CAE reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,811 total reviews)
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Matthew Bromberg

52% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

CAE has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,811 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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3.0
Mar 11, 2016

Accountant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting industry, challenging work, opportunities to make improvements to processes

Cons

Lack of orientation & training in department, workload expectations not well-managed when I was there. High turnover in position I held as a contractor

1.0
Mar 5, 2016

Micromanage Wrong Things

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Pros

Certain freedoms to accomodate client needs. Overtime and day off pay. Worst performers can't get fired!

Cons

Complete disrespect for instructors and examiners. Lower than ABAA pilot pay per type fir instructors. No additional qualification pay, TCE, SIM, CHeck airman. Simulators break, and maintenace is slow to fix complex issues CAE courseware and standardization is amaturish, out dated incomplete and unecessarily complex. Very little practical training of instructors, yet a lot of criticism of instructors for not complying with untrained unexplained and sometimes hidden policies. No chance for advancement unless you are part of the " bubba- club" that runs the place. Managers are incompetent, mostly former pilots with littled or no background or training in management. Adversarial and threatening management style. Managers incapable of mentoring and developing employees. The key upper management come from the outside without a clue, with the exception of one or two lifers that started as janitors and now run the place.

3.0
Mar 4, 2016

Stressful times

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Breadth of expertise Talented individuals Fun technology

Cons

Tough market conditions : New players trying to get in on a market that is level. Upper management will only listen to yes men : Leads to « yes » on the basis of ludicrous assumptions.

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