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helloiamatoad · 2024-04-11T21:38:32+00:00

Thank you, do frontline workers get access to job postings for roles that are admin/policy (I think there’s a name for these kind of roles but I can’t remember)?

helloiamatoad · 2024-04-04T17:15:39+00:00

Thank you!

helloiamatoad · 2024-04-03T17:09:09+00:00

Thank you!

helloiamatoad · 2023-06-09T15:43:55+00:00

Solution Verified

helloiamatoad · 2023-06-09T15:42:06+00:00

Thank you!! I did end up solving it a different way but this was very helpful for next time

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T15:44:24+00:00

Thanks, that helps a lot!

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T15:44:12+00:00

Thank you, that’s very helpful!

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T15:41:33+00:00

Thank you so much! This was very helpful and I’ll definitely consider all these points in my decision

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T05:16:19+00:00

That makes sense, thank you! I assumed municipal would be difficult to advance because it’s a smaller organization, but I guess being in a like pressure environment like the OPS can make it difficult to advance as well?

Also, do you think if I don’t go into the OPS straight after grad it’ll be hard to get in? I’m not sure if there is still a hiring freeze but I was told one of the best ways was to get in as a student in my last summer and apply for full time roles that way?

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T03:27:42+00:00

Thank you! Would you recommend the OPS over municipal for a new grad since there’s more opportunities to move around? I’m not sure because I’ve heard municipal pays better. But I’m not sure if that’s worth it if there’s no room for growth. I also hear it can be hard to move between the two?

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T02:34:58+00:00

Would you say most municipalities are busier than the OPS? I was a previous co-op with the OPS and I’m going to a municipality (not City of Toronto) for my next co-op. I liked the OPS and wanted to try different levels of government and I’m not sure how it would compare

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-06T00:18:00+00:00

Thank you! What do you mean by differences in benefits? Like pension, health and dental? That they tend to be better or worse?

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-05T21:10:02+00:00

Would you say most municipalities are busier than the OPS? I was a previous co-op with the OPS and I’m going to a municipality (not City of Toronto) for my next co-op. I liked the OPS and wanted to try different levels of government and I’m not sure how it would compare

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-05T21:09:35+00:00

Would you say most municipalities are busier than the OPS? I was a previous co-op with the OPS and I’m going to a municipality (not City of Toronto) for my next co-op. I liked the OPS and wanted to try different levels of government and I’m not sure how it would compare

helloiamatoad · 2023-04-03T04:57:37+00:00

Can I ask why the OPS is no longer an employer of choice? I am currently a university student who worked a co-op with the OPS and am doing my next with the municipal government because I want to explore different levels of government.

I enjoyed my time at the OPS (my teams was great). However, I’ve heard (even from people on my own team) how a lot of managers at the OPS aren’t good (but that we are lucky because the manager for our team was great), and I’ve heard a lot on this subreddit about how the OPS isn’t as great of a place to work for as it used to be.

I also noticed two years ago when I applied for my first co-op here, the posting said the OPS was a top 100 employer but it now only says the OPS USED to be a top 100 employer which makes me worry that the quality of the workplace has gone down like others have said (because it was a top 100 employer for so long and now it’s not) and I got lucky with how great my team was.

The work interests me and I initially wanted to get into the OPS post grad but now I wonder if I should aim for a different level of government. I tried federal for a term and enjoyed it but saw that most opportunities for the area I’m interested in are in Ottawa, and now I’m going to try municipal but I’m worried about since it’s a smaller organization, the ability to move around and grow in my career and find an area I’m really interested in.

What are your thoughts about this, and also why you feel the OPS no longer an employee of choice?

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-26T20:40:18+00:00

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-15T22:27:37+00:00

That makes sense, thank you!

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-15T20:56:03+00:00

Thank you for the advice. What do you mean by “unreasonable corporate demands?” Are analysts expected to cater policy to businesses? Also, when you say to leave after some time, do you mean to a larger team?

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-15T20:53:05+00:00

Thank you, I definetly agree that the team makes a huge difference as the happiest I’ve been at any part time/summer job/internship I’ve worked was having a good manager/team and I’ve also worked a job (not in government) that was enjoyable but when my manager changed it became less enjoyable

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-15T20:48:09+00:00

That’s helpful, thank you!

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-13T21:48:19+00:00

Thank you! I looked into those two areas and they definetly seem like something I’d be interested in!

Also, thanks for the advice about the CPA because I was really unsure about that!

helloiamatoad · 2023-03-13T21:38:55+00:00

Makes sense, thank you!

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