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      What is the company culture at Calian?

      Calian reviews

      Great people and culture

      Junior software engineer
      Current employee
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people and culture. Great benefits. Work from home opportunity

      Cons

      compensation is not high at all

      As a remote contractor it was not a good experience

      Senior data engineer
      Former contractor
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company upheld its contractual commitments with contractors and demonstrated punctuality in payment. The workplace culture fostered strong camaraderie among colleagues, making interaction effortless. Working with this team was a truly positive experience.

      Cons

      The company failed to adjust salaries in accordance with inflation and showed negligence towards contractors, resulting in numerous lost rights and benefits, even that the efforts to make the changes were enourmous.

      Salary

      Clinical project manager
      Current employee
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great company good pay and work flexibility

      Cons

      no bonus or mat leave pay

      Great people and culture

      Junior software engineer
      Current employee
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people and culture. Great benefits. Work from home opportunity

      Cons

      compensation is not high at all

      Great role with excellent exposure to direct investments and M&A

      M&a analyst
      Former employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Direct exposure to senior leadership Great company culture and very good people Lot of direct deal execution experience Involvement in the entire M&A process because of the lean team and flat org structure Global and diversified portfolio offers exposure across multiple industries and geographies

      Cons

      Low prospects for growth as the team is small Lower bonus compared to industry average and no deal based incentives

      Toxic culture in IT and Cyber Teams

      Sales
      Former employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very few… hence turnover of the entire sales team in 2025.

      Cons

      Toxic leadership. Churning customers. Culture of blame and bullying. Sales people treated appallingly. New layoffs every week. Commission plan removed for months on end without explanation. Delivery teams are negligent. Zero budget for marketing or new logos.

      Good place to start with

      Devops engineer
      Former contractor
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They maintain good Transparency, and accountability,

      Cons

      I just have one con here, last minute contract renewals

      Toxic culture in IT and Cyber Teams

      Sales
      Former employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very few… hence turnover of the entire sales team in 2025.

      Cons

      Toxic leadership. Churning customers. Culture of blame and bullying. Sales people treated appallingly. New layoffs every week. Commission plan removed for months on end without explanation. Delivery teams are negligent. Zero budget for marketing or new logos.

      Great company

      Recruiter
      Former employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Glad to work at Calian, professional structure, good team environment, friendly culture.

      Cons

      Nothing to really complain about, enjoyed my time there.

      Good on paper only

      Nuclear analyst
      Former employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work from home No micro-managing

      Cons

      Trying to remove the work from home advantages Salary is below market It feels like the leadership is not listening to employees High turnover due to the way the teams are managed Consulting firm without the consulting mindset. The employee go on-site with minimum resources, have to share car rentals, hotels are low end, budget for food while travelling is low. Will pretend they are interested in your personal growth but won't implement anything in reality. Holidays are 3 weeks to start with one week that is mandatory is december. Very few additional holidays with experience. Work from home but no budget to be sure employees have a correct set-up. IT team is the worst ever which decreases productivity. Toronto team has office days downtown in a meeting room with a very poor setting which doesn't allow employee to work properly. You literally cannot perform on that day AND contract says work from home! Benefits are at the bare minimum.