The most objective review you'll read (Field Technician)
Pros
- Work alone - Take lunch/breaks basically when ever you want - Provided company uniform ( even winter coats + boots ) - EXTREME AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE OVER-TIME - Paid training ( use to be 3 months but has been shortened to less than 1 month ) - Frequent raises which is locked in stone by union ( every 1040 hours $1 raise ) - Company provided cellphone ( which is monitored ) - Employee discounts on Bell products and partners ( 35% off you Bell bill ) - Every day is different, every job is different so keeps things fresh - 2 weeks paid vacation - A very nice skill set you will learn which can help you for any future job in the telecommunications industry - Benefits ( they're not that great but better than nothing. You pay 50% and company pays other 50% but that changes with different employment status. ) - Defensive driving training
Cons
- Low starting wage $14.20/Hr - The amount of over-time ( You'll be maxed out at 48 hours every week 100% of the time ) - You're schedule will change on a daily basis with hours being added or removed with little to no notice - NO WORK/LIFE BALANCE!!! - VERY STRESSFUL!!! VERY VERY VERY STRESSFUL! - Only 1 guaranteed day off per week ( you have 1 day 100% guaranteed and 2 other days off which they can and will force you in ) - No requested time off days ( it will be denied regardless of how far in advance you request it ) - 4 hour shifts which you will be forced to come in for - Absolute GARBAGETRAINING! ( it use to be ok but recently they've chopped the training time down to 1/4th of what it use to be and you'll still have the same skill set ) - Management will only treat you as a number ( unless you get 1 of the few good managers however they will only be good to you if you bend over backwards for them ) - 80%+ of the management has never been a technician and couldn't do an install or repair themselves - The vehicles you drive are fairly new however they're pool vehicles which means you share them with everyone else so they will very gross and very messy - You will never have a weekend off until you hit full-time which will take years! ( I've been there 3+ years and i'm still regular part-time ) - NO ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT ALL ( it's all based on seniority and you'll never get a different position unless its a floor sales position in a Bell store ) - Management will micro manage the HELL! out of you making you will you don't know what you're doing - You will lose 60-70% of your training class due to quitting within the first 3 months due to management and poor work/life balance.