ECO Canada Reviews

3.2

61% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

53% positive business outlook

ECO Canada has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ECO Canada employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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36 reviews
1.0
29 Sept 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

AMAZING group of hard-working individuals, inspiring programs/initiatives, and relatable staff (co-workers) that made every day a fun experience (or at least as much fun as it could have been)

Cons

Insanely underappreciated workers at the company; from criminally low pay, to straight up verbal abuse, management has no plan to curb the exodus of good employees. I've witnessed an employee getting verbally assaulted in a team meeting, as well as having been sworn at myself - both instances were from the worst "leader" I have ever worked for. Management will give you the power to work on a project, but you are on a really short leash in the sense that every action you make and dollar you spend is criticized to no end. Nothing is ever good enough for this sociopath. Also, it seems that some of the Indigenous programs are only backed by the company if it reduces their costs and there is a high profit margin...Not genuinely concerned with actually bettering Indigenous Peoples' lives (don't get me wrong, my colleagues loved what they did and who they worked with, it was management that didn't show any empathy unless there was a dollar sign behind it). Worst employers I have ever worked for. Raises are usually in the 1% range as well...1% of 45,000 is $450. Horrible compensation for such hard working individuals.

1.0
12 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

When I first began working here, I loved pretty much everything about this company and the people in it. My co-workers were a smart, talented group of people and the leadership team made us feel like we were part of something bigger than us and making real contributions to Canada's environmental workforce. Managers were flexible with work schedules for employees transitioning from full-time school to full-time work and for employees requesting parental leaves. There was great teamwork across divisions and collaboration was encouraged, which led to cross-functional learning for everyone. In the first few years I worked there, the leadership team was transparent about our position in the current political and economic climate and hosted monthly staff meetings to ensure all employees were aware of initiatives in each division and where we stood with our reaching yearly goals.

Cons

Over time it became clear the leadership team was not interested in working with employees to address their well-being, concerns, or suggestions for improvement. Leadership became less transparent about the company's overall direction. Manager support for lower-level employees decreased despite multiple accounts from employees who felt overwhelmed by their workload or unsure of their ever-changing responsibilities and expectations. I was responsible for implementing several new programs, but after working on these for more than a year, much of it as a team of one, I heard from other co-workers that, during management meetings, my client groups were not being considered part of any new projects as they were no longer valuable to the company's profit goals. I was not given an opportunity to implement improvements to these new programs, and, one by one, the leadership team cancelled most of them without the courtesy of involving me in the process. Change and evolution of an organization to meet current market demands is one thing, but to summarily dismiss close to two years' hard work and effort of myself and others and to ditch an entire client base with minimal internal discussions or external communications as to why we were moving in a new direction made me feel like any successes I had achieved and relationships I built for the company were unnoticed and worthless. I saw the majority of my colleagues face similar dismissals of their work and achievements until they decided to apply their skills to other companies that would value them. All of my co-workers were dedicated to their jobs, to the work they did, and wanted the company to succeed, but for some reason those in leadership roles seemed to change over time and made no efforts to address small concerns until they became big concerns, at which point employees were either forced to resign, let go, or left out of frustration.

3.0
23 Sept 2022

Company Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are very friendly to work with and has a great benefits plan.

Cons

Overwork the employees and poor compensation for the expected work. Management is reactive versus proactive when it comes to people management (don't understand the team dynamic before hiring someone new). Disregard how the employees are coping with stress and there is hardly any strategy when it comes to conflict. If issues are brought up, they get swept under the carpet and ignored.

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