Ottawa Citizen

Once you enter into the mailroom, usually 5-10 minutes before your shift starts.  You check the LIST to see what LINE you have been placed on/assigned. There are 3 LINES that the newspapers come off of(A),(B) and (C LINE). Each line comes from the Printing /Press Room,runs along conveyers of sorts,then dropped into the stackers on either side of the line,so two stackers per line, 6 stackers in total.
Management happened to be okay & understanding especially if you were a student or had another job. Co-workers were okay too, 60 plus people working together can be difficult at times especially when they are not separated by a cubical. The Most enjoyable part of the job  for me was the diversity, cultural exposure , meeting people of different age groups,Each shift you had meant being assigned a different task, so it made it less boring and more challenging this way.

This company is a dinosaur that is dying.

The manager of the new business team is the most negative, dismissive human i have ever met. He has no sales experience and is creating a culture that is poisoning any chance for that organization to pull it out of it's death spin.

It will be a sad day when this 169 yr old company breathes it's last breath. The sales staff are doing the best they can with poor leadership. There are some amazing people there trying to make it work.

This company is a good place to work but does have need for improvements
manager leaves much to be desired as far as giving direction is concerned 
Shift work
On feed for long periods of time
hr. rate not good
very fast paced environment

I left in 1997 when the chain changed hands. Until then it was a wonderful place to work. The new management was a disaster. Bad morale, oppressive business culture, ultra-right-wing political views.

I am very organized and like to do my job the best i can do. I have learned to work well with others and be multitask. The hardest part of the job is to work nights without being tired. The most enjoyable part of the job is to work with people and know that i finished the work without making mistakes.

Blogging for the Ottawa Citizen has proven to be a great experience to showcase my writing.

I write a tech blog and several entertainment blogs for the Citizen including the exclusive blog coverage of Ottawa Bluesfest and the now defunct Capital Hoedown Music Festival.

This was the best job i have ever had. Unfourtantly due to cut backs and modern technology the Newspaper went digital and no longer needed certain positions..I am going to miss working for such a wonderful company.

Though my time working at the Ottawa citizen as a courier was shot I did enjoy the time I did spend working. The hours were very easy to complete  seeing as how I got to choose how long I wanted to work for

Enjoyable working with the public and department managers. The staff in every department work hard to bring a new, daily product to thousands of people.

- Worked quickly to insert flyers into the daily paper using large, loud machines
- Regular breaks
- Good pay
- Great management 
- Great co-workers
- Double shifting was the hardest part of this job 
- Most enjoyable was becoming a team player

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