4.0
Oct 6, 2009
Former employee
Waterloo, ON
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
-like minded people - everyone is very smart -internal travel company that you can use to book personal trips -flown in to waterloo on last moment notice (they paid for flight $3000) -picked up at airport by limo and taken to a provided hotel until I got a place to stay -employee soccer league helped me get to know my team on a more familiar basis -salary was significantly higher than previous coops at other places -employer provides opportunities for self-growth (such as paying dues for toastmasters)
Cons
-I was doing something different than most of my team - I couldn't seek advise from my neighbours -some teams don't eat lunch together that often (some do though) -Waterloo isn't that wonderful