Cascades reviews

3.2

58% would recommend to a friend

(483 total reviews)
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Hugues Simon

59% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Cascades has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cascades employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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483 reviews
2.0
Feb 10, 2015

Bad news

Recommend
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Pros

They are very quick to hire and do not scrutinize too much. People are nice and atmosphere is fairly relaxed.

Cons

Where do I begin.... Very poor pay, little opportunity to grow. They will work you to shreds and force 60 - 80 hour weeks on you, but they will not hire extra workers even if they are clearly needed. Instead, they will make the existing employees work evenings, weekends and even holidays for free. And there will be no compensation, not even in the form of a better year-end bonus. No sick leave at all. if you got sick - it is entirely up to your relationship with the manager to be able to stay home. Officially, company allows you to stay home unpaid. 2 weeks vacation for the first 7 years - hardly an enticing offer. Company is very averse to spending any kind of money on infrastructure. If exposure to modern technologies is important to you - stay away. Parking is a problem and the outside premises are poorly maintained, so you'd better keep a pair of wellies around in bad weather - you may need them on your journey from the car to the building. High employee turnover, frequent firings. And you are a delicate flower who can't take a conversational F-bomb - this place is not for you.

1.0
Jun 6, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Better than unemployment... I guess. When Cascades bought us, they were relatively fair... at first.

Cons

The senior management team consists of 15 people (ref: (https://www.cascades.com/en/profile/about-us/management-team/). There is one woman and zero people of colour. You cannot run an international company and choose your talent locally and expect to succeed. The suck-up culture is also a major issue.

3.0
Feb 2, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly atmosphere Friendly Supervisors and Management team Straight Shifts

Cons

Encountered male chauvinism in regards to machine operator positions

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