Hydro One Reviews in Toronto, ON, Canada Area

I have been working at Hydro One as an intern for more than a year

Pros – -friendly people
-great pay
-unionized
-relaxed environment
-discount gym membership
-good location
-flexible work hours

Cons – -leadership is sometimes lacking (supervisors seem sort of lazy sometimes)
-not enough work to do
-IT is not always helpful and slow to process requests

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Hydro One full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - Excellent opportunity to learn about Power Transmission
- Good Pay, Pension and Benefits
- Relaxed environment

Cons – - Poor management and constant government intervention
- Very inefficient due to many bureaucratic layers
- Promotions dependent on favouritism and politics rather than competence (in many cases)
- No incentives to improve productivity and efficiency
- No recognition

Advice to Senior Management – - Need to bring in incentives to increase productivity and efficiency
- Need to get rid of weak links in management and senior roles to change the culture at the company
- Need to spend more time developing young employees by providing adequate training and opportunitites

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Hydro One as an intern for less than a year

Pros – friendly working environment. everyone is helpful and willing to help. As an intern, i get to choose from different projects, so a lot of freedom in the work I do. This might differ from department to department

Cons – IT problems and requests take long time to solve, which reduces working efficiency. Management has multiple layers that sometimes it is hard to convey your ideas to the top.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Laid back atmosphere, great training programs, competitive salary

Cons – Industry is mostly developed so there is little in the way of innovation

Advice to Senior Management – You could pay people a lot less and still get the job done. You dont need the best people/engineers available. "Good" is good enough.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Good pay, friendly work environment, vacation +sick + floater days, great pension, rotations allow for varying work experiences.

Cons – Too many managers eating up expenses, too much influence by Ontario government.

Advice to Senior Management – need to reaccess management decisions, do you really need 2 underqualified managers for a group of 10 highly trained people?

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for less than a year

Pros – good compensation and benefit
a lot to learn in a large organization

Cons – not efficient enough
some part of the org is not well regulated
limitation due to government regulation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Hydro One full-time for more than a year

Pros – - great exposure to all kinds of technical work

Cons – - cannot really think of any

Advice to Senior Management – - it's all good

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for less than a year

Pros – very good compensation, very good pension plans, two unions to protect the employees.

Cons – too structured and rigid, bonus depend on the government's funding, it takes a long time to be promoted

Advice to Senior Management – increase the possibility to promote from within

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for more than a year

Pros – great experience, you will a lot from smart engineers
great pay for an internship
great location, downtown toronto connected to the Eaton Centre
gym membership dischount
best job to have, fun company, relaxed atmosphere

Cons – very tough and competitive to get hired as a new grad

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Hydro One as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Professional Development Courses offered
Engagement Activities
Company Culture
Work-Life Balance
Internal opportunities

Cons – So many layers of management might cause inefficiencies in operations

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to engage employees and fully develop their potential

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company