Hypocrisy at Scale in this company - Anonymous employee TELUS Employee Review

1.0
15 Jan 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote work is genuinely convenient and well implemented.

Cons

TELUS aggressively markets itself as a “Canada-first” company while consistently outsourcing work offshore to reduce costs. This is not ironic or unfortunate. It is fundamentally dishonest. The branding appeals to national pride, while the actual business practices undermine Canadian workers. Local compensation is mediocre at best, especially when weighed against workload, expectations, and the company’s long-standing profitability. Employees are pressured to deliver more while leadership cuts costs and lectures about values it does not uphold. The financial outlook adds to the concern. Stock projections continue to trend downward, and ongoing capital reductions signal a company focused on short-term margin protection rather than sustainable growth or innovation. Overall, this reflects a serious misalignment between rhetoric and reality. TELUS presents itself as ethical, people-focused, and Canada-first, yet operates like a cost-cutting enterprise that prioritizes optics over integrity. The disconnect is obvious and increasingly difficult to defend.

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Flexibility of hours and freedom of location.

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Work from home and create your own schedule. Paid training. There is an option for therapy through the company.

Cons

They are hiring, but there aren't enough tasks to make the minimum of 10 hours a week. There are no raises and no promotions. They take a long time to respond to emails, if they respond at all. The only benefit is a 401 (k). $14 is the pay rate, and one can only work 20 hours a week, if there are enough tasks. The past couple of exams for training set one up to fail them. I have been doing this job long enough to know this. They constantly threaten your job, which really affects morale and confidence. There used to be bonuses, but they haven't done them in a long time. There were times we were given permission to work up to 35 hours for the week, but again, it has been a long time. Last one, they didn't have enough tasks to allow for workers to get to 25+. They also offered stock options, but they ended that as well. They made a major mistake on my end and threatened me unless I complied. Eventually got an email that they were wrong, but they didn't apologize. I saw they were hiring freelancers with a maximum of 25 hours a week. I wrote to management and was told the rest of us were only staying at 20. I am currently seeking other employment. There are other companies that do the same work with higher pay and actual benefits. This was once a good job, but once Telus took over, it has been downhill. I would not recommend this company anymore. I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a sinking ship.

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