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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

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      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
      2.0
      Jan 4, 2009

      non comes to mind

      It professional
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      If you are good in politics then you will do good at CN. If you definitely want to work at CN (for whatever reason) try to become a consultant and then suck up Manager(s), you will have a blast, you will get paid lot more than regular employees and wont have a do crappy work employees do and wont be responsible.

      Cons

      If you are good at your job but not in politics then you wont get too far at this place. CN rewards people based on who you know not what you know. Middle management will play you around like a puppy.

      1.0
      Nov 19, 2008

      counting the days to the end of my relationship with this den of thives.

      Carman
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      none come to mind except for the close relationships forged on the battlefield of managerial abuse that is rampant at cn. this company was created to bring the country of canada together and provide goods and services to canadians. many employees are third and even forth generation railroaders and the experiance they ( we) have imparted to the new employees is inspiring in light of the animosity that has endured in the reign of hunter harrasin. the money is decient depending on the job and your particular area of residence, providing you can live with the kindergarden mentality you will most certianly encounter at cn...

      Cons

      a manager, on his first day of a new assignment calls his employees together and says: i'm the new warden, points to his strategicly placed supervisors and says: these are the guards and you are the inmates. what's not to like about working for these people . if you are comfortable being refered to as a snow negro or an inmate then cn maybe the right fit for you. they will however promote apprentices who have one week of classroom training and no actual time in the trade to first level supervisor status and after a few weeks of coatail riding with another supervisor, give them an overwelming amount of responsibility. people who live near the cn tracks, be afraid be very, very afraid. these new stupidvisors are coached to get things done period. google cn prince george.

      2.0
      Nov 14, 2008

      Leader of the school yard bullies.

      Locomotive engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The employees, the wages, benefits and variety of jobs and hours. Railroading allows you to choose a variety of jobs and hours. There is a price to be paid, it's called "seniority", as it used to be , the longer you were with the company the better the jobs and the hours became. Now it doesn't change much with seniority but you will see a slight improvement in income.

      Cons

      Harrassment, school yard bullying by Upper management. Unfair and inconsistant disciplinary action on a daily basis. Cut and dried, anyone who refers to his employees as "snowniggers" in any context, pretty much shows how much he will respect you, your family or your needs. (12% approval rating?, his friends and family must have voted) If you want any type of "quality of life" I suggest you find someone else to work for. The up and coming management shows little sign of improvement.

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