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Greater Victoria Public Library Reviews

3.2

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(9 total reviews)

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9 reviews
1.0
22 Feb 2019

More dehumanizing every day

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It used to be an enjoyable place to work. If you can extract a permanent position out of them the benefits are good.

Cons

The current management team treat anyone below them like garbage. They make sweeping changes to how things are run without actually asking the opinions of the people who have been doing those jobs for years; there is no communication structure to allow feedback back up the chain of command. Right now everyone except for administration is having their shifts altered, without any regard for issues such as second jobs, school, family, or child-care availability. Many people are faced with either loosing hours or having no choice as to which location around town they will now work at. In addition to all this, staff are told there is room for advancement and then not even interviewed for higher positions because decades of on the job experience isn't apparently worth anything when they could hire outsiders with degrees in irrelevant fields.

2.0
24 Oct 2024
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Pros

Your in branch colleagues are amazing for the most part

Cons

It's a physical job. The higher ups micromanage everything and there is no autonomy. You're treated like a child. It's impossible to be heard and if you are, it because you're in trouble. They don't want to make changes that benefit anyone but management. There is no budget for proper staffing because management make outrageous amounts for micromanaging. Don't get me wrong, they're busy but it's because they need to approve everything.

2.0
1 Mar 2023
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Pros

The people you work with on a branch level are incredible. There are fun side projects like arts and crafts and outreach days.

Cons

Every decision is micromanaged from the top down and there is zero autonomy. They treat all their staff like children and gaslight your experience. Poor internal staff support. They rarely promote internally

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