Air Canada Reviews in Toronto, ON Area

Pros

Co-worker are great
benefit not bad..could be better
overall good company.
values of the company is a good thing if everyone respected it would be great

Cons

the rug is being pulled under our feet
at time no consideration to what we face on a daily basis

Advice to Senior Management

recognize our hard work, we are the face of the company.
If we compromise , you should too....if you make profit your employee should too

Pros

Prestigious company. Great flight attendant family.

Cons

You feel like a number in the company. Problems with the collective agreement.

Pros

travel benefit, flexible work hours, empowerment

Cons

compensation, leave and work culture

Advice to Senior Management

Plan for annual salary reviews

Pros

Free Flights
Meet thousands of interesting people
Develop great social networks
Challenging Work Conditions
Travel and see the workd

Cons

Away from Family
Up at all hours of day and night
Fatigue on your body
Deal with a lot of difficult situations

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to employees and respect their efforts! Give leaves when employees have situations requiring one. Evaluate and deliver consistent feedback to employees who require some direction

Pros

benefit, dental, safety and also good customer service, been in the business for a long time.

Cons

culture, performance managment, flexible work shcedule, negotitations with union, its current debt

Advice to Senior Management

consider culture and leadership issues and keep employees happy

Pros

co workers, free uniforms and crew snacks

Cons

long duty days and no comnpensation for giving up all holidays and weekends

Advice to Senior Management

try and work with employees to create a less hostile workplace

Pros

Flexible schedules, great health and travel benfits, easy job.

Cons

Inability of management to consider the customer's needs.
Inefficient, top-heavy company.
Reacts to every blip with cutbacks.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend some money to woo customers back, with more ammenities and a more positve and caring philosophy. We are currently a mediocre/lousy airline and do nothing special for our passengers.It would be wise to treat them with more care...and obviously your employees too.

Pros

Caring and working hard to have a positive effect on customers travel plans...Regardless of how the company is perceived by the media and opinion polls. Travel benefits

Cons

Poor pay. Disrespect of operational middle management and other non unionized employees within this employee group . Extremely poor morale

Advice to Senior Management

Employee's appear not to trust or believe the executives. There is a perception that executive management's greed is the only thing that motivates this group. It is my impression co-workers can do more and want to do more but feel they have been taken advantaged of to often.By showing they care they will only be exploited and their hard work, caring will only end up compensating the "haves" The "banding" pay scale and performance management program only highlights executive managements disrespect and disinterest in fair compensation.

Pros

The time off that is given with the position of Cabin Crew. The amount of vacation and benefits given by the company. The compensation for our jobs. Many cabin crew are well educated individuals from diverse backgrounds that have chosen the lifestyle at Air Canada. The pay is decent but with goes even further is the fact that we work to live, rather than live to work. My family and I personally will go on over 10 vacations a year.

Cons

The lack of support of management. Long hours. Little or no recognition. No room for advancement past Service Director position.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend the time and money to thank the employees as opposed to the shareholders. For every dollar you put into an employee you will get back a $100 in return.

Pros

I work as a flight attendant. I dislike the company, but enjoy the work. It allows you to travel, it's never the same (flexible hours, location), it's as far as anything can be from office work. It even allows to have a second carreer on the side (I work as a journalist). When compared to other low-cost carriers, the working conditions and benefits (the work is unionized are excellent, although it's important to point out that they are fast eroding.

Cons

The company is very big. Employees are just numbers, seen as expendable. Management is incompetent. The aviation industry is very unstable, and often gives the impression it could collapse at any moment, and the job could disapear.

Advice to Senior Management

Talk to employees on the ground, understand that satisfied employees offer better service.