Comments on: City of Vancouver named best employer

By: City staffer

City staffer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:01:41 +0000

I’m exempt and have been sick zero times in five years. Sure over the years I haven’t been feeling well every so often but god, I feel responsible for my job so come in to do the work. I like think and work outside the box, not live in one for years like some employees do. I think if the City only brought in the Performance Review (which the unions won’t allow), there would be a stronger accountability for performance.

By: GeeBee

GeeBee — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:51:17 +0000

I have just 2 sick days in 6 years and many other years of no absences. Many other Cupe 15 people in my office with many years absence – free.
For that matter lots of managers are there every damned day.

Front liner

By: Urbanismo

Urbanismo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:02:32 +0000

Not to throw “cold water” !

“courteous, efficient and dedicated”

Is phlegmatic more appropriate?

By: rf

rf — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:11:23 +0000

if worker bees are feeling underpaid so much, why don’t they just take 3 weeks worth of sick days every year?
Oh right….they already do.

By: city Hall insider

city Hall insider — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:21:37 +0000

The last survey was filled out based on the wages and benefits the exempt employees received. I am wondering if this is the same excercise. If you are an exempt manager with the city, you have it pretty damn good. Not only did they did not have to pay the piper for their perks like the rest of us they got super ot as well.

By: gmgw

gmgw — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:38:24 +0000

rf sed:

“Only companies with oversized (and in the case of COV, overpaid) communications departments have time to take part in these excerises.”

I’ll be far more charitable than you deserve and assume you’re referring to the managers of those City departments (and many other City departments), rf. Obviously you couldn’t be calling rank-and-file City workerbees overpaid, ’cause they ain’t.

Like they say in Italy: Fish stinks from the head.
gmgw

By: The Blackbird

The Blackbird — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:55:54 +0000

I trust Vision Vancouver didn’t lie on the application form the way the NPA was caught doing when CUPE 15, through an FOI request, discovered several untruths.

Thank you Coldwater, from a front line City employee. We try.

By: rf

rf — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:12:39 +0000

Only companies with oversized (and in the case of COV, overpaid) communications departments have time to take part in these excerises.

By: Not Running For Mayor

Not Running For Mayor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:23:09 +0000

I would be curious to see a list of the worst employers. I wouldn’t be surprised if some employers managed to fall onto both lists.

By: Bill Lee

Bill Lee — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:03:29 +0000

Ah this old crock. Used to be Top 50 surveyed by Hewitt for Globe which put it in their monthly business glossy. In those years, and I don’t have one beside me, they mentioned that they invited thousands but only a few hundred participated (and many were rather small).
Yes, we realize it is a PR exercise to promote the MediaCorp Group (subscription on every desk?) and the Globe or Macleans in some yers (Please buy an advert).
Want to go after the recent Georgia Straight’s Best of…. lists?