CAE reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,799 total reviews)
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Matthew Bromberg

56% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

CAE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,799 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Apr 9, 2013

Management is terrible.

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Pros

Great industry. I work in the human patient simulation division, and the products we produce are great. Our company was bought by CAE two years ago and our focus has changed, which makes the mission a little less clear, but the company started with the idea of saving lives. How can you beat that?

Cons

Management is unreal. There are quarterly layoffs, and upper management always has a new plan. The President announced in January at a Sales meeting, "there will be no layoffs, but I may fire someone before the end of the week." This was his idea of humor. Vacation and expense policies have changed retroactively. Salaries are low, but hours are long.

1.0
Aug 17, 2024

Looks shiny from the outside - is rotting from the head

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Pros

They pay you a paycheck every 2 weeks, even if it's woefully inadequate.

Cons

They send out surveys they ignore the answers from. The management often acts/feels/speaks like they're better than those doing the work but they push their jobs down onto those below them. They try to be inclusive but they're not. There's entirely too many managers/csuite execs sitting around collecting fat cheques for going to meetings all day meanwhile too few staff to do the work. Even after being with the company a LONG time, they still won't pay you fairly & when you question it, they make you feel ungrateful & like a bad team member. They're trying to force staff back to offices - even if they were hired remote during COVID. Trying to move up is like pulling teeth unless you know someone to get you there - nepotism is BAD here. Heavily male dominated company with a lot of 'lockeroom talk'/old boys club & people who aren't that are expected to deal. HR is incompetent - you will be told untruths, gaslit & brag about paying the lowest salary for the best talent. They regularly do layoffs, so much so it's called firing season, so you won't have security unless you do a niche job or you've gotten to management. Waste is HUGE at the upper levels. Always complaining about costs but Execs are never curbed. CEO is tone-deaf and no one can stand him but he's a 'living legend' who believes his own hype & surrounds himself with yes people.

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