AIR MILES reviews

The department that should be the most ethical, setting an example for the rest of the company, is by far the least. The leadership of Human Resources is seemingly immune to any recourse for the turmoil and constant turnover in their group. Everyone unfortunate enough to roll up under this regime (even indirectly or several levels removed) can look forward to being treated with suspicion, scrutiny, and mistrust, unless you happen to be one of the chosen ones. Favouritism and special treatment are rampant. Ethics complaints swiftly swept under the rug. Constant turnover (except at the top, of course) results in scope creep for those who manage to stay on because the leadership likes to experiment with not backfilling roles in order to appear leaner and "do more with less". No advancement for subject matter experts with years of experience and significant accomplishments if you don't fit in with their warped, cult-like ideals. They'd sooner have the tenured people out anyways, so that they can bring in cheaper talent or one of their cronies from another shop. Criticism (constructive or otherwise) is instantly crushed. Need proof? Just watch for the one or two extremely positive reviews that will immediately follow this one. The HR team are regularly astroturfing these reviews by soliciting individuals from around the business, or just writing them themselves. They are obsessed with image, perception and survey results. The beautiful new office that all of the reviews rave about is the ultimate monument to this. It is merely an illusion, a tool that they can use to seduce new talent and submit pictures of to win "best employer" awards. On a whole, the HR philosophy is to value the talent that they don't have yet, over the talent that they do have. Everyone is replaceable, and the next best hire is always just around the corner. Once they've got you, that's it. Development and advancement are a carrot on a stick. Things may be just peachy elsewhere in the business, but if you are an HR or Workplace professional, stay far, far away.

HR is run led by a group on individuals who do not understand what it means to be people leaders, where decisions are made on a whim having no regard for the impact on those in the department. HR is in a constant state of change, not because they are building a “leading edge” department, but because leadership constantly changes direction on strategy after the fact, wasting everyone’s time and creating inefficiencies. Good people are leaving because of poor leadership and nothing is being done to change it. Do not be fooled by the “best employer” awards and “most admired culture”, the work environment in HR is anything BUT that. There is no flexible work environment as there is a need to micro manage and keep tabs on employees at all times, having a differing opinion means likely getting fired as a result of the bully culture that has been created by the leader of the dept, and forget about having work-life balance as you will be expected to be available at all hours. Advice - if you value your career, do not accept a job here