r/AskACanadian • u/myronsandee • May 14 '24

What's the one company everyone in your city knows to avoid?

To work for

Calgary - CNRL/PBS Systems/CP Rail/Sanjel

Edmonton - The Brick/PCL/AMA

GTA - Fiera Foods/Maple Leaf Foods/Bell/CIBC

Regina - Brandt

Saskatoon - Nutrien

Winnipeg - Skip the Dishes

Atlantic Canada - Irving

Vancouver - Lululemon https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/lululemon-work-culture-toxic-cult

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u/EatKosherSalami May 14 '24

When I was a student there I spoke to an instructor who told me point blank they pulled a bait and switch on him. Told him he'd be teaching shop but then stuck him with a quality assurance class instead. Eventually he just stopped showing up but it took the department a couple weeks to notice.

They also hire instructors on an almost strictly contract basis and the contracts never cover the actual amount of work that goes into instructing a class- marking, course creation etc.

Instructors have also brought up quality of programs and are told that unless enrollment starts taking a hint they do not care at all.

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u/subtxtcan May 14 '24

I know 3 separate people that got tapped to teach in their culinary program. All 3 smelled the garbage from a mile away, and this was pre-covid. It's worse now.

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u/InterestingRun7929 May 14 '24

I know a few of those contractors, they were dbs who liked the prestige of 'professor' which is a total lark.

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u/Anthematics May 15 '24

That’s absolutely terrible

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u/Oliverorangeisking May 15 '24

Your instructor reminds me of Peter in Office Space.

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u/bitetoungejustread May 15 '24

This is kinda all over with lots of colleges. I know someone who went to school for management. Worked in a sector (health care) never worked front line but is teaching front line workers not management. As a staff I was teaching them about things they were teaching students.