J D Irving Limited Employee Reviews

The leadership team needs to be better at accepting feedback from their reports. The company takes pride in implementing changes brought up in the engagement survey performed each year, but outside of this, there is little to no opportunity for employee involvement in important decisions.

Better salary and proper health plan

Though I feel sufficiently paid in comparison to other jobs in the region, this is because the province functions under a monopoly and the owners of JDI virtually control every aspect of the economy. Wage suppression is a real concern. I would be much better paid if I moved to a different location.

My health benefits are not up to snuff compared to many other employers in Atlantic Canada.

I feel that I work together well with my coworkers, but the toxic culture has everybody feeling weary and my coworkers wear their sentiments on their sleeve.

The Irving family has a monopoly in the region and are the only shareholders. Until the government implements policy to curb this, it will never change. The Irving's will never be challenged when it matters and even their direct reports are too afraid of them to speak their mind.