like.
Work in a hospital.
Work in a hospital.
Pros
Regular shifts
Cons
Poor pay, bad environment, stressful
A complete Joke
Medical Lab Assistant (Former Employee) – Burnaby, BC – 18 January 2018
Unprofessional, racist, and pointless.
The company does not give references for any employee no matter how long you've worked there.
They are slave drivers that complain if you take a sick day.
The company does not give references for any employee no matter how long you've worked there.
They are slave drivers that complain if you take a sick day.
Productive fun place
Mobile Phlebotomy Technician (Current Employee) – Listowel, ON – 20 December 2017
I like working with patients, some have very compelling stories to share.
I don't necessarily like waking up seniors at 500am in the morning...but it is a job and accuracy is key.
I don't necessarily like waking up seniors at 500am in the morning...but it is a job and accuracy is key.
rewarding
Senior Administrative Assistant (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 12 December 2017
rewarding experiences working at lifelabs. lots of learning opportunities and advancement. Good culture, could better in some areas. lifelabs is a good option for a temporary job.
Great company to work with
Medical Laboratory Assistant (Current Employee) – Victoria, BC – 11 December 2017
Good management
A typical day is overload work sometimes.
Lots to learn in team atmosphere.
Good management
work culture is good
hardest part is some of the team member
Union job
A typical day is overload work sometimes.
Lots to learn in team atmosphere.
Good management
work culture is good
hardest part is some of the team member
Union job
Great place to work
Lab Patient Technician (Current Employee) – London, ON – 1 December 2017
Everybody that I met was great to work with. There are a lot of components to the job but if you are a quick learner then it's no problem. There are job aids to help you along but ideally you need to be a strong independent worker.
Great workplace except
Medical Laboratory Assistant (Current Employee) – Victoria, BC – 7 November 2017
LifeLabs is fantastic. Unfortunately they are unable to meet my employment needs. As a stay at home mom I need flexibility, AND permanence in my position unfortunately after 2.5 years Lifelabs is still not meeting my needs.
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Clinical Technical Assistant (Current Employee) – Surrey, BC – 31 October 2017
Lifelabs is an mediocre organization to work for. The management team is not trained very well and are hard to get a hold of. The hardest part of the job is trying to get time off.