animal technician

general labourer

veterinary assistant

technicien vétérinaire

préposé à l'entretien ménager

ITR Laboratories Canada Inc.

Most of the people that I worked with directly (i.e. co-workers, manager, department manager, etc) were very helpful and supportive. My manager in particular was always on the job and ready to help out if and when he was needed and was very good about not forcing overtime on employees and helping out whenever we had questions. Near the end of my tenure we had also received some new hires who were also very dutiful and focused on doing their job to the best of their abilities. People like them inspired me to work harder and help out when I was available just as they had done for me and the pay was more than adequate for the job. On the other side of the coin, dealing with the technicians as well as some of my co-workers was the most irritating part of the job. People would deliberately ignore instructions placed at my station and either placed their items wherever they wanted, which interfered with the workflow as it more often then not resulted in a blocked door and held up the rest of the deliveries. Or they would repeatedly bring items that were not supposed to go to my station which more often then not would result in me bringing the items myself as these events would typically occur while I was on break and could not correct them. On the occasion that I would catch someone, I had a few technicians try to weasel out of doing their job correctly by making excuses as to why them messing up didn't or shouldn't matter. Coming into work after the weekend or a holiday was almost never a good start to a week because the workers who were present during those times did the bare minimum and often left me with literal piles of work to sort through that should have been done while I was gone. Scheduling was never a strong suit when it came to deliveries as much of the workload was brought in during the end of the day before I was about to leave as opposed to being spread out over the course of the workday. Overall, I am grateful for the opportunity that was given to me by the company to get out into the workforce but improvements need to be made in order to make it a job that is not performed solely for the money. 

This is a pre-clinical laboratory and adherence to policy is very important.  As this is a sister company to a much larger Japanese facility you have the mixture of two cultures.  This provides you with an opportunity to get the best of two worlds.  I really enjoyed working with my Japanese co-workers.  
Laboratories don't always have large sums of money at their disposal and trying to get the best services for their dollar is paramount.  To this end there sometimes are lay-offs of key people and administration is always seen as a place to make those cuts.  As a result there is little training available and double job duty is often the case.

What is the best part of working at the company?
the people were super nice and supportive 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
working with dangerous material

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
very very very old fashion company very old.... good people and very low income. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
some day very busy some day there was nothing to do, they asked to clean the lab instead very chaotic

What is the best part of working at the company?
working with animals and the environment

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
seeing the animals suffer and getting some bites

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
so comfortable and healthy it gave me the freedom doing what i love 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
every day because i am free to chose my schedule

ITR is a good place for someone just starting in the industry. You can wear a lot of different hats and get some good experience quickly but I wouldn't recommend staying long term as the environment sours quickly. The better you work the more work you're given and that gets old fast. Especially since work tends to pile on as people get fed up and leave. The pay is also not worth the amount of work that they make you do.

What is the best part of working at the company?
No best part, all horrible and just has to work

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unprofessional manager and director

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible and getting position just by connection

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and does not want to work

Comparing with other companies do the same work, you will find less stress here, and less work load. If you love staying in comfort zone this place is amazing, if you do technician job, there not much to learn after 2 years. Management and environment are nice in general. Salaries and benefits are reasonable regarding what you do.

It is a research company where you learn how to apply the slandered laboratory practice.
This is a new era of experience that added to my work experience and interesting field to go through.

Great work place especially for students and part time. 
Also the work load is very reasonable and manageable.
Working in teams makes studies more interesting and they also provide training.


A lot of favortisim in the workplace. Managers don't listen to you,interrupt you and assume what you are about to say when explaining an concern. You work hard and no one appreciates or notices it. Find a better workplace.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Animal technician 5 salaries reported	$19.75 per hour
General labourer 7 salaries reported	$20.64 per hour
Veterinary assistant 5 salaries reported	$18.63 per hour
Technicien vétérinaire 3 salaries reported	$34.71 per hour
Préposé à l'entretien ménager 4 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour

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