FCT is a decent organization. The key problem over the past 5 years is that senior leadership bit off more than it could chew in terms of the vision/business model. This was further complicated by the market melt down. The organization had to retrench back to core business. This resulted in significant layoffs, even at the top of the house. Bottom line is that the senior leadership team got...

I truely enjoyed working here. I am not sure why so many people complain about this place. Most people have nothing nice to say if they were fired or left because they can't advance (due to their own shortcomings). In any case, good pay, good people and good environment. I recommend for anyone that likes a good work life balance.

FCT is the worst company I have worked for. For all of those thinking about leaving because you are unhappy, which is probably the vast majority of employees currently working there, there are better companies out there that actually appreciate employees. I am a perfect example. I was one of FCT's best employees in my department (this is not only my opinion, it is the opinion of most department...

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The management of this company has no clue what they are doing. They continue to make decisions that are poor as it relates to the employees. The employees of this organization are frustrated with the management team. Although they do have some very good managers, the good ones are overlooked for the ones that play the political game.

so loud fanfares about 2011 achivements and so fanny size of "bonus"

I won't be surprised if some more capable people will leave company soon

Ok company to work for but the bottom line is profit, just like most other companies.

Oh, they pay OT, but that's just an excuse to justify not hiring others. The best way they can compensate employees is recognize that they are burning out. Oh wait - if they burn out, they just replace you with someone else from the outside world who is just to naive to visit a site like this. The truth of the matter is that they keep slashing benefits year over year, recognize employees poorly...

Latest departure was a top notch AVP who was with the company for just shy of 5 months. Was apparently a rock star at strategy, vision and leadership. Tough blow for the company. His boss must have egg on his face.

I am recently departed from the IT department. Thank God!

To those who remain you need to know there are civilized and hounerable employers out there!

For those looking for work unemployment is preferable to working at FCT!

For those who choose to stay, seek help!

This is the absolute worst company and IT shop to work for in Canada.

Run; don't walk away from FCT

unless your last name is the same as one of the executives, good luck. a company that lacks its original passion and edge and treats its employees like they are completely dispensible.

FCT has fallen and can't get up! Here are my subjective ratings. I am still with FCT but looking to get out as fast as I can. I hope all with find these comments helpful.

Leadership. (Poor). The senior mgt team are mostly lawyers and not business men that don't have a clue about what they are doing. The company has a large identity crisis, it does not know if it is an insurance company or...

The only way to like this place is if you are a self hating, abuse loving, lifeless, jelly fish. Otherwise, you should get out and run as far and as fast as possible. There is probably another round of termination in three months, after they determine that their new "back to our roots" business model is also another complete and utter failure. You have to love the top mgmt. Such visionaries -...

I like working for this company...

I worked for this employer for many years, and agree with other posts that the company has deteriorated significantly. Only friends of management get any promotions or significant pay increases or bonuses. If you manage up (suck up) well, and like to dump on your staff then this is the place for you.

worked for this company a few years back. I agree with all other comments. Clicky, no respect for work/life balance (what can you do when all Sr.mgmt are on their 2nd or 3rd marriage - and dont see that perhaps their workload had something to do with it?) Management allow employees to take the fall for their errors and poor judgement. Management are not managers, they are lawyers and try to...

Under no circumstances should you ever work for this company. I only gave them 2 stars for stress because this site thinks that no employer deserves a 1 star rating clearly, they don't know FCT.

DO NOT WORK FOR FCT in any country or city. THIS PLACE IS A MAJOR DISASTER AND DISAPPOINTMENT!

I found my entire experience at FCT to be a nightmare. Right from the start the rosy pipe dream they fed me during the interview vanished, and I was left with the horror of an overbearing, incompetent management, whose only job was to vigorously kiss the ass above it. It is a place where managers constantly throw their employees under the bus to save face. Where they destroy the self confidence...

don't go, you will be disappointed.

Was a good company before, not now

This company hires and fires faster than you change your underware. There is no respect for human dignity unless you kiss the manager's ass. IT is the worst ever.If you do not belong to my club and kiss my ass you are fired. Lot of talented IT people have been fired or have resigned on their own as they were forced to be on call. A haven for overtime seekers. Some create an outage and fix the...

The company lacks vision, although they claim to be innovative and try to drive success. They seem to lose focus on the employees and target towards driving profit. The dis-functions go across the departments from IT to Finance, etc. Management is lacking in management skills and those promoted from within do not have do not have the skill sets to properly manage their teams. There is no...

Worst place I ever worked. Pretty much every comment here is bang on. If you like to kiss ass AND know which ones are the right ones to kiss AND are incompetent - this is the place for you. Of course, plan on making the place your LIFE. The "layoffs" of the past 2 years took out alot of the best talent. There were alot of smart, HONEST, hard- working, stand up people that were let go. ...

This company sucks! Bunch of brown nosers and yes men.

Can't wait to 'bah bye' and get work elsewhere with a healthier atmosphere!

First Candian Title used to be an industry leader and a great company to work for. I would now have to say that they are no longer at the top of he industry and the work environment is less than desirable. Internal surveys have shown that their employees happiness and contentment are on the decline. They have no employee loyalty.

Miserable

Disfunctional.

Just another full of politics company. Look at from middle management to top. If you are a "Yes Man" then FCT is your second home.

Highly dysfunctional, top-heavy organization with guiding principles seemingly founded on favouritism, nepotism, questionable agendas, finger-pointing and self-preservation, particularly at the senior management and executive levels. Bravado and hubris echo through the executive aisles, whispers of mistrust and discontent elsewhere.

A company that celebrates not how good it is, but how bad it...

IT is the worst of all. Want to get ahead? You need to work 70 hours a week and take verbal abuse from management. Work life balance?? What is that?? Are you afraid to work hard?? We are your family, no need for a real family. If you have another option, take it, if you are stuck there, keep hoping that First American will take control again and throw out the current regime that is not...

What a crappy company. I wonder how customers like TD and RBC don't see the crap in them...

They continue to let peole go but vp's keep rising!!!

I liked the Grill (only when Tyson was working there)

You really have to watch your back working here,there are alot of sneaky people who would love to see you fail. Favoritism rules here!

I got laid off last year from this company and have happily moved on to a better opportunity. Anyone not in management in that company should try to get out as I can tell you that every job offer I received (at least five or so), I was offered considerably more money. They really do not pay well I learned compared to many other organizations. After years of little to no raises there and...

First Canadian has changed over the years, from family feeling to political game playing and everyone jockeying for position or trying to make themselves look better (ALL LEVELS!). This has been happening for a number of years, even before the economy turned to crap.

To take the previous comments seriously it would have been good to see these before the economy dropped and FCT had to make...

this new re-org is weak. Friends of top brass got promoted. Need stronger managers for times like these. No ethnic diversity in management. How can that be?

I wasn't laid of yet, but the guerrilla atmosphere makes me fear for mine and other jobs. Suffice to say that yes I will remain anonimous.

- Business model - Charge a lot of money for a service that costs $20 - It can be a business model just how long it will last?

(http://www.hagens-berman.com/titleinsurance)

- Vision - MIlk the cow. Buy your own companies. Pay with one hand and receive with...

The company is doing the best it can considering the economy and people should be happy they have jobs instead of saying things that make them seem sheltered and backwards. It's as if they're not living in this century and not listening to the news or reading the news papers. Turn on the tv, the world has experienced the greatest job loss since WWII! I can't believe people are so short sighted...

There was a time it did not matter what your last name was you were treated the same. Now it does. The rich get richer while the little guys get to look at a stupid fountain which I don't think even works.

The building is half empty while the BMW tanks are full.

For those who remember - was it like this when Tom was in charge? My answer is no.

After 3 years in the company I was just laid off with a few (40 or so) other employees. I agree with the previous commenter. It used to be a good company. Time for change has come. Management needs to start realizing that companies should have a sense of social responsibility. In a moment of a great recession, caused mostly by greed of a few, we all pay for the mismanagement of others. When are...

From a company where employees were listened to and respected, where management saw themselves as just another employee, with a couple of hierarchical levels to a sweat-shop, without any real business vision or strategy, with a bloated hierarchy of VP's and AVP's, desperate with dminishing business, it is really sad seeing what some lack of administration can do.

It used to be a great company...