i'm a fairly new employee with only a little over 25 years. Great when I started, but management changes and new directions/policies have made it quite haphazard. They change IT staff as if they were changing socks.

Excellent place to learn but atmosphere, work space and conditions are way below average.

I have been working at CAE for more than 10 years and I must say that in the last 5 years, all that was ever good at CAE was taken away by the Upper Management but their bonuses has grown exponentially !

CAE upper management is obviouly cutting EVERYWHERE they can to increase profit: Employee Benefits, employee salaries, product quality, R&D ! New employee evaluation scheme and Department...

Voici mes commentaires Apres 3 1/2 ans chez CAE (Crotte Amer Ecologique), ont dirait qu'apres 3ans 1/2 de digestions, ya un purge intestinal d'employe de la compagnie qui se produit car ils doivent te donner plus d'avantage sociaux ...ex: vacances , bonus , paye... donc un layoff s'effectue ... A moins que tu soit une fille en ingenerie (une perle RARE) ou bien t vraiment hot comme nerds ......

Je suis si heureux d'avoir quitté. Je ne pouvais plus endurer les phrases à double-sens que mon patron disait avec son sourir insignifiant.

Dommage car les conditions salariales sont plutôt bonnes. Les gens sont généralement gentils mais le stress ne les fait pas toujours paraitre sous leur meilleur jour. C'était probablement mon cas également. Avoir tombé sur un autre boss, j'aurais...

Parlons un peu du mode de recrutement et des ressources humaines...connaisant déja les négatifs de cette entreprise j'ai pris une chance d'appliquer. Une fois sur place on se croirait sous la surveillance gouvernementale. Caméras partout, photo de vous prises sur place obligatoire pour entrer dans la batisses pour votre entrevue etc...L'effet Big Brother a son meilleur! Ironiquement quand les...

CAE is a company that is focusing on profits and not quality or employees. They will hire a lot of new people will little experience and expect them to understand complex aircraft systems with little to no training. The projects are aggressively planned to a point where it becomes ridiculous. Don't be surprised if your new project that is starting is already late. The turn over rate seems high...

Parlons un peu du mode de recrutement et des ressources humaines...connaisant déja les négatifs de cette entreprise j'ai pris une chance d'appliquer. Une fois sur place on se croirait sous la surveillance gouvernementale. Caméras partout, photo de vous prises sur place obligatoire pour entrer dans la batisses pour votre entrevue etc...L'effet Big Brother a son meilleur! Ironiquement quand les...

Lame

The turnover rate is very high. They hire dozens of employees at a time with no vision or idea what they will do (most sit around twiddling thumbs waiting for some guidance). Before the 6 mth probation is up they usually fire most of them, then rehire again - with absolutely no benefits paid. What a neat trick to not have to pay benefits and the pay is so low to begin with. Avoid this place like...

Seul ceux qui se font amis avec les bonnes personnes ont de l'avancement.

La plupart des employ�s n'ont pas de permanence avant 10 ou 15 ans sans copinage.

Aucune r�tention des bons employ�s.

L'entreprise a beaucoup de gens d'exp�rience mais d�sabus�s par la trop grande place que prend le jeu politique individuel entre les diff�rents services. Il faut entrer dans le moule et faire attention � la collaboration inter-services sinon on est exclus rapidement.

I learnt alote from this Company.The humen Resource department is the best Handle by Mrs W.

But we learn is not usefull outside the Company.So I worry.

Parlons un peu du mode de recrutement et des ressources humaines...connaisant déja les négatifs de cette entreprise j'ai pris une chance d'appliquer. Une fois sur place on se croirait sous la surveillance gouvernementale. Caméras partout, photo de vous prises sur place obligatoire pour entrer dans la batisses pour votre entrevue etc...L'effet Big Brother a son meilleur! Ironiquement quand les...

On a general note sure one of the best employers out there, lots of possibilities and great foresight in choosing the "right" technologies and having a vision of being a first class software development company. Looking at what is going on inside is a different story not as easily answered. Many a thing, structures and procedures are outdated, not fully functional and need a major overhaul.

Use to be a good place to work until the new style of the call centre floor began. It's all about productivity nowadays..

The best company

Great team of people who are committed to doing the best they can. Employees and customers are treated more as members of an extended family. Real sense of caring - work/life balance the best I have experienced. Good career opportunities for those that want them. Management receptive to new ideas and open to change.

Things are worse then ever here. Can you tell me how you value employees when I have been waiting over 4 months for my increase. My sup handed it in for approval and the manager signed it and I am a superior agent and still no money. Many of us agents are waiting for well deserved increases for our hard work and making money for a company that doesn't care.

Cannot recommend this company.

Do not value people for their strengths. Had too many people pass through like a revolving door. Owners and management cannot conceptualize how to deal effectively with people that work with them, and are old enough that they should understand people skills. Truely lacking.

No more for me

Excellent employer! Management really works with the staff to make the work environment enjoyable.

NOT

Horrible company. They froze the employees salaries this year because of tough economic times and they are making them take 5 days unpaid which is fine since these measures will save jobs BUT what gets my blood boiling is that management still got all the big fat bonuses!!! Yeah,their salaries were frozen but they still got their big bonuses.

Frightening. I applied for a job, ended up getting the typical "test" that turns out to be the job, and then got a crappy "rate" to finish the job that was just about minimum wage. Later I was told "you'll never work with us again" after bringing up discrepancies with their billing, which should be a NORMAL professional conversation as opposed to some kind of personal shitstorm.

Generally not a good place to work, most of the comments made by others on this site are sadly true and I somehow managed to stay for 3 years. Eventually you just feel trapped and that all companies are the same until you hear of others that leave and find employers that actually appreciate thier hardwork. I'd take a pass if you are looking at joining full time with them. There are better places...

People are overworked, Upper Management is just worried about showing a bit more profit, so layoffs are commonplace.

People are overworked, Upper Management is just worried about showing a bit more profit, so layoffs are commonplace

They were laying people off at the top of the business, and they were doing it at the slower year, they always try to do layoffs these days. You decide if you want to work for them or not.

Good company to start a career but don't stay or your brain will switch off... Don't expect promotions based on your capabilities. Salaries and grades are strictly based on preset algorithms. Flex-time is a plus but expect a lot of stress due to continuous very tight schedules. The building is old and not well maintained and doesn't provide a very pleasant working environment.

CAE offers interesting and challenging high technology employment opportunities! On the negative side, CAE employees often work under a tight schedule in a rather stressful environment. In the later years the company is more concerned with the bottom line than in its employees.

Look at what they did, they laid off about 100 people just few days before they've announced 250 million dollars contract from Canadian government. Really this qualifies them for all the top employer awards they've received. B.S. just keeps growing and growing in this wonderful company.

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I will say that it is a good company to start off if you're looking for a place to get experience. The benefits are actually pretty good, full dental, stock option, etc. However salaries are gonna be cut and would not be surprised to see some of these options gone.

Management is a disaster..lots of ass kissing, big headedness, etc. You will never be given any recognition, you will mostly hear...

People are overworked, Upper Management is just worried about showing a bit more profit, so layoffs are commonplace. They scam the government into giving them more money by promising to hire people, but after a few months layoff more than they originally hired.

Salaries are below the norm, vacation time is sub-par...overtime can be lucrative though, the one perk...

The cafeteria isn't that...

constant layoff at cae has turned its employees to compete against each other. new hires aren't being properly trained because the mentors don't want to lose their jobs. knowledges are all kept within specific individuals.

constant stress also deteriorated people's health. the only reason people are staying is because of the per diem and overtime in field, otherwise there is no point...

This is a comment about someone (I will not mention who) who previously worked at CAE and came to work in my company (hence, maybe it doesn't belong here but it is about CAE - delete if necessary). The person in question was very politically savvy and acted like a leader, but not very competent (all smoke and mirrors). The biggest thing however was the politics and behind-closed-doors...

No respect for no one. This place is good for management and paper pushers and ass kissers, people who do real work are the first to be out the door, and the once who stay have no respect. Government gives money to the company, and someone gets huge bonuses, while 700 people who have families and mortages are thrown out the door to save 15 M a year. How can they save 15 M if they are spending...

rumor has it they are handing out layoff letters for december, is it true?

why so much layoff when they make profits?! it's ridiculous. while the employees are getting laid off, ceo and upper managements are getting bonus, what's the logic?! come on, people just want to make a salary to support the family.

did cae win a big contract from gouv of canada back in march/april 2009? cae happily accepted the contract, claiming it will provide so and so number of jobs, and 2 months later decided to layoff 600 people. what's the logic behind this? gouv of canada should be looking into this. tax payers' money is being offered to cae for securing jobs, yet with all these layoffs people will be claiming...

visual update department is the place to be avoided at all cost. (...)

terrible terrible terrible company to work for. no respect for employees, salary is frozen despite big profit and managers are getting big bonus. need to suck up to the upper management to get promoted or even keep the job. everyone is fake there as there is huge competition among employees. no knowledge transfered or training. group leaders only cares about key performance index of their...

How can CAE be montreal's top 15 employers of the year when they constantly layoff its employees? i beg those who vote are those who have been sucking asses and getting big bonus.

regarding the 5 unpaid days to save jobs....those who are getting layoff in the fall are also forced to get 5 unpaid days, but their jobs aren't being saved. SHITTY COMPANY, SHITTY MANAGEMENT, AVOID AT ALL COST!

Horrible company. They froze the employees salaries this year because of tough economic times and they are making them take 5 days unpaid which is fine since these measures will save jobs BUT what gets my blood boiling is that management still got all the big fat bonuses!!! Yeah,their salaries were frozen but they still got their big bonuses. Management just cares about covering it's own...

If you are looking for a job with no stability, CAE is the place to go. They have lay off all the time, and they tend to lay off new hires claiming new hires have a better chance of landing on other jobs (what kind of logic is that?!). I just think they are trying to keep their old friends to keep a strong network. Lack of feedback and communication. No respect for employees. Although you can...

avoid if you are starting your career. This place is totally disorganized. Shop is dirty and also disorganized. Product is good but management included lots of ex millitary folks who have no clue how to run a company or a modern organization.

If you like being stressed,overworked and not being appreciated or recognised at all,this is the place for you!

If you want stay healthy mentally and enjoy your life,avoid this place!!!

this company offers no training or whatsoever. they just dump new hires into a project without support. it's not obvious to understand how a simulator work for newbies. so-called "team lead" doesn't really "lead" anything, experienced people don't like to share their knowledge, it's frustrating. don't work there if you want to have a stress-free life.

I was at the company for many years and good work is not recognised.The only way to move up is to brown nose your way! I trained a person and then he eventually became my boss not because he was competent but because he brown nosed the manager. Our gruop had to fix his mistakes every time but he still got the big salary and recognition. There's a lot of back stabbing and politics. They demand...

20 year plus employee.Seen it all.Respect factor still has to be improved.In house training given on subjects that don't have anything to do with work being done.Backstabbing and fingerpointing still rampent.Excellent work/effort usually ignoerd, but screw up once! Little respect given to manufacturing employees.Hard work doesn't mean they will respect you.