Harbourfront Centre reviews

Unless you are a complete masochist or look forward to work-related PTSD just go somewhere else. The toxicity of this place is so ingrained at every level, there's racism, nepotism, and bullying, take your pick but know that the list doesn't end there, those are just the glaringly obvious. Harbourfront Centre as an arts and cultural institution is broken, there are far better places in the city to work at and support. The high turnover in all the roles below senior management should be the biggest red flag. And take every 5-star review you see about working at Harbourfront Centre with a grain of salt, as they are either written by the HR department trying to trick unsuspecting new staff or it's written by seasonal staff who never really get a good idea of how awful it is to work there year-round.

The CEO is an incompetent dictator. She persecutes and punishes people who disagree with her but promotes racist, misogynist, submissive employees that blindly do as she says. For years Harbourfront has had an extremely high turnover rate. The company is also severely understaffed, to the point of having to cancel festivals because there's not enough personal to run the events. Directors earn highly competitive salaries while the rest of the employees are underpaid and overworked. Harbourfront is also notorious for discriminating their indigenous employees, using them as a token when needed and discarted in cruel ways when their presence becomes uncomfortable. There are no opportunities for growth. The company only hires externally. Their ongoing disagreements with The Power Plant are the latest example of how a handful of power-obsessed chiefs will do whatever it takes to gain more control over the company even if that means ruining the reputation of the entire institution. Marah Braye has to go. Once the proud and lively heart of Toronto’s cultural energy, Harbourfront is nothing but a shadow of its past.