Pros
Exposure to interesting projects and colleagues from around the world. Fast-paced. Some senior managers were open to learning about the Canadian work environment.
Cons
Much of management, with a few key exceptions, was not open to understanding how different Canadian employees and clients are from their European, African and Middle Eastern counterparts. The result was a chasm between management and employees as well as between management and their Canadian clients. Ultimately, this was catastrophic for the business as Saipem Canada lost its key clients when economic conditions deteriorated. There was a lot of blaming about "lazy Canadians" and "difficult clients" which was unproductive. The most recent HR department leadership is incompetent.
