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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Not so good that recently is simply becoming scary - Field Inspector Canadian Food Inspection Agency Employee Review

2.0
3 Jun 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is ok, medical & dental benefits acceptable

Cons

You can advance only if you're White Canadian born & raised or at least Employment Equity Group member (especially if you're Visible Minority). Lots of family relations and connections which is not different than any other third world country (corruption through nepotism, etc.). Incompetent managers and supervisors are simply not able to create mentally healthy working environment. Majority of permanent employees are there just to survive until their retirement (at least the ones not in above described preferred groups). Very unhealthy working environment. Majority of managers (especially among the ones promoted in the last 7-8 years) without real managerial skills necessary for the positions they're occupying but politically "good fit" or simply cousins & friends of older management members. Management is using word "leadership" a lot but actually doesn't demonstrate any real leadership. It's sad and funny at the same time, just listening to them praising each other for non existent leadership. This is not how our tax money should be spent. It's actually quite scary.

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4.0
25 Nov 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people. Decent pay for most positions.

Cons

Slow at times. Not enough work.

1.0
26 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary is OK, benefits are good. If you're one of the people that have been hired as a Full-Time employee, congratulations. They'll never be able to get rid of you. Work life balance is also pretty good with chances to obtain well-paid overtime hours.

Cons

If you're on contract or a back-fill, time to start sucking up to management as this is the only way you'll get to keep your job. Even then, likely they'll make cuts regardless of how important your position is. Management and executives will swap roles, keep their friends close and you'll never likely get a chance to move up if you've ever given an opinion or gone against management or have had an independent thought. "Agency transformation" is a ruse put on by management. From top down they'll tout this, but middle level down to employees, everyone is incredibly stubborn. No one wants any change, and they're happy doing things just the way they used to.

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