Canada Drives Reviews

Pros

1) The young workforce would definitely be the company's strongest asset. Everyone has great fun and nobody takes themselves too seriously. 2) The free food helped me to save money, which was great. 3) The training period was very interesting and taught me a lot of valuable information in regard to credit scores, personal finance, etc.

Cons

1) From the get-go, I felt as if I was being initiated into some sort of weird, money worshipping cult, whereby the people of Canada were just pawns on a chess board, standing as the only obstacle between a 6 figure salary and I. However, I happen to be a very clued-in individual, and could see through all of the smoke and mirrors. While there is obviously a market for Canada Drives and they are a very profitable company, I'm also a very compassionate person. I found it impossible to see past the fact that I was playing a part in getting Canadians with terrible credit scores approved for large amounts of money, knowing that they were only digging themselves deeper and deeper into debt. 2) The manner in which they speak of people they're getting approved for loans is extremely derogatory. While I believe that the team managers were good people once, they have lost sight of what life's truly about. Your standard of life may improve as a result of having more disposable income, however your life, morals and the manner in which you treat others shouldn't depend on how many 0's there are in your bank balance. 3) The team managers refer to basic manners and respect for people as "passive language" and employees are told quite regularly to be as forceful as possible to customers when trying to sell their products. I found this behaviour quite shocking, as in the previous offices that I have worked in, this would be a major issue. 4) The company churn through employees like you wouldn't believe. Of the 14 people that started when I did, there were only 2 people left after 2 weeks. This should be the perfect indicator as to what's really going on in this company.

Pros

Fully stocked kitchen, downtown location, transit pass, culture, career opportunities and team building events.

Cons

Sometimes very long hours but it really is just a con of sales in general rather than this specific company.

Pros

Unreal people, lots of fun, great incentives for working hard.

Cons

I don't see any cons with working here.

Pros

Benefits - massages, dental lunch coffee bus pass fun team events

Cons

When I was in the interview, they asked me if I was ok with the ethics of the company. At the time, I said yes. Three years later and I am still ashamed that I was a part of a company that preys on low-income, uneducated clients who have no other options to get money. If you join the CSR, sales or spring department, your goal is simple: try and deceive as many clients into signing up for a "credit building loan" that take money OUT of their account. These people applied for a loan, and without their knowledge, they are signed up for a program that puts them into more debt. This is a WARNING to really think about if the pros above are worth being involved in a predatory company that tricks people into signing up for a program that takes money out of their account without their knowledge.

Pros

I liked the team I worked with.

Cons

vEverything! You are expected and encouraged to LIE . Management WILL lie to you. You are encouraged to withhold information from you clients in order to make a sale. You are encouraged to put IMMENSE amount of pressure on your clients. You will be required to call you clients up to 7 times a day, plus emails and texts for as long as it takes for them to become incredibly irate. Only then can you stop calling. You are expected to work for free, even as a finance assistant earning a minimal $13 an hour and having to do 10 hour days - NO commission despite having it promised in an interview. On to of that they have the audacity to pressure you to work MORE overtime AND sacrifice your Saturdays to work for FREE. The management are happy and comfortable to ridicule and call you out in front of the entire company but when you ask for help none is given. The pay is worse than when I was 13 years old stacking shelves in a supermarket after school. I saw cars where the underside of the carriage is connected by zip ties and they still try to sell these pieces of junk! You will be required to send pictures of vehicles to clients that the company does not even possess in its inventory, just to arouse interest in the client again. Which as part of your VSA and AMVIC licensing - is illegal, and also better know as "BAIT AND SWITCH". Typical type of scam. I heard stories of staff being fired because they were too sick to work and the company is notorious for not paying its staff. The last noticeable point I could be bothered to waste time on this company is this: If you are a client of Canada Drives and you send in any personal info such as a license or picture ID, this picture will be sent around the company on the inter office message software "slack" and you will be made fun of amongst the entire company. I had to write this review 4 different times until what I wanted to say was accepted by glass door - to really explain how bad this place is!

Pros

- Great training even for people who do not have experience in sales. - You'll be very knowledgeable on credit after training - Several team events and outings - Great opportunity to meet people

Cons

- Long hours (10 hrs minimum) - Low Pay for the amount of hours worked - Zero Job security - Talked down to like kids if underperforing

Pros

Free carrot sticks and celery sticks for most of your shift

Cons

MANAGEMENT: I can't even begin to describe how horrible these people are. They treat you as human garbage hence they have such a high turnover rate. They hire groups of 3 to 5 people every 2 weeks with about 95% quitting within their first few months solely because of management. During my time here I caught managers writing fake reviews on this website at least twice a week, it is ridiculous, just have a read on all these 5 star reviews with cons like: " have a better toaster! ; room can get too hot sometimes ; long hours but put your head down and keep working!" etc... You will be yelled at for no reason, they pick their favourites and if you're not on that list, good luck. They don't believe in calling in sick, once you make it senior when you supposedly start making money, part of your contract says that for each time you call in sick or show up late to work they will take $5 off EVERYSINGLE unit you sold. You will work 6 days a week and you better not complain about it. You are told to not listen to your clients, they celebrate when you sell a product that the customer has no idea on what it is aka finessing. I heard managers say things such as " I want to kill you every time I listen to your calls " to multiple workers. Super toxic workplace