Celestica Reviews in Toronto, ON Area

Pros

Collaborative and dynamic employees and management
Huge opportunities to make a meaningful difference
Respect in the workplace
Value diversity of opinions and are open to new ideas
CEO really cares about the company and the employees- doing the best job possible given market conditions
Company is heading toward long term future growth and it is an exciting place to be

Cons

Approvals for expenses can take awhile
Systems need more intergration - single sign on - too many passwords to remember

Advice to Senior Management

As we continue to reposition, new capabilities will be required that are not as clearly measured- will require more flexibility in how we support those who are part of the longer term gameplan

Pros

- Very nice people, some interesting work, a lot of training available, reasonable hours

Cons

- Difficult to move up in the company, sometimes work can be redundant

Pros

intelligent community using modern methods

Cons

good company but a tough economy competing with China and Hon Hai etc

Pros

- Some very good skills and people help keep the location afloat.
- Co-workers are the best
- Flexible work schedule

Cons

- Some really good talent and skills that go unnoticed while promoting other useless individuals
- Transferring of products and work overseas leaving Toronto almost dead
- Never back-filling positions after promotions, leaving many people covering mulltiple roles for indefinite periods.
- Low Morale as constant threat of restructuring.
- No loyalty to staff or job security ..... its only a matter of tie before you get the TAP!

Advice to Senior Management

Good Luck sailing on a sinking ship!

Pros

Good people
Lots of challenging projects

Cons

Low Salaries
Low Employee morale
little opportunity for career growth

Advice to Senior Management

Increase salaries and work on improving employee morale

Pros

Great colleagues and a flexible work environment.

Cons

Good company that has no loyalty to North America.

Pros

flexible work schedule
job security for the passionless

Cons

limited professional development prospects
limited ability to switch roles
desperately striving for mediocrity
inability to skip levels despite performance

Advice to Senior Management

focus on developing your people and offering visibility to career paths

Pros

work is easy, pople get along good..

Cons

they make u work and full timers do not do anything

Advice to Senior Management

hire people who work and fire people who waste the time.

Pros

Some really good people (although too many have been downsized)
Decent salary, benefits + vacation
Flexible work environment (hours, telecommuting, etc.)
Current CEO (Muhlhauser) seems passionate about turning things around
Free parking

Cons

Lousy salary increases, if at all (too many salary freezes over the years)
Short term thinking, indecision, constantly changing plans.
Attrition of experienced people (voluntary and involuntary)
Insufficient resources to perform effectively
The Americanization of the company culture (too many people who thrive on flash but no substance)
Erosion of teamwork over the years (now it's about CYA and pointing fingers)
Too much movement of responsibilities to unskilled low-cost geographies
Bad IT infrastructure (very fragmented)

Advice to Senior Management

Value the people more. HR has become a joke - not valued at table.
Commit to investments to address systemic problems (employee development, system, infrastructure, etc.)
Cut ties with customers who don't contribute to profit

Pros

Flexibility in working schedule to all

Cons

Limitted advancement possibilities for employees

Advice to Senior Management

Make decisions based on facts