Great place to make money. Trust nobody. Just work and go home. You have been advised. Go only for the money. It will help your life immensely. I retired and my hair is growing back now. The schedule means everything to the company.

Pros

Lots of money

Cons

Seniority rules

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Customer service can be better if employees are respected by management. Great place to work

Transit Operator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 29 March 2022

.If you love your job a typical day would be fulfilling..Learn to communicate, & interact with people of all different, race etc...etc.Management: - untrustworthy -They lie to gain BROWNIE points -Eager to suspend or fired you -Show no EMPATHY for you or your family in time of needs.-MANAGEMENT WILL KICK YOU TO THE CURB WITHOUT A SECOND LOOK..Hardest part of the job is not knowing when you will be fired..I love what I do, I enjoy my job. Management is the most Stressful part.

Pros

Great place to work

Cons

Management need to pay more attention to the MENTAL, physical aspect of its EMPLOYEES. (b)They are the backbone on the company.

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Great employees

Inventory & Quality Control Assistant (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 27 March 2022

They people at the company were very helpful in getting you settled in and working right away. I would the atmosphere there is friendly but can be fast paced.

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Great place to work good work.good people and lots of skilled jobs,everything Iwanted

Carhouse operator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 23 March 2022

I loved working here…it is what I needed,people were very friendly and helpful I worked here for29 years.. got all benefits and free on Toronto Transit

Pros

Great benefits

Cons

Good hrs

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Poisoned environment with a dark cloud hanging over it

Truck and Coach Technician (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 16 March 2022

Everyone starts off working here with a positive attitude, everyone leaves disgruntled. You are nothing more than a disposable number, you are required to work odd shifts, the place plays havoc on your family life. Like most large institutions it is plagued by nonsensical, illogical red tape and more often than not the work environments are poisoned by unhappy miserable people, led by unhappy miserable management. On the bright side wages are decent.

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Friends many good people

Janitor/Cleaner driver (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 8 March 2022

Great company many years service with Toronto transit commission room for different types of jobs great training would tell many people too apply to this company

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Stable organization with a lot of impact

Student (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 5 March 2022

Worked there as a student. Colleagues were friendly. Due to the nature of the work, not a fast moving organization but very stable. (Unsurprisingly) the office was very accessible by transit.

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Stable work, being an operator is extremely unhealthy for your body.

Operator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 3 March 2022

Pay raises are way lower than the rate of inflation . Operators got 2% per year with inflation at 5% per year. (Your pay goes down 3% per year assuming inflation doesn’t go higher (which it definitely will))

Pros

Stable income

Cons

Short life expectancy

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Very toxic culture. Rude and unfriendly team members. Some of the lawyers were great and some made the working environment unbearable.

Lawyer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 1 March 2022

Technology is very outdated. Management wants you at your desk all day with very little flexibility to work remotely. Co-workers are toxic and behaviour that is exclusionary and childish is rewarded. There is no team collegiality. There is no respect for diversity in the workplace.

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Good work / life balance.

Senior Project Engineer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 25 February 2022

Good people, lots of opportunities, fair compensation and good work / life balance. Many work locations are downtown which can be difficult if living in the suburbs.

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Customer Service Representative (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 23 February 2022

sometimes it's very stressful, sometimes it is very easy. Cannot predict how the day goes. Depends on the moods of the customers. But overall, good place to work if you like dealing with customers.

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Like any government job, expect lots and lots of politics

Structure Repairperson (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 28 January 2022

This is not a place to work if you want to actually use your job skills, this is a place to retire, get benefits and do very little hard work. The hardest part of the job is getting there

Pros

Decent pay and excellent benefits

Cons

Mostly night work and lots of politics, harassment and bullying

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Does not care about you as a person. Only follows guidelines from the City. No matter how good you are at your work.

Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Davisville, ON - 24 January 2022

Work is okay. Relaxed, no one can force you to work harder. But if you're not vaccinated, they can terminate you. Doesn't matter if you worked your best for the company.

Pros

None.

Cons

No cost of living raises. Your salary is the same for many years.

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good place to work

operator (Former Employee) - surface - 12 January 2022

great place to work, everything gets better with seniority. but it is a litt hard in the bigining , long split shifts, no weekends off for the first 5-10 years.

Pros

pay, benefits .

Cons

long hours for new operators

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Good if you don't want to work hard

310T Tech (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 11 January 2022

Worklife balance is hard when shifts are won based on seniority so expect to work nights with midweek (Tues+wednesday, Wednesday+Thursday) as your off days for a few years before being able to move to better off days. I was told day shift with weekends off is 20+years and that rings true once you get to know some people. Night shift expect half the shift to sleep 2-3hours a night, ive seen guys set up the hoist for a bus, nap, and the put down 8hours of work.Its hourly, coming from flat-rate the money is worst, but theres a pension at the end of 30 years? I probably wont make it that far id rather work hard and have time to see family and friends, instead of spending holidays at work and sleeping through the day.

Pros

union(basically impossible to get fired after probation), easy environment, hourly

Cons

Night shift, no weekends off, no holidays off, certain mistakes earn you 3 days off unpaid

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Collaborative environment, equal opportunity for all employees.

Manager (Former Employee) - Various sites within Toronto. - 11 January 2022

TTC is a great place to work, with many opportunities for employees to advance their careers in different roles. The organization provides internal training, as well as specialized external training for particular skill development. Salaries are competitive with private industry and the benefits include a drug, dental plan and and excellent pension plan.

Pros

Equal opportunity, many career paths available, excellent benefits and training program.

Cons

No bonus incentive for outstanding performance.

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it's a stressful job and I don't recommend it

Transit Operator (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 7 January 2022

your life will change dramatically for the worse. The hours are long, the days are long, plus you have to work weekends and holidays. You will not see family for a long time at the beginning

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Steady work, union environment. Good working environment.

Truck and Coach Technician (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 21 December 2021

Great place to work. Lots of opportunities to advance. Lots of emphasis on employee safety. Great benefits as well as yearly clothing, boot and tool allowance.

Pros

Excellent pay and benefits. Plenty of chances for advancement

Cons

Shift work, union environment.

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Can be a good job to raise a family

Streetcar Operator (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 11 December 2021

An absolutely toxic work culture, terrible work/life balance and a great pension. I’d never recommend this job to someone, despite understanding that you could make a living, support a family and retire from it.

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Productive with a good social network

Procedures Writer (Former Employee) - 1138 Bathurst Street - 25 October 2021

A typical work day can include writing, editing and a site visit to gather information for a procedure or a work method. I learned better interpersonal skills and new software to write documents. Generally, management is supportive. The workplace culture is collaborative between unionized blue collar workers and non-unionized white collar staff to achieve common goals. There is a great emphasis on safety. The hardest part of the job is encouraging and waiting for documents to be reviewed. The most enjoyable part of the job is writing new documentation for new processes to help others.

Pros

Good salary

Cons

Inflexibility of workplace culture

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Worst place to work

Bus Operator (Former Employee) - Wilson - 19 October 2021

Manager and supervisors always after you stay away from this job.customers are brutal supervisors have limited driving experience, never get a day off if needed they force you to phone in sick.The vision system is garbage so many bugs Other drivers always leaving early drivers are your worst enemy.I would not recommend this job to anybody high stress and little reward.

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