DM - Anonymous employee CFIB / FCEI Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You will meet some nice small business owners

Cons

The list is really big so I will just say that for a company apparently lobbying they sure know how to waste members money and have no clue about business or culture. Waste seems to be the number one goal with this company. Very sad. Horrible opportunity.

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CFIB / FCEI Response
7y
While I take all input from current and former staff seriously, I have to admit I'm a bit puzzled by your review and invite you to share more with my Human Resources colleagues. I'm really not sure what you mean by wasting money at CFIB. The vast majority of our expenses support our team of advocacy, support and field colleagues. With 110,000 small business members to serve in every corner of Canada, it is certainly true that we do spend a significant amount of money, but we work very hard to spend our members' resources wisely. If you have any specific suggestions on how we can do better, I welcome your ideas. Dan Kelly President and CEO

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1.0
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Pros

Work for a great cause

Cons

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CFIB / FCEI Response
5y
Thanks for the feedback. I’m pleased that you identified with our cause at CFIB. Small business owners have really struggled this past year and I have been so impressed with how our team has responded with advice and support. We’ve just completed Zoom meetings with our teams across most provinces, and staff are consistently reporting how proud they are to work for CFIB at this critical time. I’m sorry that it appears your pay expectations were not met. The District Manager job is not always an easy one and needs to be treated as a full-time role. While things were particularly challenging over the past year (due to the need to contact business owners virtually for several months), I am proud to report that nearly 15,000 small business owners made the decision to buy a paying membership during the pandemic. With the unprecedented awareness and interest in CFIB, this certainly helped us attract new members despite the challenging economic times. While serving our members is our main focus, our entire senior management team is committed to making CFIB a great place for staff to work and earn a good living. I believe we do a really solid job of that, but I am always looking for input from current (and former) staff along the way. Thanks for writing.
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