Great Benefits but Biased Aussie Managers - Anonymous employee Canva Employee Review

3.0
Feb 28, 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Unbeatable benefits + freebies! - Great healthcare, even for dependents - Great office! Always a joy to drop by and eat with work friends. - Great team events! - The People team are great and accommodating!

Cons

- AUSTRALIANS ARE FAVORED (I will keep emphasizing this) - Rethink if you are a Filipino as Aussie management looks down on Pinoys. For example, the Aussies rarely work overtime and any overtime work is passed to Filipinos, and it's hard to justify OT pay. And pay is significantly lower in the PH team. - I've had great teammates but I will be honest and say I've worked with a LOT of lazy Aussies yet they rarely get consequences for their actions. This has been a recurring thing among me and Filipinos I know outside my team. - They value sociable people over talented people. - Not a good environment for an introvert! Performance reviews were generally lower for introverts than extroverts as part of the job requires you to "socialize". - Working overtime is the norm in my team, at least for Filipinos.

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Pros

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Cons

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