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      3.4

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (1,533 total reviews)
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      Tracy Robinson

      49% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      CN has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,533 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 29, 2013

      Can't wait to retire........EARLY !

      Locomotive engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the comradery of the men. riding the rails still has a old time romance to it. witnessing the four seasons of a 300 mile stretch of land, year after year.

      Cons

      employees constantly under managements thumb with non-sensible efficiency tests union contract constantly violated constantly fear for your job getting a first hand look at the sillyness with which the company is run at the local level

      2.0
      Apr 5, 2011

      Confused

      Engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Wages are better than some out there, especially for poorly educated kids straight out of school. Benefits (other than the short term disability) Excellent Shares option

      Cons

      No real time off until you have had 10 years under your belt. No consideration for family life. You work a shift pattern of 10 days on, 4 days off and you are expected to travel to and from your home on your own time. It is normal to have a 10 to 15 hour journey home eating into any time off. Communication is completely lacking and only the chosen few ever seem to know what’s going on. When you have the audacity to ask questions regarding what the hell you are doing you are ignored. To top that, Foreman can be childish and extremely hostile when you don’t know what’s happening or can’t read their mind. You don’t exist in the minds of Management until you get hurt, then you get fired.

      2.0
      Aug 17, 2009

      A very troubled company

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pension for existing employees.

      Cons

      The company has zero people skills. The leaders are maglomaniacs. Most of the employees no longer care whether the company succeeds or fails. If you get hurt, you get fired

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