No life outside - Carpenter PCL Construction Employee Review

3.0
Jun 2, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great learning experience, big fat pay cheques, always busy, days go by fast, recommend this company for apprentices as a learning experience.

Cons

Long days, back breaking work, very dangerous situations, exposed to all weather conditions, as well as exposed to low IQ's and retarded schedule pushes (but that's not a PCL problem as much as it is a industry problem), no life outside of work - you WILL be working Saturdays, became a CLAC company in Calgary.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Amazing loved the management and team

Cons

Nothing at all! Amazing experience

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PCL Construction Response
1mo
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3.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance was good. Some coworkers were good

Cons

Management position definitely play favorites, pay for amount of work lacks and ESOP is not good.

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PCL Construction Response
1w
Thank you for your review. Construction can be a challenging but rewarding industry so we appreciate your time and committment to building better futures. If you’d like to provide more details regarding your specific situation please reach out to glassdoor@pcl.com.
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