Pros
The list of pros is short, - Co-workers are nice - Pays you, although on occasion (2-4 times/year) pay is delayed a day for various reasons That's it.
Cons
Where do I start? This company is a mess in terms of leadership and direction. The majority of the senior management shouldn't be there. They have no formal executive training and it shows in their decisions and dealing with others. The Senior Management surround themselves with "yes" men/women, and if you don't agree you'll be pushed out of the inner circle and eventually out the door. The company is being out performed by the competition and other Imperial Oil distributors due to questionable senior management decisions, and the future doesn't look any better as management refuses to admit that they lack the necessary skills to move the company forward and bring in true professionals to deal with the problem. The sales department is unorganized and left on their own for the most part. TRAINING IS MINIMAL, which is why sales are suffering across the board. Actually, training is lacking in every aspect of this company. Resources are thin at best. Everyone is trying to make due with less than what's needed. Need more trucks? Sorry. Faster ERP to help administration? Too expensive. When assets are purchased the decisions are made at the senior management level without any real feedback from the people on the ground using the assets, and as a result the new purchases are usually inadequate. With all the negatives and no real positives, how did they manage to be listed as one of Deloitte's "Canada Best Managed Companies"? I've been a part of two companies that have made that list, and was a big part of the process in one of the companies. I'll tell you this, there was a great deal of wool being pulled over peoples eyes. I have no faith in Deloitte's "Canada Best Managed Companies" list.
