Micro-management in Finance dept. - Finance AIR MILES Employee Review

3.0
5 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-modern company culture -wellness perks/benefits -rrsp- matching -hybrid working arrangement -cool building

Cons

-Finance department creates it's own rigid rules "based on business needs" -Old school Micro-management style -Little opportunity for development. Often overlook own employees and hire from outside organization -Talent tends to leave -Outdated technology -High volume work with lean teams resulting in employees being overwhelmed with work or burnout

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AIR MILES Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback, and your six years at AIR MILES. It’s great to see that you enjoyed so many of our perks during your tenure with us– from our culture, wellness offerings, flexible work environment and our collaborative office space. We take great pride in these elements of our workplace. AIR MILES strives for a culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust. I am sorry to hear this was not your experience. We have implemented tools, resources, and measurements such as our semi-annual Leadership Effectiveness Survey to better understand our areas of opportunities with respect to culture and leadership. We turn feedback from these surveys into action plans to improve the Associate experience. Work-life balance is top of mind for our Associates, and we do our best to offer as much balance as possible through our Summer Hours Program, Summer Fun Days, paid vacation time, Wellness Days and our free Headspace offering to all Associates. We understand it can be hard to take advantage of these offerings at times, but encourage our Associates to work with their Leader to ensure work-life balance is a top priority. Finally, we continue to prioritize internal mobility as an organization by proactively sharing available opportunities with Associates before we recruit externally. In 2021, almost half of our job vacancies were filled by internal transfers and promotions. We’ve also launched a new career-leveling framework this year that provides more opportunities to grow as an individual contributor or as a people leader and provided learning and development opportunities to support career growth. I wish you all the best in your future endeavours! Dimitri Benak, VP of People and Culture

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5.0
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Pros

Good benefits Great co-workers Fully remote Lots of fun employee events - got to meet a lot of cool folks at the company through it

Cons

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AIR MILES Response
3y
Thank you for the positive feedback. Our Associates are at the heart of our strong company culture and are truly what makes AIR MILES such a great place to work! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the benefits and events offered to our Associates, as well as our remote-first working model. We appreciate your perspective on feeling as though your work makes a difference. We strongly believe that our people are our greatest asset and that the work done at all levels of the organization contributes to our success as a business. During our January Business Update, our Executive team shared our Strategic Imperatives for 2023 and the ways we will continue to scale as an organization to help Associates under the "big picture" and where their role fits in. We also recently introduced a new Goal Setting process to better align with our quarterly planning process, and to encourage more regular conversations about goals between Leaders and Associates. For Associates with questions regarding the impact of their role, we encourage you to speak to your leader or Manager Once Removed for guidance. Thanks again for your feedback, and all the best. Dimitri Benak - VP, People and Culture
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4 June 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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