David Seabrooke

Absolutely Toxic!
Long, stressful hours without proper compensation. Severely understaffed. Expects employees to be available 24/7, leaving zero work/life balance. Canoe offered zero benefits until recently and even now, the plan is terrible. This is fitting, considering that the owner, or the face of the supposed company, is a very vocal Trump supporter (from Canada lol) who will shove his religious beliefs down your throat more often than not. When the owner is around, he watches Fox News in a glass office and has been known to verbally confront anyone who should happen to roll their eyes at the sight of this, be it client or employee. Owner fails to pay out Christmas bonuses due to his spending habits and overall desire to be a race car driver (not a joke). Nepotism is also very apparent, as the owner has gifted his children, who have zero experience within the industry, a cushioned salary to sit at home while others work 12hrs + without overtime pay to cover for the,. Occasionally, one of them will also "curate" food food for events, while working out of a storage room in conditions that would be considered less than sanitary, or safe, pumping out the same five Pinterest recipes. By the way, if said event does not go as planned, the blame is almost always placed on staff and never on management. Often, your job description depends on what the owner feels like making you do on that given day - from plumbing to accounting and everything in between with absolutely no increase in pay, or vacation days, which sees placing the blame of failed events on staff seem even more arbitrary. In short, Canoe Studios has proven to be a toxic environment for its workers time and time again and I would advise any future applicants, or clients, to stay very clear of this place.