My experience at AppleOne/BilingualOne (Mississauga team) was one of the hardest periods of my career. I am sharing this to help others understand what I personally went through, while keeping everything factual from my perspective.
Feeling Overlooked and Unsupported
I joined the team with excitement and hope. In the beginning, everyone seemed welcoming. But as time passed, I often felt ignored—especially as a remote employee living in another city. I consistently tried to give my best, yet I still felt sidelined. Important meetings were held without me, and job orders were slowly taken away despite positive feedback about my performance.
Constant Stress After Management Change
When the previous manager returned from maternity leave, the environment shifted dramatically. I felt heavily micromanaged, questioned constantly, and stripped of autonomy. This took a serious toll on my mental health. I reached to share this with my previous manager who hired me and to vice president . Things were still the same. My doctor advised me to take medical leave for stress and ergonomic injury, which I reported properly.
Coming back after treatment, I hoped things would be better. Instead, I felt like people doubted me. The reduction in job orders and lack of inclusion made me anxious every day. Despite this, I continued delivering results with whatever work I was given.
A Workplace That Didn’t Feel Inclusive
From my experience, the environment didn’t feel inclusive or welcoming toward people from different cultural backgrounds. This was deeply discouraging, and I often felt like I didn’t belong or wasn’t truly valued.
Personal Emergency Treated Without Empathy
One of the most emotionally painful moments was when my 4-year-old suddenly needed urgent medical attention. I reached out to my manager to inform her, and the response I received felt dismissive and unsympathetic. Instead of understanding my panic as a parent, I felt judged for not “planning ahead” for something that was an emergency.
Termination That Felt Abrupt and Cold
I was unexpectedly let go during a call with HR and my manager. This happened the next business day after I had to take my 4 year old daughter to office which I postponed to attend end of dat call as my manager was upset.I was shocked and needed a minute just to process it. My manager left the call without explanation, and when I tried to reach her afterward, my messages were not returned. The only response I eventually got was an email telling me to contact HR. After almost 2 years of hard work, dedication, and stress, this felt incredibly cold and inhumane.
I personally would not recommend working at this company if you are someone who does not fit what seemed to be their preferred cultural background. As a person from an international background, I often felt unwelcome, unsupported, and treated differently. That was my lived experience.
After everything that happened, I am honestly relieved to be out of that environment and finally able to focus on my well-being again.
