Why I stand behind and recommend TELUS to everyone in my life. - Customer Service Representative TELUS Employee Review

4.0
11 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I think the best reason to work for TELUS would be the way they truly believe in Give where you live. Iknow of a lot of other companies that say that they like to give back where they live but TELUS truly does that. It seems like every time I read the newspaper or everyweek there is something new that we are doing at work to benefit different organizations with the community in which we live and work. That is just a major perk and benefit of working for TELUS. Other amazing reasons to work for TELUS would be the benefits package, the rate of pay, the perks like discounts and sales compensation and recognition plan but best of all would be the people that I work with and work for.

Cons

I think the biggest downside of working for TELUS would be the lack of flexability to balance work and home life. I work a lot of overtime and when I first started I could take my overtime as holidays but that hasn't been an option for over a couple of years. It is very hard to take time off for family events if they are spur of the moment and hadn't been planned when vacation was booked at the begining of the year. The only other downside that I can think of is the difference in shifts. With a home life and a child at home it is very hard for daycare to work a late 12-8 shift or on the weekends.

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5.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility of hours and freedom of location.

Cons

Pay is not high, and not enough tasks available at times.

2.0
18 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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