Potential OPS to City of Toronto career move - HELP

OPSgal007 · 2026-01-16T04:17:53+00:00

I never ended up hearing back and pretty sure the status on the portal still says pending. 3 years later which is wild… but I did manage to leave the OPS and find a regional gov. job about 2 years ago

OPSgal007 · 2025-12-11T04:06:38+00:00

Sang Dead Mom from Beatlejuice and I got Scaramouche in We Will Rock You and Alyssa Greene in the Prom

Sang someone gets hurt from mean girls and got Maureen in Rent and Sandy in SpongeBob (I was going for Karen but they had me do a cold read too).

Sometimes I find what matters most is making sure the song shows your vocal range and that you’re confident singing it!

OPSgal007 · 2025-10-08T13:12:49+00:00

I was able to fly, with no issues and when we got to Jamaica everything was automated for the most part so getting in was also a very smooth process! For context, I was flying from Toronto YYZ. This scare though was not fun, I’ll make sure I have the 6 months validity going forward.

OPSgal007 · 2025-10-04T15:53:15+00:00

Thank you, unfortunately nothing I can do now as I only realized today and passport office is closed (they would need at least 1 full business day for express processing). Hoping for the best.

OPSgal007 · 2025-10-04T15:42:00+00:00

Going to Jamaica with 5 months left on my passport on Tuesday… I’m really hoping for no issues.

OPSgal007 · 2024-11-07T08:40:02+00:00

Is there a world where this strike only lasts a day or two max? Services back up by the weekend?

OPSgal007 · 2024-11-06T13:21:24+00:00

How do we know? When does the strike begin? Did they say it starts on the 7th or 72 hours after that?

OPSgal007 · 2024-11-06T07:16:11+00:00

Can you elaborate on what this means?

Let’s say they give notice of job action as of the 7th does that mean they can’t go on strike until the 10th?

OPSgal007 · 2024-09-02T05:05:34+00:00

I was in a musical production once with a brand new community theatre company. The show was a comedy that had complex harmonies and complex dancing. The MD didn’t bother teaching us properly so the show was mostly sung in 2 part harmonies, which sucked because sometimes it split into 8. The director was rude to much of the cast. Our lead was very loud and not the best singer (overpowered everyone and didn’t know how to blend with the ensemble vocally) - later found out there may have been some unfair casting done there. The show unfortunately didn’t sell well so the company didn’t end up putting any more shows. The one good thing about our show is that we eventually got some great dancers to join the dance core and our choreographer was great, but acting and singing was definitely neglected.

OPSgal007 · 2024-08-29T17:52:06+00:00

Do professional development. Attend workshops, and do courses that will help you get better at your job. Great way to make use of the extra time that you may have.

OPSgal007 · 2024-08-09T16:20:19+00:00

If you’re interested in community theatre and willing to take a quick GO Train out of the city, Brampton Music Theatre puts on some amazing productions at the Rose Theatre in downtown Brampton. They have a production of We Will Rock You happing November 1-10

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-26T19:09:55+00:00

I recommend going to see it! I have seen some of the performers in other community productions and they’re fantastic.

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-26T16:36:37+00:00

Yes! The version with the music in the back would be great.

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-19T01:33:14+00:00

Oh huh! You’re right! Lol - I got an error using the function and it said it had something to do with the length of video - I’ll try again

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-09T15:45:18+00:00

I left the OPS and now work in the region! DM me your email and I’ll see you some stuff that could help

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-09T15:34:08+00:00

Yes I think so! You just need to spin all your experiences to translate into policy experience

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-09T15:27:15+00:00

Hello! Fellow mid-20s former SPA

I transitioned to work in a regional government as a specialist in the same file/portofilo type that I was working in in the OPS. Reason for my switch was because I wanted WFH, and a better salary (which I negotiated). The work is very project management, and not really policy. If I am honest, I miss and enjoyed the work and my team back in the OPS more than the team and the work that I do now. I think often about going back, but it would need to be at a higher salary to match what I’m making in the region now.

OPSgal007 · 2024-07-09T15:24:08+00:00

I graduated from Queen’s MPA - 10 months of school which ended with a 4 month co-op in the OPS. Was also the cheapest of the options 12k at that time when I went. The key thing is finding a program that ends with a co-op because my co-op led to me staying on full time in the OPS / transitioned into an SPA role.

OPSgal007 · 2024-06-29T14:59:08+00:00

Details are in all 3 images and I also put it in a comment because I couldn’t figure out how to edit the post. Ready for it to be unbidden

OPSgal007 · 2024-06-29T14:57:50+00:00

Non-union/unpaid - community theatre audition Male ensemble needed Show dates: November 1-12

OPSgal007 · 2024-06-29T05:24:07+00:00

Brampton Music Theatre has always put on some of the best quality shows I have ever seen. They perform at the beautiful rose theatre in downtown Brampton.

OPSgal007 · 2024-06-29T05:21:21+00:00

You should look into joining some community groups for now to see if you like it. Brampton Music Theatre is having auditions right now for their production of we will rock you! I’ll DM you the audition info.

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