I found warehouse very dis-organized. It took forever to find what needed.

Very low pay for expectations.

I worked in the Corporate Affairs divison at Corporate Head Office and can honestly say it was one of the worst experiences of my professional life. Unorganized, unsupportive and bad communication all mixed in with management that was staffed with people who clearly had no idea how to manage people. Overtime was expected and compensation for said overtime?? Forget about it...in fact it was a...

I have worked at Canadian Tire for the past year, 457 in Kanata and I loved certain and disliked certain aspects of it. Overall, I would say it was an excellent first job, they have a great General Manager, and most of the other managers are great too. The only reason I quit was because I found another job that I had been seeking for a while. But at least at this location, it was a good job!

Stared a few weeks ago love it

I joke around constantly with my coworkers/bosses, but not in an overly slacking way. We all know that certain things need to be accomplished on a daily basis and we get to it (most of the time). We help each other out and there's not really much animosity between anyone. Sure there's a spat every now and then, but overall it's pretty relaxed. There's only so many levels up the worker chain so...

I've worked at two stores in Toronto and I have to say it was not what I was hoping it to be. I have worked in total about 8 years in Canadian tire and have yet been given a raise above 10.50. Management is a joke. They lord over the employees like their king of the castle. They also belittle you on the sales floor and always find the faults in a persons work and never praise the good work you...

While I have not been an employee of Canadian Tire for several years, I currently find myself in a circle of friends who are mostly employed with CT. I am on a consistent basis shocked and appalled at what I hear is happening in this company. Canadian Tire's CEO has recently received acclaim for the companies "record profits", however I believe that if Canadian Tire were to pay every employee for...

Picked up an application form at 1019 Sheppard the other day. At the customer service desk I asked to speak to the store manager about positions in Canadian Tire. This was not possible, I was just handed out a lousy 7th generation photo copy of an application form with printer marks all over the place, totally misaligned, to fill out and return for consideration.

When I started reading the...

Worked there for two months in the promotions department. I was given no training and was expected to know everything within the first couple of days. The supervisors were always trying to act bossy and do not care for you. There is a lot of potential for increasing sales but no one cares and tries to stay away from customers. Store constantly kept firing employees and the turn out rate was...

Worked there for four months in the sports department and just handed in my two weeks in order to go back to school in the fall. The work itself isn't very hard and is a good summer job, but I feel sorry for anyone there who works full time. The faults lie in lack of communication and the unfocused management. My store has some very nice managers and some not very nice ones, but all of them seem...

I worked at their head office at Yonge/Eglinton in Toronto and it was one of the worst employment experiences I have ever had. The turn over at this place is actually worse than retail. The work is so mediocre and mind numbing that I actually saw people get up in middle of the day and just quit and leave. The place is in absolute chaos as the turn over is so high that work falls between the...

I was hired on as a full time employee and promised benefits after 3 months. I am in my second month of work and I was just reduced to part time effectively getting rid of my benefits before i even got them. None of my supervisors of managers even talked to me about doing this before hand, I found out by checking the schedule. They didn't reduce the amount of shifts I have in a week either,...

I work for Mark's (formally "Mark's Work Wearhouse"- acquired by Canadian Tire in 2001). I am an older person, and a seasoned salesperson (15 + years as an outside salesperson). I am here only to achieve a personal goal of 10,000 hours of selling time which is something that is virtually impossible to achieve in a B2B sales. I tell you this, because I have consulted many business over the years,...

Store Planning & Design Office ... if You love challenge ... is a great place to work.

I am currently working in FP&A.; This is the worst place to be in the company. Management are not as skilled as one would like. Stay away from corporate planning, real estate planning, HR/finance planning and IT planning. They operate a 24 hour operations and no systems!!! 98% excel!!!!

Hope you like manual work and spreadsheets.

I do not recommend applying at Canadian Tire. They lure you in and screw you over in the end. You're better off anywhere else but there.

Hired by CTC and was so looking forward to it. My previous employer let me go when they found out I started there, so not to worry I was going to CTC. The next month CTC scheduled me with 4 four hour shifts for the whole month! They cost me my old job for 16 hours a month, not a very nice place to work.

Safety is not a priority for Canadian Tire. I worked in the shop and people were getting hurt all the time. Senior mechanics were bullying us minimum wage makers constantly. They didn't care if you got hurt. I have been injured multiple times due to the stupidity of the senior mechanics and other co-workers. I'm glad I left that minimum wage job. I'm embarrassed to say I ever worked here.

Bonne atmosph�re mais la gestion des ressources humaines laisse � d�sirer.

I worked at Canadian Tire 425 for over 3 years. They did not provide "stress relief mats" for their workers who stood at self-checkout terminals for hours on end, they ensured that every worker only worked 39.5 hours per week so no one would secure a full time position other than management, they did not value their tenured employees who had been their for 10 + years, they did not delegate work...

As a customer I stopped shopping at CT long time ago due to extremely poor customer service in the stores and awful service at rip off rates in their garages. However recently I started working for CT part-time as a truck driver. Seeing that the managers read these posts ( and post their own ) I will not say anything more about where I work. But I have to say that as a truck driver I always...

I worked at Canadian Tire 457, the Kanata location, for 6 months last year and I have nothing bad to say about it. The owners were always nice, hardworking, and took the time to talk to you and get to know you. The other employees were awesome. They always helped you when you needed it and we all got along. We were always kept busy so that our shifts seemed to go by more quickly and I was allowed...

I have been working at a Canadian Tire in Montreal for about a year now. It is definitely not fun. The managers are young and rude to the staff and the customers. There's an atmosphere of fear there and everyone I've talked to are counting the days before they leave.

I HATE Canadian Tire I worked for them for almost 3 years all i got was shit and abuse the managers do NOT know how to treat staff they wouldnt spare a drop of piss if they were on fire i will NEVER go to another canadian tire again I would rather spend my money at Home Depot

After 4 years of work I was not rewarded with any pay or position raises. I worked in a small town store. Throughout my employment there were over 200 people hired, which shows an inability of the employer to provide a healthy work environment. I did enjoy the work I did, but I felt underpaid for the amount/quality of work I provided.

it took 3 months to change my shift to one that worked better for the type of work i was doing, and it was the stores idea to start with. There is almost no communication between management and the staff, they just expect the staff to know what was decided. I would not recommend them as an employer, if i could have given them a zero i would have on some of the ratings.

I have never worked at Canadian Tire and will NEVER because of the unprofessional, lying, and egotistical Store Manager (Tim?) at Beacon Hill who thinks it is okay to go right up to a customer and say I don't want you in this part of the store because "some girls" were complaining about me (when a couple of friends, who worked there and were talking to me, did not even leave the area) and there...

The store manager at our store has never worked anywhere but the shipping receiving as the manager there. She has no management experience or training. She is not familiar with any IT system except shipping and receiving. She has very little people skills. Some might say the corporation is responsible to train but it is also the employees job to persue it. The owner of this store it seems has...

The Canadian Tire store in Amherst Nova Scotia is fantastic! The owner and all but one of the managers are always there to lend a helping hand and resolve issues with as little stress as possible. They are not afraid to put aside what they are doing to help an employee and the majority of them will even listen and help you with personal problems. I have nothing bad to say about this store!!! I...

Canadian Tire is highly nepotistic. If you have a sibling or parent who works for the company, you are more likely to advance more quickly even if your skills are not very good. For example, at the Canadian Tire I work at, (Kanata) I constantly get positive reviews from customers yet someone who hardly gets any reviews from customers but has a sibling who works for the company has progressed much...

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT. JUST STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO AND I HAVENT HAD ANY REAL TRAINING, THEN THEY GET PISSED AT YOU FOR NOT DOING YOUR JOB RIGHT..

I work at the canadian tire in moose jaw. Managers are relatable, store manager is rude, owner in friendly, but they all expect 100 things from you at once. too much stress, over worked; underpaided. Ive been here 2 years and im seriously asking why im still here. i wouldnt work at another ct if you paid me enough.

The company pretends to value employees but they don't. Advancement opportunities are reserved for those individuals who ''manage up'' not the best candidate. There are a number of executive and managers who should not be let loose on people.

No one there seems to take anything seriously and they attack you if you're new. I would never even think about working there ever again. I hope other people realize this before you make a decision to work there.

I started at Canadian Tire 11 years ago unloading trucks and stocking the warehouse. Today I'm the Automotive Service Manager for one of the most profitable Canadian Tire shops in all of Canada. Did I get here by doing just the bare minimums of my job? NO!! I learned everything I could about the company, the individual stores, the expectations of management and the dealer. When needed I've...

I've been working at Canadian Tire for over 4 years now. I am a cashier and have been all these years. The hours are non existent since i do not get any. They tend to over hire. The staff is horrible and they cannot train properly. I am currently finding a new job. Also profit sharing is a joke only 800$ saved up :(

Really a terrible place to work. No benefits, good luck getting a raise. one co-worker (who is now 21) has been working there since he was 17 and the only raise he got was when he turned 18 and the minimum wage was increased. So for 4 years he's been making minimum wage. Wow sounds great!

Management is a joke, 5 different people expect you to do 5 different things at the same time. By the time...

If you like no pay, benifits or respect come work at Canadian Tire. Their badly trained management will get you a minimum wage position right away. They will not train you, and put you out to work on the busiest days with hardly any staff.

To get one of these wonderful position just go to your nearest Canadian Tire store. They are always hiring because they have high turnover for some...

I worked for this company in my hometown for nearly 2 years before I started University. I wouldn't recommend it as a place to work for the rest of your life since a career is of course better in that case, but I found as far as a job during high school it was good. It has it's faults, like if you are in a smaller store, sometimes not enough product gets sent to you before a big sale, sometimes...

I have worked with this company for 19 years and you only get out of anything what you are willing to put into it. Honesty with your employer is the best policy and willingness to learn.

I actually was happy to work there but apparently the ALMOST NON-EXISTENT period failed to prepare me to deal with certain technical issues on their computer return system. Oh well their loss :) I know I did my best....too bad they think only how to do it cheepest... The constant hire and fire is not a sign of a fair corporate policy. Just talk to any small business owner... if an employee does...

The only reason I gave one star to most of the categories was because there was no "zero star" option. Worst. Job. Ever. Problems range from extremely low - bordering on pathetic - wages, to paying more to new less experiences / qualified persons compared to existing employees - simply cause they need to hire someone and can't find anyone, management doesn't care AT ALL about employee opinions,...

One of the worst retail outlets in Canada to work for since each individual store is owner operated and most pay lip service to "corporate values and culture". Middle management is mean and vindicative and in over their heads. Supervisors and managers are not. Lots of paternalism.

Agree. Worst place to work. Middle management is just terrible. They delegated duties that should remain under their responsibility...they seem to believe that once they made it to the mangement level, they are no longer required to do any work but only watch others work instead. Pay is lousy and so are their benefits. However, the executive floor just got renovated and look beautiful. The...

Worst place to work for EVER. I would explain, but it seems that a lot of others share my opinion.

Iv been with Canadin tire for 5 mos and.. I absolutey love it! The best place ever to work ! Within 5 mos iv been promoted to front end supervisor and have had a two $1.5 raises..when I was hired I was hired at 13 $ per hour... I would say its an amazing company to work for I will be part of this team for a very long time!

I have worked for this company for a combined 5 years and the only reason I stay with them is because they are flexible with my hours for work. I am aware we are not supposed to talk about wage but I cannot comprehand how someone who just begins working there, around the same age with less schooling and experience than me, can start at a higher wage than I do. I worked as team lead for awhile...

I worked at Head Office for a long time and was laid off this year due to "restructuring." It doesn't really matter how talented you are or how hard you work, the only way to move up in this company is to be friends or kiss a$$ with the higher ups. Senior management is run very poorly and basically non-existent. From what I have heard/seen from other retailers, the pay here is extremely low. It's...

i have worked at canadian tire for 1 year now and we get minimum wage better off working at mcdonalds flipping burgers then changing tire that is kinda hard work if u get a rush day that alot of people come in for work

I am enjoying working for Canadian Tire. I feel more team work is required and would like to be aware of any advancement opportunities.

Worked at home office. Dignity and respect policy is totally ignored and managers will not hesitate to bully you and yell at you when they are frustrated. Issues raised on the yearly employee opinion survey are not addressed...even when the ratings have been very poor for several years. Very poor benefits package (medical & dental plan). Expected long hours and lousy salary increase. 1%...

i worked at a winnipeg location many years ago, and the atmosphere was toxic. management were vindictive and seemed to think the best way to foster productive employees was through a campaign of intimidation and fear-mongering. three-year employees would be grateful to make a wage 75 cents above their starting wage. dismal.

I was eighteen or nineteen when I worked at Can Tire's Cold Lake outlet... about fourteen years ago now. My job was assembling store furnishings prior to the grand opening about fourteen years ago. Garth Brooks first album was just hitting the shelves, and I remember the management playing it incessantly. While I've come to somewhat appreciate Garth Brooks since those fun-fueled days of my...

after 1 year and 2 raises, I and 6 others were replaced by foreign workers with no notice. I have no problem with foreign workers. The Company Is large enough to have kept us all.

worst company to work for period. ive worked there for just over a year and have not received any raise what so ever. management was pathetic, no respect for the employees. the owners are in everyday and dont even know anyones name(we wear name tags to). FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!! thats right! they put products in the flyer under "great value" but if you look at the tags in the store under the sale...

Pro- great vision

Con- Just a number...very expendable.

Working at Canadian Tire is pretty sweet I work in the garden centre and after working there for only three days I know where most of the plants are I get good pay too and everybody I work with is nice and friendly I even have some friends working there with me I love it!

I live a small town with not very many choices of work. So this store can get away with treating their people poorly and giving them .50 raises every two years. Sad to see some work so hard and only get offerd a .50 raise.

Worst place to work for EVER. I would explain, but it seems that a lot of others share my opinion.

I've worked for 2 stores in the past, Alliston and Guelph North. Alliston was a great store to work at. The staff were great, management were very nice and the store owner and his wife were genuinely wonderful people. However, Guelph North, another story. First off, when I left, they had some 24 year old dipshit who still lived with mommy and daddy running the place. Really? I was 18 and...

I worked at Head Office.I had an agreement with my manager to exchange time-off for "additional hours" worked. They hate the term "overtime". I was threatened with "disciplinary action" by a VP of HR if I told anyone. They are very afraid of being "outed" in the press about unpaid overtime. Think - class-action suit launched against Can Banks. Eventually I was downsized with my entire team and I...

I work for the credit card end of things in corporate office. I am a minion who among hundreds of others has seen systematic dismantlement of our benefits, employee engagement committees, and cut backs on wage increases, public holidays and so forth with no communication from management at all. The management at CT bank has completely taken a company which less than 3 years ago was one of the...

This is a terrible company to work for. Managers / Floor Managers and even General Manager are very disrespectful of their employees. Being talked down to is a way of life at CT. No wage increases and a constant revolving door of new employees who don't have any product knowledge. It's no wonder customers are receiving poor customer service. Owners don't even know the name of their staff...

home office was ok to work for

Worked in two Ottawa Canadian Tire stores. Both bad, but especially AVOID the Barr Haven store in Nepean, Ontario (Ottawa.) The highest level of management is rude and unprofessional. Worst run place I ever worked and after working there I now understand why it is constantly advertising for staff. Job offers and actual jobs are not the same. There are no real full time jobs there. If you like...

I work at CAnadian Tire currently, my store doesn't loose employees and managers actually care. Its a smaller store in a small town, very french and a very good work atmosphere. It is a good place to work, but the back part of the store is pretty dirty.

If you are desperate for money, then ok, if you just want a job, go to walmart even mcdonalds, waaaaaaaay better then this hellhole, but never this place. managers have no managerial skills, upper management is dumb, they cannot hire properly, people who should be in one department are placed in departments they no nothing about, like i was and alot of other people except in sports, but even...

Worst place to work.. I always wanted to work at CT but when they hired me... wow.. the managers are terrible.. you get below minimum wage.. u have to work theer for at least 3 years to move around in the store and noone cares about u.. like at all? WOrst place.. so glad im outta there.. and the customers r even worse.. DO NOT WORK THERE!

THIS DEALER SHOULD GO UNDERCOVER OR HIRE A SCHILL.

WOW, WOULD HE BE ENLIGHTENED.

I CAN TELL YOU MANY THINGS WOULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT!!!

Very poor store to work for. As this is a retirement job, stress is not a factor. Management does however treat employees with little to no respect. Store organization is always changing. Layout is terrible. How many stores do you go to the Hardware department to look for Ironing Board, Tote Boxes, Blinds, and Carpets? It is the largest Canadian Tire Store in Canada but it seems to be the most...

Problems with this store: virtually no communication from management, no hands-on training, dealer does not listen to employees, schedule for the following week in posted on Friday or even Saturday of the week before, employees are not given the position they are offered when hired and not consulted on changes in this regard, in general employees appear to be viewed by management as lazy, no...

First off, I know each Canadian Tire is individually owned, and findings will vary.

I had been in a few positions, first I started as a Cashier, Hardware - Seasonal, Housewares, etc.

In regards to Cashiering, the "shadowing/float" training is ridiculous, the person that trains you is probably just shy of being employed for two weeks, you're shoved on the front line and expected to process...

That a lot of customers treat you like a dog, that, I can deal with but to add on top of that:

In one of the largest and busiest Canadian tire: thrown to the wolf alone (when there supposed to be 3 employee per department) with 2 days of work under my belt. Impossible to have the right answer from anyone, Impossible to have a manager to work or give you a hand (far to busy talking with the other...

I worked in the head office (accounting/finance) for 8 months. Extremely bureaucratic and formal environment. People are stressed out, I don't remember happy faces there. Communication is restricted and formal. A lot of politics. Pay is way below industry average so smart people quickly find other jobs - in a team of 5 we had no one who would be with the company more than 6 months. A lot of...

I worked for a canadian tire in brampton for almost 3 years. it was my first office job. It was GREAT job and i made tons of friends that i still keep in touch now. It was laid back where i worked and we joked with managers and still got our work done. Sometimes things got hectic like when there was a huge sale on something amazing or whatever and the store was packed and holidays were tough. I...

In my 7 months of employment at Canadian Tire I have been in my department the longest of anyone. During the busy store remodel I was promised I would get full time once "things died down a bit" as I was going above and beyond every day. When things finaly did die down I was told my manager spoke too soon. Meanwhile they make one of the people that came in after me full time in another department...

YEEEAAAHH CANADIAN TIRE!

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Management sure need's a overhaul here in Edmonton (South).

Canadian tire is a horrible employer, staff members aren't well trained and management lacks proper organizational and communication skills. They treat customers poorly and lie through their teeth when it's convenient for them. Especially the 120th Scott Road Surrey, BC store. They disgust everyone.

Employees are treated as if they are disposable. Very top heavy organizational structure that will prohibit getting anything done or even getting any Manager to help with anything. Many of the Management team will smile to your face and then in return for a job well done, stab you in the back.

Very hard, this is my 2nd job overall (I am a teen) and being hired, there is little training according on what you have to do. My first shift, I shadowed someone for about a half hour until they threw me out onto my own. Very very helpful and wonderful coworkers who answer best to their ability any question I have; except there are several people who get angry when I ask questions-- Maybe if...

The employees at my store, for the most part, are awesome people. The store is terribly under staffed because the associate dealer doesn't want to spend the money on payroll. The store is filthy and the cobwebs are not Halloween decorations. The only time management cares about the store is when we are due for a store inspection from corporate. On a positive note, I have a permanent schedule...

the c/o of the store i work in needs to learn a few things about how to run the store, i love the people i work with

No compassion for employees at all. Thinks of employees as pennies on the ground or disposable. Very bad atmosphere and cooperation. Very poor environment that is unsafe and doesn't have the right equipment. Not enough staff and the staff that is there is overworked and expected too much of. The owner shouldn't be allowed to run the store. The store should be shut down because it is being run...

Everyone out for themselves, no commitment to employees by employer. The high rate of employee turn over can be contributed to these issues. It's quite obvious that the people at management level are only concerned with there annual bonuses.

Canadian Tire as a whole is a good company- Calgary 313, however, is a cesspool. Lazy, incompetent management, a work load ranging from obscenely busy to nothing to do all in a day, are a massive problem. Some useless employees are allowed to stay for months on end, where many hard workers turn around and leave in a matter of days. Acquiring full time positions is nearly impossible. On several...

I used to be excited by a new work but this one does not give me this great sensation. It's a crappy job and I don't like the way they threat the new people.

This is one of the most unorganized and irresponsible companies that I've worked for. Why is it that the first day that I started I had to run the department that I was in, no help from mamnagement at all, and the pay is stingy, yes its minimum wage. Some Canadian Tires pay for your e-learning, my canadian tire doesn't, now would that motivate anyone to go on their stupid classes. I have my...

I've worked at many jobs in my 35 years of employment, ranging from cleirical to professional IT management.

This Canadian Tire job is a part time retirment posting for me and I have been at it for 18 months. Although conditions may vary somewhat from store to store due to independant ownership and some leeway in adopting core corporate values, you do encounter the natural idiots you get in any...

Okay, I have never had such a horrible job in my life. At first, it wasn't that bad, I could actually stand going to work. That was before I found out how dirty the store was, how they hired mostly females. I'm sure a male knows just as much about Housewares and Electronics than a female does! I was getting good hours at first, until I started getting "Double-shifts." That meant every weekend, I...

Canadian tire is a really horrible employer, there is always a shortage of employees, this puts a great work load on many employees. The management is very sad, some individuals of the management will help motivate you, but the majority just care about there profit sharing. The pay is very minimum, and as a part time employee there is no room for advancement. the employer has no or little...

The thing to keep in mind is that since each Canadian Tire store is franchised; meaning that each store is independently owned and operated it makes it hard to rate Canadian Tire as an overall company. Stores would have to be rated each separately. For example: I have workked at 2 different store over 2 years with Canadian Tire. I really enjoyed the first store (Calgary,Westhills # 302). I stated...

I have never been so frustrated with a job as quickly as I was with this one. There is absolutely no training. You simply start working and hope when a problem arises that you can contact someone that knows the (usually simple)solution (that could have easily been explained to you BEFORE you started working) before the customer walks out. The turnover is ridiculously high (people leave after one...

I have worked at Canadian Tire in Aylmer Quebec for about a year. I worked there from may 2007 to may 2008. All I can say is that the staff are quite nice but the supervisors don`t pay attention to you and as a consequence of this, you don`t feel pride for working for this company. The salary is quite low and doesn`t reflect the reality of your day to day expenses. I worked at the auto center and...

Langford store in the Victoria BC region has a recent spike in staff, supervisor, manager resignations in 2008. Regardless of rank, no staff seem to stay very long in recent days. There are constant help wanted job ads everywhere in all media. It would be a great thrill to see brutal, disrespectful, bullying bosses/owners fall as a public statement to their own lack of people skills and...

One of the best employers I have ever worked for. The store is old and tired but everyone works very hard to make it work. We consistantly score high in customer service so I guess our customers like us! It is a fun place to work, great team atmosphere. New store coming soon cant wait!

I am actually shocked in that this store can even have any sort of liquidity, absolute joke, the stress from working for this company is not worth the peanuts, and the managers are incompetent, the ones that do work get no recognition or praise, and the ones that don't get raises. this business is a joke to the profession, and a joke to the nation.

You know something is wrong when most of the managers and supervisors quit. No respect. No training, so of course the customers get upset. Too bad the owner doesn't see what is going on. Not a nice place to work.

Is absolutely the worst company I have ever been employed by. No support by management, NO proper employee training, which lead to terrible customer service skills as nobody has been properly trained.

Home Office (Category Management): Good atmosphere and friendly culture. A TON of responsibility and power given to make meaningful, impactful changes. Consequently, an excellent experiential learning environment for entrepreneurs. Long work hours and pay is below industry average.

The way the treat their employee is terrible. Extremely high turn over in staff

I really didn't like working at Canadian Tire. If I wasn't being yelled at by the customers, I was usually dealing with incompetent managers who's primary goal was to ensure a single cashier served lineups of 15 deep. What fun! The stress was unbearable, as well as the grumpy customers. This was the final straw for me to decide to never work in retail ever again. Thanks Canadian Tire for...

Head Office, Good atmosphere, good team work, good working conditions, bad compensation comparing to the market, on the other hand very good benefits package and stock plan,

Like every big Organization, Advancement is tide very closely to your political status and length of service then your skills and abilities, what is causing many good employees to either get stuck in a dead end job or leave...

Best employer in Canada