Don't Make Mistakes - Senior Business Analyst TELUS Employee Review

3.0
Jun 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very large company which offers a great variety of positions and opportunities for advancement. - 3 weeks vacation to start - Work at home options (depending on role) - Laptop (typically management only) - Cell Phone / Blackberry (only some roles) - Learning Assistance (must be applied for and dependent on area's budget)

Cons

- Mistakes at TELUS are not seen as an opportunity to learn. All failures are regarded as business critical, regardless of whether they truly are. - Senior management does not understand work/life balance, even though they pay lip service to the concept. All management employees are expected to work well in excess of 40 hours per week, even if they are able to manage their schedules effectively enough not to actually have to. - Compensation and benefits have been cut year over year and are no longer market leading. Raises at TELUS are all but impossible to come by unless you are in the top 5% of the organization. Unfortunately to be in the top 5% has little to do with actual performance and more to do with whether or not your VP likes you. - Learning Assistance has become very difficult to come by.

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility of hours and freedom of location.

Cons

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2.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work from home and create your own schedule. Paid training. There is an option for therapy through the company.

Cons

They are hiring, but there aren't enough tasks to make the minimum of 10 hours a week. There are no raises and no promotions. They take a long time to respond to emails, if they respond at all. The only benefit is a 401 (k). $14 is the pay rate, and one can only work 20 hours a week, if there are enough tasks. The past couple of exams for training set one up to fail them. I have been doing this job long enough to know this. They constantly threaten your job, which really affects morale and confidence. There used to be bonuses, but they haven't done them in a long time. There were times we were given permission to work up to 35 hours for the week, but again, it has been a long time. Last one, they didn't have enough tasks to allow for workers to get to 25+. They also offered stock options, but they ended that as well. They made a major mistake on my end and threatened me unless I complied. Eventually got an email that they were wrong, but they didn't apologize. I saw they were hiring freelancers with a maximum of 25 hours a week. I wrote to management and was told the rest of us were only staying at 20. I am currently seeking other employment. There are other companies that do the same work with higher pay and actual benefits. This was once a good job, but once Telus took over, it has been downhill. I would not recommend this company anymore. I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a sinking ship.

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