With downsizing the unit became less unified as everyone was doing 3 people's jobs. Bottlenecks occurred as staff prioritized their work flows. Political employees parachuted in had their own agendas. Some middle managers went rogue and had to be sidelined in lonely offices. One middle manager disappeared without a word over Xmas break. Casual staff were treated as disposable. Protecting them from management was very stressful.

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Great Place to Work! Staff are professional!

Administrative Assistant (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 8 May 2022

Working for the province of Manitoba has been great! Workload is reasonable. One minute you are busy, and the next you are super busy. It helps being organized. Love my job and love the people I work with.

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Good work environement

Systems Analyst (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 4 April 2022

Great people with vast experience, the difficult thing can be going at a slow pace sometimes, but in general, everyone is supportive and promotes new ideas but the experience can vary from department to department

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Fun, lots of hours. Morale can be low sometimes

Wildland Firefighter (Former Employee) - Lac du Bonnet, MB - 3 February 2022

Just like the summary says. Sometimes the 24 day in a row aspect gets a little old especially when only given two days off and then back in the bush for the next 24

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Political only decisions and Kingdom building makes this an awful place to work.

Specialist (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 2 January 2022

The biggest issue is that there is no consideration for the civil service staff from executive. You can work your but off for years and be demoted at someone's whim. The union is mostly useless and really only cares about receiving your union dues.

Pros

Work life balance.

Cons

No consideration for the staff as executives are only worried about themselves.

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Working for the government is always nice

Engineering Aid Lvl 2 (Former Employee) - Brandon, MB - 18 October 2021

Relaxed job and several opportunities into different fields, MI provides you with a lot of in-house training for every single one of their procedures and specifications.It is a good job, specially since their overtime hours are incredible, and even though you're sent away for most of the time, It is a good experience to discover the province and to relate to the people you're working with.

Pros

Tons of overtime

Cons

Out of home times sometimes can be too much

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Fast Paced, Able to keep busy

Civil Service Employee (Former Employee) - Portage la Prairie, MB - 17 March 2021

Very structured and organized everyone worked as a team knew what their job was and got it finished helped other co workers if needed. Good Schedule Rotations

Pros

1 hour lunches

Cons

Overwhelming sometimes alot of gossip

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Toxic management and work culture. Extreme nepotism problem.

Correctional Officer (Current Employee) - Manitoba - 10 January 2021

This is a great job if you are friends with, sleeping with, or related to management, otherwise you are bullied and treated as less than a number. You start part time on call and expect to stay that way for 7+ years, despite them telling you it will be 3 or so. Expect the worst shift rotations for possibly your entire career unless you are “in” with management. Seniority means nothing and the MGEU does not care about you, only padding their own wallets. Promotions mostly happen due to nepotism.People get stuck here due to lack of any other education or transferable skills. It seems okay for the first couple of years. Mental health issues and addictions are rampant. Please consider any other career.

Pros

the pay is reasonable

Cons

Management. On call schedule. Toxic work culture. Horrible union

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Lots of red tape - gets in the way of serving the public

Co-operative Developer (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 26 November 2020

A typical day at work will very much vary in terms of the job you are doing. Under the NDP, my job was very much appreciated. I would rate it a 5 out of 5. I really enjoyed collaborating with specialists in various departments. I noted there were two types of Provincial employees...the bureaucrats and the true, humble public servants. Under the PC government, however, all "helping" jobs were eliminated and the focus became about assisting the wealthy, which made my position eliminated. I would rate it a 1 out of 5.

Pros

Benefits and decent pay

Cons

Political interference

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Workplace culture supports opportunities to improve and advance.

Heavy Equipment Operator/Instructor (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 29 October 2020

Work is construction and project specific, generally engaging with minimal interaction with supervisors/management. Opportunities to learn/advance in the "trade" are abundant. The culture is supportive, appreciative and allows creativity in accomplishing final results. Travel and remote work locations can be stressful. Travel and working with new people in remote work locations were some of the things I enjoyed about the job including the opportunities for continuous learning.

Pros

Continuous Learning!

Cons

Away from home!

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Toxic work environment

Consultant (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 6 August 2020

The culture is completely toxic and harassment issues are failed to be addressed by management. No trust and dirty double-dealings. Management fosters this toxicity.

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A great place to work.

Tax Compliance Officer (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 19 June 2020

During my career with the Province of Manitoba, I was able to advise taxpayers on tax statutes and how the tax laws pertained to them. I was also in a position to learn from the individuals and businesses I met with.

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Fun place to work

Field Supervisor (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, Manitoba - 3 April 2020

Great place-No Issues. Good Team; management. OT; some long hours. No weekends. Travel may be required. Company truck and credit card (gas) provided. Fun and productive environment. Some stress at times, no pay for rain days. Busier in the summer compared to winter.

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Good place to work.

Corrections Officer (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 4 January 2020

Great place to work . I had great support from my coworkers, but managment in corrections was not the most supportive. High stress environment. Definitely a tough work environment.

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Lots of Variety

Director of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) (Current Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 12 December 2019

Very busy and productive, lots of moving parts. The government culture is very controlled and takes along time for approvals. Waiting for the approvals is frustrating and hard to keep vendors waiting. The people I work with are great and I continue to learn new things.

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Not bad

Office Worker (Former Employee) - Brandon North, MB - 12 December 2019

Lots of work have to be organized lots to do everyday, more political than job performance get along with people guards are awesome what else u don’t know lots to know had lots of help

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Great on site management

District Clerk (Part time) (Former Employee) - Hodgson, MB - 19 October 2019

Enjoyed working here. The people were great the community was friendly and helpful. Was a great place and enjoyed my time there. Only left due to family reasons.

Pros

Wonderful management!

Cons

Distant to get there

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Average Government Environment

Administrative Assistant/Time Keeper (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 1 October 2019

I enjoyed working for the MB Government. The overall atmosphere was positive and cooperative. Excellent work/life balance with no pressure to work overtime.

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Very fast moving work place with citizens attending daily

Employment and Income Assistance (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 12 September 2019

High stress environment, can be dangerous and unpredictable due to citizens having a variety of mental health and social welfare issues. Little to no support from management to deal with daily issues.

Pros

regular pay check, good benefits

Cons

No support, high risk.

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Great Staff

Clerk 5. Regional Office Administrator (Former Employee) - Thompson, MB - 20 June 2019

Wonderful staff to work with in every way. Always approachable and willing to help when help was needed. Approachable management and leadership. Overall good personal experience

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great place to work

A/Equity & Diversity Manager (Former Employee) - Winnipeg, MB - 12 June 2019

fast paced and structured daily routine, excellent manager. Learned to multitask, office management skills, supervisory skills, leaderships skills. Supervisor provided training and supported capacity building for sure