Great policies on paper, but EVERYTHING is up to your manager - Anonymous employee TransLink Employee Review

1.0
2 Nov 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great insurance coverage that is super extensive - Most locations have a full gym, and very few people use it - Free coffee - Flexible work arrangements (most office employees can WFH 4/5 days a week) - Onboarding (on paper) is a smooth process - Lots of ways the company tries to engage employees across teams/departments - Great work/life balance (on paper)

Cons

- They put a lot of trust in managers (they have the autonomy to direct subordinates however they'd like) - Probation is long (6 months) and can be extended - Antiquated management structure that favours tenure over merit - Bad manager = bad experience (many processes / work culture revolve around your manager, and can make it very hostile to employees) - Training/onboarding is very dependent on your manager as well (some managers may skip parts of it or make it unintuitive, such as telling new hires to read a bunch of internal documents to familiarize themselves with the role rather than having a manager/experienced individual show them)

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1.0
5 May 2026
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Pros

Ok benefits.. Good number of vacations

Cons

Used to be good on work life balance but not anymore. Feels more like dictatorship. Management does not listen to employees and force decisions. Not enough pay and many jobs within the company don't pay equally.

3.0
19 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

good benefits and moderate pay

Cons

customers varies a lot and bad customers are unexpected

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