registered practical nurse

support worker

senior technologist

customer service representative

registered nurse

The City Of London

Before I get to my concerns, I just want to say that my direct management has been tremendous. I can't say the same for other departments that I deal with, but I'll get into that.

Working for the City has been an eye-opening experience. There is a complete lack of communication between departments, making the simplest tasks the most daunting and frustrating experiences. The politics are overwhelming and sour what could be a positive working environment.

I've learned that as a casual employee for the City of London, that I'm basically dirt. Even as someone who is in an insignificant position, I still have to manage entire buildings. Yet, when something goes wrong in one of those buildings, it's always due to a lack of communication between departments. Then I get to hear the criticism, nothing is ever done to rectify the horrendous communication breakdowns, and we're left at square one when something else goes awry.

I'm constantly being told about internal job postings in order to get ahead with the company. Unfortunately, the City loves its nepotism, and you will constantly hear of people getting jobs because of the people they know. I know that's a reality in a lot of places, but it's unfortunately quite present in this corporation. I've seen it. A lot of it.

My experience has been frustrating to say the least. I still enjoy the people I work with, but that's as far as it goes. I can't stand the lack of communication, the lack of pay, and the lack of respect. I can't move on soon enough.

Over the period of the day, I had set up my table, helped to set up the voting stations, and prepared myself to greet voters.  Upon greeting voters, I requested identification and their voting cards showing that they were able to vote, and if they did not have the voters card, I used the documents given to me to look up their address and their name to see if they were in fact registered to vote and that they were in the correct voting station. For those who were not registered, I would check if they were in the correct ward, and then if they were eligible to vote, then I would fill out the appropriate forms and have them swear oath.  The same process is done with the appropriate forms for name or address corrections, given proof of name/current address.  For those in the wrong ward, they were given thorough directions to their respected voting ward.  The best part of this job was greeting many diverse people and the satisfaction giving from knowing that I was able to help the voters with their problems, and get their voice heard through a vote.  The hardest part was rude voters who blamed me for the mistake, however, they were dealt with calmly and were happy as they left after voting. I learned that every vote counts.

A typical day working with the City of London would include facilitating and participating in games and activities with children at the camp organized by age groups. Working at the City of London, you must learn and use strategies to compromise, understand and communicate well with children and co-workers of all ages. Management took place with a direct supervisor for every day camp site, and a higher up supervisor for the two sections of the city (east and west). The hardest part of the job would have been dealing with tough situations with the children, whether it be a home issue that has been identified or a behavioral problem that needs to be addressed immediately. The most enjoyable part of the job would be working with co-workers and the kids all summer, getting to know them all well and having a great time.

City of London (parks and rec division) is probably one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had and that’s solely based on the poor training, and worst of all management!! Supervisors don’t help you when you ask for it, never check in, NEVER expresses gratitude or thankfulness- strictly negative and rude (to employees and patrons!!) they can’t pay on time. After Covid lockdown I was informed pay was a week behind, leaving me in an awful position trying to pay bills. 
In terms of Covid patrons are aggressive and rude a lot of the time and the city has made little to no attempt to keep workers feeling safe and supported on site during these times. DO NOT WORK FOR THE CITY OF LONDON AT CARLING OR STRONACH ARENAS!!

On a typical day of work I would log in samples of wastewater samples from various stages in the treatment process. I would then perform analysis for suspended solids, total solids, volatile solids, pH and alkalinity on the days samples. The lab was very well managed and had a great work environment. While I mostly worked alone there were always other co-workers there to assist me if I needed help with something. I was also able to assist them with their workloads performing other types of analysis. The most difficult part of the job was time management. It took a lot of experience to figure out the timing of the different analysis and determine the order to do them in so as to maximize the time. The most enjoyable part of the job was working in the atmosphere in the lab. It was always a friendly atmosphere but it was professional at the same time.

-Poor management of Kitchen/Dietary positions, lack of communication between management. 
-Too many different departments in charge of different areas and no communication.
-Overall staff is incredibly helpful and friendly, however senior staff members only familiar with their positions, unreliable to ask questions that are out of their every routine.
-Asking someone "how are you doing" at the beginning of a shift is NOT a clear way of asking how they are doing pertaining to the job. 
-More than once scheduled for shifts NOT trained on, then criticized when tasks were done incorrectly/wrong. 
-Heard positive reviews from co-workers members, yet negative reviews from management.

I would never recommend this LTC facility to work at. Worst management I have worked under. Most staff try to provide the best resident care they can but it is a fear based job culture, no management support and the management constantly contradicts itself. Management also does not take the time to know the residents and I have been present when they have spoken in an unprofessional manner about the residents as well. The facility itself is clean and the surroundings are beautiful. If the city cleaned up the management team and listened to staff input the residents would be the ones to benefit the most from this as the Dearness employees would be much happier and enjoy coming to work.

It's a great work environment that is not too big and not too small. Good opportunities to accomplish meaningful work. Team cultures do differ however, so be mindful that my experience may not be the same as yours. My colleagues, managers, and team members were all open minded and hard working people, which made the work fun. These days however there is a lot of internal turnover (mostly people getting promoted as the City grows), which can lead to a lot more uncertainty and stress, but that would occur anywhere. Highly recommend 

- teaching swimming lessons, and aqua fit
- lifeguarding during recreational swims
- constantly scanning the pool while moving around area
-performing rescues and first aid when needed
- speaking with patrons and parents of swimmers in lessons
-writing report cards and examining swimmer's abilities
- giving constant feedback on how swimmers could improve
-keeping up with training, skills check-lists, and fitness

Working for the City of London was a great experience. While I met great people, most staff moved through their tasks like zombies, drained of enthusiasm. I found myself staying after the clock regularly to get everything done- no overtime offered by manager even if they were aware. Leadership felt detached and insincere, except for a few. Managers didn’t seem to acknowledge staff under them and at times forget to treat people like humans. Despite the odd energy, I gained valuable experience and insights into navigating rigid workplace dynamics and maintaining authenticity.

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