Metrolinx Reviews
Updated 13 Jul 2019
Found 132 reviews
"Great work environment and plenty of people to learn from" (in 22 reviews)
"Good work life balance, decent culture, excellent management" (in 17 reviews)
"limited full time positions, long interviews" (in 11 reviews)
"If you are from private sector you will find it really slow" (in 6 reviews)
"Best company I have ever worked for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Metrolinx
Pros
Great atmosphere, wonderful co-workers, room for advancement, always recognized for a job well done, best job I've ever had, only left due to relocating
Cons
I do not have any cons. Great company.
Metrolinx2016-10-07"Fast paced, never a dull moment, great co-workers"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good pay and benefits, lots of people with long service records, good pension plan
Cons
New Managent style has people on edge for there jobs, too many changes at once.
Advice to Management
Don't upset people with your new ideas. As a long service person I can see the senior people wanting to get out and the junior people just leaving because there fed up
Metrolinx2019-07-13"Large organixation"
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I have been working at Metrolinx full-time
Pros
Work life balance Interesting projects Free GO transit use
Cons
Huge organization with many layers of decision making
Metrolinx2019-07-10"good"
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Pros
it is very good and great
Cons
there is no downside in this
Metrolinx2019-07-08- Helpful (5)
"Worst company to work for"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Metrolinx full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great benefits Work life balance (working from home) Pleasant employees
Cons
Nepotism - Directors and Managers are hired not based on qualification/credentials but rather on friendship. Ignorance - the upper management lacks common sense let know knowledge in the field they oversee. This leads to poor management of employees and misleading staff with poor directions. HR - Their HR division is nothing short of a disaster. Salary reviews are common at Metrolinx because the HR doesn’t do their...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Hire/promote qualified individuals based on credentials as opposed to nepotism Focus on hiring knowledgeable HR employees. The CEO needs to turn his attention to internal affairs especially HR. You can’t fix the infrastructure (build RER, LRT, BRTs and the new proposed transit lines) of Ontario if you can’t even retain your good employees.
Metrolinx2019-06-16 "Good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Salary, Benefits and pension are great
Cons
HR is a disaster in this company
Metrolinx2019-05-14- Helpful (4)
"Skilled trades stay away"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Decent pay and benefits
Cons
Predatory Hiring practices. They tell you they are a rapidly expanding company but all growth is P3 outsource so no future for trades people. Outsourcing everything. No communication from management ever and the ATU union is just a company puppet that only looks after bus drivers. Nobody else. Management knows union is a fraud and does not fallow collective agreement ever. Stay away skilled people
Advice to Management
Stop Predatory hiring practices. Fallow the Collective agreement Some communication would staff would be helpful
Metrolinx2019-06-14 "Bus operator"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Fair pay. Great pension. New equipment. Autonomous work environment.
Cons
Like many jobs, it can be monotonous.
Metrolinx2019-05-10- Helpful (1)
"Development planner"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time for more than a year
Pros
good work enviro, friendly staff
Cons
allot of mixup, hours are long, takes long time to get raise
Metrolinx2019-05-24 - Helpful (1)
"Exciting future, great employees, but need to support them"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Metrolinx full-time
Pros
- what they are doing for the region - great employees - teleworking - good benefits - various divisions (opportunity to move around)
Cons
- many and too frequent reports (need less reporting and more time to "do") - hierarchical - ageism
Advice to Management
Support people to deliver - remove barriers
Metrolinx2019-04-17