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TERRITORIAL ELECTRIC

Very difficult to advance or learn new skills, if they find you are good at one thing they will keep you there.  If you ask to try/learn new things they will put you on the new task for a short time then put you back to the old one.  Company is very "clicky" and is difficult to "join the club" unless you personally know someone there.  They have a "set group" of "supervisors" and advancement is based on who you know not on your work ethic.  If you want to just do one thing (conduit bending, fire alarm, etc) this is the place to work.  Don't expect much room to learn or advance.  Was told to be coming back to work after school was done, a couple weeks before graduation was told they do not have any work and was laid off.  Don't ever have a different opinion than management or shareholders, if you do your career is over there. 
 Didn't realize how this company truly was until my last year of employment.

Started out my career here at the SML. Since i was switching careers to the trades i struggled a little bit and had some hard times learning the trade. Most of which was my own dfault as i was going through a tough time mentally, but that did not give them the right to bully and belittle me for every little thing in did wrong. Dont get me wrong, there is some good guys here and they do quality work, but the bad apples outshine the good ones. The supervisor was an abusive old man , who tried to get me to do his office work on multiple occasions. he would spy on me, send his  family members to spy on me a swell. he would yell at me for little things and told me  that i was not suited for this line work.

I will have to go therapy because of the abuse i faced at this company and unless you want to go therapy aswell , I would steer clear.

Working at Territorial Electric was a great experience. I was fairly treated; any questions or concerns I had were always professionally considered and dealt with in a timely fashion. My rate of pay was fair. The experience I gained and the quality of the electricians I got to work with was superb.

I got to work on a large renovation project and assisted in the demolition and installation of an array of equipment from MDPs. CDPs, Switchgear, Transformers, Generator etc.

I will always be grateful for the opportunity and experience Territorial Electric afforded me.

If I live in Edmonton again, I would immediately apply to work for them!

This company runs their employees with poor management.   If you are looking for a job dont go there.  They tell them not to go to the bathroom or to get water on company time.  They underestimate their jobs and fire people who are not first years for going too "slow".  Poorly managed and the worst company i ever worked for.  But if you are looking for a job to get done because they underestimated (as long as they run) i could see it working for you.  There are plenty of first years out there willing to bank some hours and deal with a lot of bs to get the job done.  But... if you want professionals doing the job who believe in canadian standards, dont work there and dont hire them.

A typical day at work would start with either continuing your job from the previous day or getting a new job and getting set up for the day. Aquire the materials needed to finish the job.
I learned quite  a lot under my journeyman, from more in depth blue print reading, to the lay out and pipe work of an empty floor.
My co-workers made the work life more enjoyable as lunch time was full of laughs.
Hardest part of the job was the occasional very tight deadlines, which was difficult to meet.
The most enjoyable part of the job was being moved to diffirent parts of the job and not being stuck in one part of the job for 6-12 months at a time.

The expectations are high from both supervisors and management in all aspects of the trade. Quality installation and Safety are the focus on there projects. The culture is family first and employees look out for one another. They employ some of the best electricians in the city and allow for young workers coming up to be trained properly and safely!

Worst experience I've ever had in the trade hands down. They run you constantly and it's never good enough so job is always on the line everyday regardless of how hard you're trying. Managers were horrible and have no problem letting you know that either. Would give 0 stars if possible. Actually had trouble sleeping from the stress on this job. Do not work here

I had a blast working for territorial and was treated great. The foreman took safety seriously and would listen to you if you had a better idea of how to do something. At the end of the day territorial values you on how long you've been with the company so I was eventually let go when it has slowed down here cause I had only been with the company for a few months.

Honestly had a good time working for these guys, was given a lot of freedom to work and practice my craft.

However the big negative for me was the overtime after 44, mandatory Saturdays and the Jonas pay app was absolute garbage.

Had a great time but some big negatives really didn't make me want to stick around for the long haul.

I loved my time with Territorial. There is no question on material, if you need it you get it. 

They do hold some high standards of work which is absolutely justifying. 

The only qualm with this company is they can call out certain installs as terrible but yet praise the same install when done by a foreman favourite.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Apprentice electrician 3 salaries reported	$26.74 per hour
Executive administrative assistant 4 salaries reported	$56,000 per year
Commercial electrician 1 salary reported	$33.63 per hour
Site administrator 1 salary reported	$24.50 per hour
Service manager 1 salary reported	$90,000 per year

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