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View Poll Results: What is Vancouver's best employer to work for?
City of Vancouver 2 10.00%
Government of British Columbia 0 0%
Government of Canada 3 15.00%
University of British Columbia 0 0%
Business Objects 4 20.00%
Electronic Arts 4 20.00%
HSBC Canada 1 5.00%
Pattison Group 0 0%
Lions Gate Films 1 5.00%
Deloitte and Touche 1 5.00%
Any start-up in Yaletown 2 10.00%
Irrelevant -- I'm a freelancer! 2 10.00%
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Old Posted: Sep 25, 2007, 8:19 PM
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Vancouver's Best Company to Work For?

This is tough one, but what is, in your opinion, the best employer in Metro Vancouver? Surely I'll be missing some key companies, so feel free to add them to the discussion.
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Old Posted: Sep 25, 2007, 8:46 PM
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definitely EA.
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Old Posted: Sep 25, 2007, 9:48 PM
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Where's Bodog on that list?? Any company that supplies escorts at the x-party is okay by me.
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definitely EA.
I worked there for nine years.
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Old Posted: Sep 25, 2007, 11:43 PM
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I heard EA actually isnt a great place to work, as they push you too hard and force you to work rediculious hours.

Maybe you could add 1-800-got-junk to the list as that is always voted as one of the top employers in BC. I had 2 friends who worked at their call centre this summer and said it was a great place to work.
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None of the above?
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the best on the list i think is the federal government, can't beat their job security.
but i would have chosen Vancity if it was on the list. apparently Vancity is one of the best companies to work for in the country.
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Could TELUS be classified in this? its burnaby..

I work for TELUS i have no issues working for it good benifits, nice hours, lots of room to grow
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Telus also has a building downtown. So yea.
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Oh yes. I meant Metro Vancouver, so Telus would certainly count.
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I heard EA actually isnt a great place to work, as they push you too hard and force you to work rediculious hours.
Yep, it's a horrible place to work if you are just starting. In fact, if you ask any student at SFU/UBC that did co-op there, they will tell you themselves.
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Old Posted: Sep 29, 2007, 3:27 AM
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Well I work for KPMG LLP downtown Vancouver, and I would vote for them but they are not on the list.
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