Export Development Canada Reviews

So. Many. Leaders. Very very fat, inflated and completely unecessary. Causes a lot of over management and too many hands in the pot. Old school bureaucratic culture - nothing moves fast, including your career This is a company that plays favorites. If you drink the kool aid and align yourself with the right people, you will do very well. But if you have ideas that challenge those in power, you will feel it. Initiatives seem great on the surface but are all done at a very superficial, 'tick box' level including greenwashing, 'best place to work', diversity and inclusion, employee feedback, leader development, corporate values, corporate strategy, customer focus, etc. Some of the most influential members of the senior leadership team are narcissistic, out of touch and known bullies. No culture of accountability. There's a strategic plan, but no plans on how to operationalize it

EDC has failed to acknowledge systemic racism and discrimination in the workplace. There are cliques at EDC as there are in any workplace but these have been destructive toward career development and the bottom line (work is not happening, or overspending is occurring). The COVID19 quarantine has exposed the gap between ICs and management in that there are a lot of 'managers' moving tasks on ADO boards and not enough firepower at the IC level to get important work done. This has left the workforce disheartened, disenchanted, and disengaged.