Export Development Canada reviews

EDC has failed to acknowledge systemic racism and discrimination in the workplace. There are cliques at EDC as there are in any workplace but these have been destructive toward career development and the bottom line (work is not happening, or overspending is occurring). The COVID19 quarantine has exposed the gap between ICs and management in that there are a lot of 'managers' moving tasks on ADO boards and not enough firepower at the IC level to get important work done. This has left the workforce disheartened, disenchanted, and disengaged.

Although it looks very professional from outside, it is absolutely not from inside. everything depends on personal relationship, no matter what u do for the business. no clear guidelines, yet millions of vague protocols all over the place Working at EDC depends 90% on who do you know and to what extent they like you. you might be the most efficient at your work, but if you dont have personal relationship with your manager you will move no where. The overall environment is not comfortable, every word you say can affect your career, as the company is full of rats. With people spending half of their life with no promotions at EDC, you will find a lot of hard feelings to any newcomer. Overall, if you are successful in your current job dont think of EDC. if you are unemployed and dont fidn work somewhere else, then go for it (a Senior manager told me that inside EDC after I was employed ! - It is a place for people who didnt find job elsewhere!) Forget about promotions, moving to another departments, going outside to other countries, unless you were hired like that. watch out for the first two months (they call them the honey moon), where they leave you work on your own and feel comfortable to slam hard after. The big theme that this is a professional and ethical place is absolutely not correct. Even HR might be sneaky if the officer is in good terms with the person you are complaining about.