Just Keep Looking - Engineer Enbridge Employee Review

2.0
19 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good employee benefits. 1 paid day/ month off Good medical/vision/dental Tuition reimbursement

Cons

The message communciated by the most senior levels of management is that we need to be the industry leader in all aspects of the business (Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Shareholder delivery, Engineering, Reliability). This often leads to a mixed message of priorities. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, is convoluted and complicated and overthought. Some of the most simple decisions or tasks at Enbridge can get mired in multiple layers of bureaucracy. Very little room to operate autonomously. This creates tremendous obstacles and difficulties for front line staff who are responsible for making work happen. The culture in the area where I work is very pessimistic and negative. This may not be the case across the rest of the company. Constant organizational change. 5 yrs and I have yet to report to a manager that makes it a priority to train thier people properly and build a strong team. Very hard to find a work/life balance. The company promots a healthy work/life balance but stacks so much work on you that the former will win out.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Great local coworkers who care about their work and support one another. Strong regional culture with many dedicated and capable people. Decent benefits and valuable experience in a large organization. Local teams have continued to perform well through significant change.

Cons

Micromanagement exists across too many levels of the organization, which slows progress and hurts morale. Corporate leadership often feels disconnected from regional teams and does not always communicate changes clearly or effectively. Decisions that impact U.S.-based employees can lack context, transparency, or understanding of local realities. There also appears to be a gap in workplace culture and management style between headquarters and regional operations. While local teams remain strong, broader leadership issues create unnecessary frustration and make it harder for people to do their jobs well.

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