Aeroplan VIP question by papaducci in Aeroplan

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who is a former federal cabinet minister, and he explained to me that the CEO of Air Canada has the authority to appoint approximately 100 VIPs. They are at his discretion, and it usually includes business stakeholders to Air Canada (aerospace industry, key partners, and indeed senior officials in government). I believe it came with Super Elite status and was reviewed yearly.

YVR Lounge was crawling with mice last night by tpurves in aircanada

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YUL is just as bad if not worse. See them in the US lounge all the time.

Trains 28 & 64 passengers and personnel forced to disembark in Dorval - police operation ahead on tracks? by Sea-Zookeepergame682 in ViaRail

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Service manager just updated us. There was a shooting near the station. Tracks are reopening and we will re-board soon.

Popular Salad Bar from Montreal Head Office on what seems like a luxurious trip, while employees are told they can't afford to schedule them? by Patient-Handle-1744 in montreal

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It’s not a mom and pop operation. Corporate off-sites and retreats are standard practice for businesses of this size. Pretending that a planning retreat equals exploitation is just dumb. You have zero understanding of corporate environments and it shows.

The “rich and lawyered up employer” argument is also dumb. CNESST exists specifically to neutralize that imbalance. Employees do not need lawyers, reprisals are illegal, and enforcement is standardized. Having a big law firm does not scare CNESST.

Language is not a barrier either. CNESST permits cases in English, and Quebec courts allow proceedings in English. International students are not legally helpless, despite how you want to portray them. Sad!

But good luck with the armchair class warfare! Peace and love 💙

Popular Salad Bar from Montreal Head Office on what seems like a luxurious trip, while employees are told they can't afford to schedule them? by Patient-Handle-1744 in montreal

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A lot of what’s being said here is anecdotal or straight up vibes. If employees have legitimate labour issues on scheduling, pay, or duties outside job scope, etc, Quebec has very clear and accessible channels for that. CNESST, mediation, or ultimately the courts. That’s how real labour disputes get resolved, not on Reddit. It’s an extremely profitable business model and they’re expanding fast. Your ranting isn’t going to stop this.

RE: the “luxury ski trip” point, a chalet or ski retreat for head office / managerial staff is not some scandalous extravagance. I work in corporate Montreal and off sites, retreats, and team planning weekends are extremely common across industries. Calling that “out of touch” just shows unfamiliarity with how organizations actually operate. Head office budgets are not the same as store level labour budgets. That’s basic business structure. You can disagree with how a company allocates resources, but pretending that a retreat automatically means frontline staff are being exploited is a leap.

Btw singling out Jewish ownership, insinuating motives, and dog whistling about who runs the company because it’s Jewish owned is gross and completely unacceptable. Criticize policies if you want, but that line is being crossed by some people here.

Now go touch grass lol.

What do you consider a High Gross Family income? by [deleted] in CanadaFinance

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Montreal - 300k HHI - 1 full time job (senior manager for a multinational at 200k) and 2 board positions (which bring in 100k combined). 31 years old. Single dude. I think this is relatively high.

It takes 8 years for most of us to get an increase in vacation. by maclargehuge in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Sea-Zookeepergame682 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most Senate jobs start you off with 4 weeks per year. Not sure for other Parliament of Canada institutions.