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Web/Mobile QA Co-op - Web/Mobile QA BGC Engineering Employee Review

4.0
6 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very well run company. Management is great. Work culture is great. Flexible work hours. Summer BBQ and AGM were super memorable. Decent pay. Lastly, great people. I made a lot of wonderful friendships at BGC and I will remember those memorable moments with them fondly.

Cons

Limited career opportunities/undervalued: Unfortunately the tasks I was assigned as QA are very boring and I did not learn anything meaningful. Meanwhile the web dev co-ops get a lot more impactful work and I felt undervalued working as QA. I definitely think this role should be revamped to give the QA co-ops more learning opportunities. My suggestion would be to allow QA co-ops to fix bug tickets. I definitely feel that since most QAs come from a software background that they get at least some opportunities to write code. Lack of mentorship: This isn't the company's fault but I feel I should still mention this. Mentorship is a hit or miss depending on who you get assigned as your mentor. I switched teams twice and got exposed to two different mentors. My first mentor wasn't very good at mentoring me so I had to figure everything out on my own. My second mentor was very hands on and gave me a lot of excellent feedback to help me improve.

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BGC Engineering Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your comments! Great to hear that you enjoyed your co-op term with BGC and thanks for making a special note of our great work culture, compensation package and of the friendships you made. We work carefully with our Co-op students to provide opportunities as each team member grows and demonstrates an interest in some increased responsibilities. As part of our team development, we encourage Co-op QA testers to look at the code to understand its importance in our work. There are opportunities to spot problems, fix bugs and provide other suggestions to the Tech Leads. Showing initiative and willingness to learn in these areas will allow us to provide more of these types of tasks and challenges to keep you engaged. We match Co-ops with mentors to provide you with both leadership and technical guidance. Team members can always reach out to our Senior Manager, Software Development to share any concerns one on one, so we can make adjustments as needed. We wish you luck in your future endeavours! BGC Human Resources

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Cons

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Pros

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BGC Engineering Response
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Thank you for your comments - really good to hear you enjoyed the company culture and your work with us! We are always looking to improve and we appreciate the feedback. BGC Human Resources
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