An Ex Ctc Mgr ... speaks the truth .

Unregistered said:

It's called insubordination and is actually worse than poor performance....it's one of the few reasons that you can be fired for "cause", meaning, no severance. If it truly was a case of harassment, moving your concerns up the ladder would have been more prudent, and then legal measures if that didn't work. Letting your anger management issue get the best of you wasn't a bright move.

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You are entitled to this opinion - however, all employees deserve an equitable, free from bullying workplace, you are
missing the point I am trying to make and that is EXPLOITATION. Who cares about severance...I just landed a 20K paint project with a large ICI contractor and received a 9500K retainer i.e. deposit to begin the work and post surety bond. In alot of ways, I think CT managers are quite jealous of people who have the balls to run a business on the side and work part-time, because it usurps their power over you. They just could not handle that I had clients coming to
the paint desk to ask my opinion on alot of home renovation matters. The guys upstairs all they do is count beans, cut hours and line their pockets. When the goin gets rough they bugger off to crime infested Florida to their low rent condominium - and hey, the condo is not even close to West Palm Beach, the place where the real $$$ is.
So they are the fakers and con-artists, employees are just disposable trash to CT in a lot of cases.

Unregistered said:

Not fired for poor performance or lates or any other reason than telling this assistant hdwe
manager to go fuck himself, go bully someone else on his time and that kind of thing - I have
amassed over 20yrs experience since joining the working world and there is a such thing
called RESPECT and this particular jerk is HATED by ALL STAFF, to the point he is never
invited to any staff social committee parties or anything of the like. I will not
accept bullying and neither should you or anyone else working at CT.

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It's good to know that there are some staff who are willing to stand up for what's right, and not give into the bullying.

As consumers, it's important to know the type of people we'd be supporting, if we chose to shop at these Crappy stores.

Thanks again for your insights!

its good to know that that theres bullying going on in these stores

and shocking that ct'er are trying to justify it - instead of taking a strong stand against it

sounds like these dealers and managers live in the dark ages

sexist comments on here

making fun of people with mental illnesses

insulting anyone who stands up and tells the truth

just one more reason to avoid crappy tire entirely

Unregistered said:

its good to know that that theres bullying going on in these stores

and shocking that ct'er are trying to justify it - instead of taking a strong stand against it

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I assume you mean that bullying is bad, but if it's going on, at least we know about it now.

And can decide if we want to support these stores or no.

Yes, we should instead compare Canadian Tire's track record to that of say Walmart, who are known for their stellar performance in human rights, gender equality, equal pay scales, equal opportunity for advancement LOL

bahhhhhhahhahhahahahahaa

Unregistered said:

Yes, we should instead compare Canadian Tire's track record to that of say Walmart, who are known for their stellar performance in human rights, gender equality, equal pay scales, equal opportunity for advancement LOL

bahhhhhhahhahhahahahahaa

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Interesting theory .... that maybe Walmart sucks as much as Crappy Tire does.

But that wouldn't make Crappy Tire suck any less.

Just sayin'.

Unregistered said:

It's called insubordination and is actually worse than poor performance....it's one of the few reasons that you can be fired for "cause", meaning, no severance. If it truly was a case of harassment, moving your concerns up the ladder would have been more prudent, and then legal measures if that didn't work. Letting your anger management issue get the best of you wasn't a bright move.

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Fascinating.

The Crappy People think bullying and harrassment of employees is absolutely OK.

But if an employee stands up to bullying and harrassement? That's the worst thing an employee can do - fire their asses without severance.

Nice work-place you've created, Crappy Dealers!

Unregistered said:

You are entitled to this opinion - however, all employees deserve an equitable, free from bullying workplace, you are
missing the point I am trying to make and that is EXPLOITATION. Who cares about severance...I just landed a 20K paint project with a large ICI contractor and received a 9500K retainer i.e. deposit to begin the work and post surety bond. In alot of ways, I think CT managers are quite jealous of people who have the balls to run a business on the side and work part-time, because it usurps their power over you. They just could not handle that I had clients coming to
the paint desk to ask my opinion on alot of home renovation matters. The guys upstairs all they do is count beans, cut hours and line their pockets. When the goin gets rough they bugger off to crime infested Florida to their low rent condominium - and hey, the condo is not even close to West Palm Beach, the place where the real $$$ is.
So they are the fakers and con-artists, employees are just disposable trash to CT in a lot of cases.

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I don't think I'm missing the point at all. Originally it was an ex-CT manager, now it's a part-time paint desk clerk. Was it bullying, harassing behavior or was it you had an attitude problem and couldn't do the tasks requested from your superior? Definitely sounds like a bit of an attitude and apparently the firing was justified due to the lack of severance. Sorry, got to call you on a lack of credibility.

Unregistered said:

You are entitled to this opinion - however, all employees deserve an equitable, free from bullying workplace, you are
missing the point I am trying to make and that is EXPLOITATION. Who cares about severance...I just landed a 20K paint project with a large ICI contractor and received a 9500K retainer i.e. deposit to begin the work and post surety bond. In alot of ways, I think CT managers are quite jealous of people who have the balls to run a business on the side and work part-time, because it usurps their power over you. They just could not handle that I had clients coming to
the paint desk to ask my opinion on alot of home renovation matters. The guys upstairs all they do is count beans, cut hours and line their pockets. When the goin gets rough they bugger off to crime infested Florida to their low rent condominium - and hey, the condo is not even close to West Palm Beach, the place where the real $$$ is.
So they are the fakers and con-artists, employees are just disposable trash to CT in a lot of cases.

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It's disgusting the way the Crappy People attack anyone who dares to speak out against the horrendous way the Crappy People treat their employees.

We hear it over and over, yet the Crappy People always say "disgruntled ex-employee", as if each and every one of the them must be telling the same lie.

Bullying and exploitation should not be tolerated, yet these jerks continue to approve of it, and retaliate against people who blow the whistle on their tactics, and stand up for themselves against abusive employers.

Imagine the plight of the employees who are not lucky enough to have other employment options.

That's what's meant by "exploitation".

They should be ashamed, these Crappy People.

Instead, they are actually proud.

Simply disgusting!

The reality is that Canadian Tire Dealers operate a fifedom where it all comes back to the dealer - the mission is to
not only cut budget hours, but give 1 staff two departments to look after, plus handle cart stock, plus field calls
to the desk from local clients in the commercial sector, all the while being watched by surveillance camera, three floor managers and the big white cheeses in the office ! When I read a letter by the dealer saying sales are flat and declining, yet Steven Wetmore reports an 8% over prior year figure, I have to shake my head !

Misreporting sales figures is corporate malfeasance and bold facing lying to staff and the public - think Enron
It will catch up to them soon I think as most nights you could roll a bowling ball down the track aisle and
not hit a single soul between 7 and 9pm.

Unregistered said:

The reality is that Canadian Tire Dealers operate a fifedom where it all comes back to the dealer - the mission is to
not only cut budget hours, but give 1 staff two departments to look after, plus handle cart stock, plus field calls
to the desk from local clients in the commercial sector, all the while being watched by surveillance camera, three floor managers and the big white cheeses in the office ! When I read a letter by the dealer saying sales are flat and declining, yet Steven Wetmore reports an 8% over prior year figure, I have to shake my head !

Misreporting sales figures is corporate malfeasance and bold facing lying to staff and the public - think Enron
It will catch up to them soon I think as most nights you could roll a bowling ball down the track aisle and
not hit a single soul between 7 and 9pm.

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Employment security is still sketchy in Canada, and the CT'ers are getting used to bullying and mistreating people.

It'll be a big surprise to them when the economy picks up and their best employees jump ship to better employers.

As the cream rises to the top, it'll get skimmed off.

Unregistered said:

The reality is that Canadian Tire Dealers operate a fifedom where it all comes back to the dealer - the mission is to
not only cut budget hours, but give 1 staff two departments to look after, plus handle cart stock, plus field calls
to the desk from local clients in the commercial sector, all the while being watched by surveillance camera, three floor managers and the big white cheeses in the office ! When I read a letter by the dealer saying sales are flat and declining, yet Steven Wetmore reports an 8% over prior year figure, I have to shake my head !

Misreporting sales figures is corporate malfeasance and bold facing lying to staff and the public - think Enron
It will catch up to them soon I think as most nights you could roll a bowling ball down the track aisle and
not hit a single soul between 7 and 9pm.

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That's a random everything all compiled into two paragraphs of nothing. 1 employee two departments? Where does that info come from? If you knew our business, as well as you claim to you'd know this....there are three main goals. Satisfy Customers, provide employment to local citizens, make profit. All 3 are required to be successful. If you cut staff, customer service goes down and sales and profits will follow. If you have too many staff, performance actually declines because people get lazy, and profits go down on higher wages. if you service your customers, they return, they spend more money, profits go up, hire more people. The formula is not complex. we know what the optimal percentage is for wages to be profitable and have enough staff to man the floor. If you're so experienced, i'm sure you know all of this already.

As far as bullying or mistreating employees, yes it happens. When you have over 50,000 people, it will not be a perfect system. There will be power hungry dealers, managers, employees. There will be lazy employees and managers. there will be "drama" from local happpenings that gets brought into work. To suggest that it's the way any store operates across the board, all the time. well that's just your ignorance showing through. No business big or small would survive 6 months under such a system.

Lastly, again showing your ignorance of our business, while trying to be so smart and knowledgeable you've failed clearly to recognize that a dealer could have flat sales or declining sales, while the corporation's sales are increasing. Wetmore is reporting on Corporate. each store is a private corporation that does not get reported as they are not public companies. Of course, you knew that, you're all experts

Unregistered said:

there are three main goals. Satisfy Customers, provide employment to local citizens, make profit.

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If you review what the CTer's have been consistently posting here, you'll know that there is only one goal:

Profit.

Everything else is optional.

Satisfy customers? Only if that will help you maximim profits. Screwing people over on a reasonable return is fine, if there's even a remote chance of "fraud", or if you think they'll keep coming back for more.

Provide employment? Only at the lowest possible costs, with the least investment in trainignng. High-school student are idea: pay them the absolute minimum, make them a lot of empty promises, then fire their little butts if they don't like it.

Your charming image of the good-Samaritain dealer was long ago demolished by the trash-talking customer-haters who post here daily.

It's a little late to try salvaging their collective image now.

Unregistered said:

If you review what the CTer's have been consistently posting here, you'll know that there is only one goal:

Profit.

Everything else is optional.

Satisfy customers? Only if that will help you maximim profits. Screwing people over on a reasonable return is fine, if there's even a remote chance of "fraud", or if you think they'll keep coming back for more.

Provide employment? Only at the lowest possible costs, with the least investment in trainignng. High-school student are idea: pay them the absolute minimum, make them a lot of empty promises, then fire their little butts if they don't like it.

Your charming image of the good-Samaritain dealer was long ago demolished by the trash-talking customer-haters who post here daily.

It's a little late to try salvaging their collective image now.

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Lmao....it is all about profit....welcome to running a successful business and the world of capitalism. If you want the students to earn more, then be willing to PAY more. But as we've all seen, the majority would rather have lower prices. Notice the massive amount of manufacturing work moved offshore in the last 10-20 years? Hey, if consumers were willing to pay an extra 30%, those jobs might still be here.....but I doubt it, the shareholders would have wanted better profit margins anyway.
Smart business owners give back to their community....I don't see you posting your accomplishments in that regard.
No surprise though....you are the fringe.

Unregistered said:

The reality is that Canadian Tire Dealers operate a fifedom where it all comes back to the dealer - the mission is to
not only cut budget hours, but give 1 staff two departments to look after, plus handle cart stock, plus field calls
to the desk from local clients in the commercial sector, all the while being watched by surveillance camera, three floor managers and the big white cheeses in the office ! When I read a letter by the dealer saying sales are flat and declining, yet Steven Wetmore reports an 8% over prior year figure, I have to shake my head !

Misreporting sales figures is corporate malfeasance and bold facing lying to staff and the public - think Enron
It will catch up to them soon I think as most nights you could roll a bowling ball down the track aisle and
not hit a single soul between 7 and 9pm.

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Sounds like productivity gains to me and a very smart business move. It may surprise you that Canadians have been falling further and further behind on productivity and it is a global economy. Ever hear of the bar being raised year after year? Lots of people won't like it with their union mentality, but we've all seen what's been happening to their old jobs.....gone. Plants that employed thousands are down to hundreds, if they survived at all. All about driving profit and sustainability....makes the world go round.

EXCTC said:

As an ex- Ctc mgr. of over 10 years , here are some insightful suggestions for the company .


1.0 : Get rid of the dealers . Make every store corporately run . The dealers I have known are not concerned about good customer service . They are only concerned about the bottom line . Good qualified staff members do not matter , as they have 100's of applications to draw from . There is an incentive to run to store on less staff , as this means more money for the dealer .

2.0 : Shake up Auto Service . ......................... etc..

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It is nice to finally see some constructive opinions. I hope CT take this comments seriously. This ex- CT mgr must be an intelligent person and a very responsible one.

Unregistered said:

It is nice to finally see some constructive opinions. I hope CT take this comments seriously. This ex- CT mgr must be an intelligent person and a very responsible one.

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Actually, if you read, it looks more like he was a staffer fired for insubordination. Just saying.

Unregistered said:

If you review what the CTer's have been consistently posting here, you'll know that there is only one goal:

Profit.

Everything else is optional.

Satisfy customers? Only if that will help you maximim profits. Screwing people over on a reasonable return is fine, if there's even a remote chance of "fraud", or if you think they'll keep coming back for more.

Provide employment? Only at the lowest possible costs, with the least investment in trainignng. High-school student are idea: pay them the absolute minimum, make them a lot of empty promises, then fire their little butts if they don't like it.

Your charming image of the good-Samaritain dealer was long ago demolished by the trash-talking customer-haters who post here daily.

It's a little late to try salvaging their collective image now.

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don't forget all the lies they tell: https://www.canadiantiresucks.net/g...y-do-ct-defenders-post-so-many-lies-here.html

plus all the insults and offensive comments about women, people with mental illnesses, etc.

Unregistered said:

It is nice to finally see some constructive opinions. I hope CT take this comments seriously. This ex- CT mgr must be an intelligent person and a very responsible one.

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sounds like it's his intelligence that got him fired - they'd rather have some highschoolers they can intimidate.

not that i want ct to learn from their mistakes - just inform people of the kind of store they are supporting when they shop there.

Unregistered said:

sounds like it's his intelligence that got him fired - they'd rather have some highschoolers they can intimidate.

not that i want ct to learn from their mistakes - just inform people of the kind of store they are supporting when they shop there.

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Yeah, pretty intelligent to get fired for insubordination.....well, maybe intelligent to a faker advocate that is.