Pros
I find the work environment is non-toxic and very flexible. There are options to work from home as needed, and flexible vacation days and time to use for medical/family appointments. CAE has a defined benefit pension plan as well as RRSP group plan (no company matching), and a CAE stock buying plan. CAE is currently renovating many of their office environments to bring them up to current standards/trends. CAE also provides four company holidays over the Christmas period, which in combination with Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Years, allow most employees to take a two-week Christmas break using only three vacation days. Vision/Dental/Medical benefits are reasonable.
Cons
- Training and professional development could be better. Recently they have allowed some employees the option of doing online training up to $50 on the job and get reimbursed. However, if you want to go to conferences or do any training that involves travel, unless you are a very senior employee or manager, you're out of luck. - There are no set number of sick days which should be a good thing, however, after two days of being sick, you are required to provide a doctors note to HR with a diagnosis and duration of how long you will be away. I believe at this point you automatically transition into short term disability which is outrageous - especially if it's just the flu and you need a week to recover.
