Joined TIS/Enbridge 3+ years ago and feel disillusioned most days. Cant believe the amount of politics people indulge in. Have met/worked with a few nice people but that’s more an exception than a rule. No sense of belonging or camaraderie. Not sure if this is the case with the entire organisation or just TIS. Keep on hearing about the good old days from tenured folks - yet to experience it personally.
Still have 20+ years left on my career. Should I just cut my losses and move on?
@7ttf You must be a director from india, bootlicker.. im sure you got axed by now.. what did your loyalty get you
You who joined 3 years ago, if you dont like TIS and the company, why did you stay this long ? Time for you to move on! Quit do us a favor all who hate this company, leave , quit and let those who like it here to stay and continue working.... vs being layed off as you never quit and still hating working here, I like this company, love my team mates and people I work with why would have to leave because you who hate it here are not quitting. thank you just being reasonable amd fair to all.
TIS has pockets of teams who are doing well. But the majority of teams are dead-weight - like OCIO and BRMs. What are the qualifications to lead these teams? It meets the DEI targets, which is good, but at least promote people with skills. Also, note a few directors with "1-2"people report, and no one knows what they do. There are a few hard-working and outcome-driven managers, but EMTs, most of all HR, are blinded and allow this to happen.
I say keep your eyes open for outside opportunities. TIS is going to go down fast in 2024.
As a former enbridge executive now departed for several years I find the three observations made in a post below quite astute. I can add some color on why these things accured in what was at one time a great company.
To point #1, a drive for centralization drove the process overload. There was a feeling at the highest levels that the company could be more efficient with centralized services. Not sure the efficiencies will ever offset the negative effects of the excessive process.
To point #2, the old CEO set diversity targets that were to be met or else. He was unyielding in many of his directives and tht was one of them.
To point #3, there was and still is a desire to create more opportunities in a company that has almost zero organic growth. Moving out older employees was one technique employed. It's expensive but not a bad idea to allow for career advancement. In some cases it was taken too far. I know of one regional operations manager that inbodied every quality a company could want that was encouraged to leave because of his age. Quality companies don't make those mistakes.
Things change and the company won't ever be what it once was but perhaps it can rebound from the low it seems to have found now.
I am also in TIS. It's a dead end with everything being fast tracked to offshore
I was in a similar position approximately 10 years ago. I left to join a small engineering firm that did and still does specialized work for enbridge amoung other companies in the oil and gas business. In my current position I see the workings and culture in many companies and would offer the following comments on enbridge from my perspective:
Everyone has to evaluate their individual situations but for me the move was good. The current situation at Enbridge isn't consistent with a good work environment and may turn worse before it hopefully improves.
The first few comments here are good advice to the original poster! Keep it up! It’s unfortunate that we have to resort to a website like this.
Leave, seriously.
Don't look back.
If your not an ex GE employee there's no hope for you.
The last 5 years have been difficult. Politics at EMT level is really bad and it feels like they're all trying to be the top dog (they conflicting agendas at times). I have been here 20 years and this is not the norm.
Just try to ignore that cr-p and focus on yourself and your immediate team / projects. You have to try to build relationships.
To find a sense of camaraderie, one might have to turn to legacy leaders. Newer TIS leadership hasn't made relationship building a priority.
Whether you should continue in this environment is a decision only you can make. Consider this, though: do you believe that Enbridge will be more or less essential in the future?
I really enjoy working at Enbridge overall. There are days that I feel frustrated of course but I think it is important to take responsibility for your own experience and actively seek to build relationships and opportunities.
I actually enjoy working at Enbridge but I’ve always tried to enjoy work to the best of my ability wherever i happen to be. Regardless, ALWAYS be looking for new and better opportunities no matter how happy you are in your current role.