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• The middle management does not recogonise the value of family and work balance.If you need time to deal with family emergencies you are asked to make up the time regardless
  If you want to meet your production target you have to skip your breaks or start work before your schedule time.They do not care as they management look good when this happens.Regardless of how hard you work everyone gets the same review,quality what a joke. Very stressfull environment to work.Many people end up on short term disability.Assist managers stick up for each other,no respect or integrity
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  Posted on 14 February 2015 by Rater #27 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Worked here for over 10 years and was laid off a few years back. Glad they did, couldn't advance within Symcor, despite all the overtime and working alone. Now my new company is paying me 15,000 more (without bonus).   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 16 March 2014 by Rater #25 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• I used to work at Symcor for a few years. Company is not so pleasant. All management is corrupted. They do not respect their people at all. People working there like slaves, and if somebody tries to express your opinion i at the meeting , you will be fired, without doubts. I don't know what is the situation in others branches , but in vancouver branch , management held internal fight for the power and everyone ready to bite the thrown to others. In some departments plays role national descrimination . I don't recommend to anyone to work there.
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  Posted on 6 December 2012 by Rater #1 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• do more with less. Its a joke. I have seen some of the best people who built this company treatd like dirt. When they get good management they don't last, don't fall into the "boys club".
  I have been told more than once to give up my holidays. Oh and yes they where sued for not paying OT. They finally gave in after a class action suit. So u figure who are they really working for. Not for your benefit.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 20 August 2012 by Rater #24 | Comments (3) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Symcor has laid off employees, but they are back on track and making a profit. Management understands what it means to have a work life balance. Salary is generous and work load is fair. When I have overtime, my boss tells me to leave early on a Friday. Everyone is friendly. I like working here.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 16 August 2012 by Rater #23 | Comments (4) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Obviously Symcor is not what it initially started as. Those that built the company are long gone. It is obvious that the business foundations that started the company no longer are important since the old guard has been all but wiped out. Those that really knew the business are of no value. It's a revolving door company for new employees. Join at your own risk.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 8 June 2012 by Rater #22 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• As a former employee, Symcor is the first company I know that, supports/compensates their IT employees, who say they are working from home (wfh), while these employees hold down full time jobs with Symcor's competitors.
  
  It is a darn shame that these employees managers do not have enough knowledge or the work ethics to see what is going on right under their noses. Check out the work statuses of these 'smarties'. How many issues/incidents have they worked on or resolved? This task does not take more than one minute of brain wave to figure out....LOL!
  
  The overall Symcor's Management is really unprofessional! They have no idea how the processes of the departments they manage work. As another person commented earlier, ..."It is all about favoritism not knowledge".
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  Posted on 2 May 2012 by Rater #21 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• I would give them a minus if it was possible. (Neg-finity stars) I have never seen a company that consistently makes the wrong choices on a regular basis. You can work as hard as you can while everyone sits around doing nothing, fooling around, and when your yearly review comes up you get rated the same as everyone else. Nothing you do will get you a proper rating. It all depends if your friends with the boss. Don't work here unless you know your boss personally. Even then, not a good idea. I am a hard worker and depressed every day I get up to go in.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 10 April 2012 by Rater #20 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Symcor is on a downward spiral. We are just keeping house till the banks take us back or we are sold of piecemeal. Looks like iSS will be next on the block, after the US selloff. The other services will follow. Mgmt is to blame -they are just keepers for now with good wages+bonus.
  Mgmt have no clue about the business they are running. Sorry state. Get out while you can.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 15 October 2011 by Rater #19 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• This is an awesome company to work for. Lots of work and opportunities for advancement. Flex time. Generous yearly salary increase (more than inflation). Performance based bonus. 3 weeks vacation on my fist year.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 27 August 2011 by Rater #18 | Comments (4) | Flag as inappropriate

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• This is a company truly worthy of a minus five star rating, there is so little that has been done right in the past five years. We used to be so proud of working there and the growth both personally and as a new company....then the management changed it direction, entry to the US, taking on TECP with limited staff, bringing ISS/IP areas together (like oil and water) and the final straw outsourcing to India.....just plain poorly thought out major changes in the business model that continues to blow up. The Banks (RBC/TDCT/BMO) ---- the Board of Directors that oversees Symcor for all three banks will likely soon sell off the ISS/IP business or take it back in house. BNS a direct client of Symcor almost did it this year for ISS and forced Symcor to drop its rate by 15% and the agreements with RBC/TDCT/BMO resulted in all recieving the same pricing. And this is for the part of the business (ISS) that has never been a profitable business and now taking a direct 15% hit.....
  
  For those of us that have moved on and found there are places to work that value their people and don't demand 15 hour days/weekend (for no pay), with workloads that can be done without causing heartattacks (there were so many gave too much and health suffered), Symcor does not look after it people nor do the management care.
  
  The best thing you can do if you are stuck there is to get greedy, work your hours, take all the benefits you can, use the gym,go to the Golf tourney - take a spot from the management that all go.....become a taker, Symcor does not deserve your loyalty.
  
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  Posted on 4 August 2011 by Rater #17 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Firstly, I do realize that a good majority of individuals wont actually take the time to write something positive because lets face it, it's easier to complain then it is to make a change. Secondly, everyone will have a different experience depending on the location, manager, department etc... I would like to start with the fact that Symcor is a very good place to work at. Benefits are fantastic, vacation time is amazing (who gets 3 weeks of paid vacation their first year at a company?) Yes at times the environment can be hectic and crazy but what company doesn’t have that time of year where that takes place. The sky is the limit, yes you can be the best sales person in the department but if you don’t CARE for the quality of your job, if you don’t know the meaning of a TEAM...How do you expect to advance? A leader is only as successful as his team. That’s any company you go to! The pros definitely outweigh the cons and it’s for the individual to determine whether or not they want to do their job to the fullest of their potential or not. Determination, perseverance, optimism and anything else that you think you need to succeed will you get there. With that, Symcor can definitely take you there.
  
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  Posted on 20 July 2011 by Rater #16 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Symcor IT is a really good group to be part of. All employees have the opportunity to learn more about cheque processing (the new employees all get adequate training). Symcor takes care of its employees.
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  Posted on 1 July 2011 by Rater #15 | Comments (3) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Potential to be great company but lost the vision in hiring garbage upper management. It is slowly improving. Lets see how it goes. My ratings are for current situation, may improve if i see some improvement.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 30 June 2011 by Rater #14 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• This is an awesome company to work for. Lots of work and opportunities for advancement. Flex time. Generous yearly salary increase (more than inflation). Performance based bonus. 3 weeks vacation on my fist year.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 26 June 2011 by Rater #13 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• Suicide is preferable to working at this place. It is like working at Initech without any of the redeeming qualities.  

  Posted on 26 June 2011 by Rater #12 | Comments (2) | Flag as inappropriate

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• So you know two can play the lets post bogus repeats and pump the ratings down....want to keep playing this game on company time....bring it!
  
  I would rate this company as poor. Senior mngt. get their big packages and make the big dollars and those of us who have built the company will be blind-sided with no notice. Symcor does not care if I have children or a mortgage. The business groups are too siloed in their thinking. Instead of working together to save this company, they are isolating their efforts. Lots of good people gone. I don't expect Symcor will be around past 2015. The cheque processing will shrink to the point where the banks will take it back again. There is lack of vision and leadership. Find a job somewhere else.
  
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  Posted on 26 June 2011 by Rater #11 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• Everyone is extremely friendly, the company is huge and so there are tons of opportunities to do something you like. Check processing is booming.
   

  Posted on 15 June 2011 by Rater #10 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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• awesome place to work, supervisors are excellent, work is so "delicious" (inside joke). the boss/owner is the best coolest person i know. great atmosphere to work in. so well organized and the wages are decent.   read complete rating Hide complete rating

  Posted on 12 June 2011 by Rater #9 | Comments (1) | Flag as inappropriate

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• I've cleared a solid year with this company, and I have nothing but positivity to proclaim. Salary is not very high but the company makes it up other ways.
   

  Posted on 12 June 2011 by Rater #8 | Add Comment | Flag as inappropriate

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