CN reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,533 total reviews)
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46% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CN has an employee rating of 3.3 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
Sep 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers that do their best every single day Decent pay (just not for the hours you're expected to work)

Cons

They want to own you No work/home life balance You will never be able to do enough Upper management expects you to treat your team like they're dirt. That's how they think you get the most out of your employees. Moral is terrible Constant union issues because upper management has no desire to work within the collective agreements that they themselves helped to negotiate. There's an "I'll do whatever I want to" kind of attitude.

1.0
Sep 5, 2017

Wow...

Recommend
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Pros

High pay good pension and benefits with stock options for non management Teamsters union for running trades

Cons

Management that shoots first asks questions later Will fire employees for minor offences to teach them a lesson (union will get you your job back) Managers who will provide false statements so you are disciplined Hours No family life

2.0
Aug 31, 2017

If you live for money...

Recommend
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Pros

If you have enough seniority to not face layoffs, you can make six figures in your first year of employment if you're stationed at a road terminal. Profit sharing with company matching a portion of your investment allows for even greater earning potential, especially when business (and share prices) are booming. Full benefits from day one.

Cons

Although you can make a lot of money from day one, keep in mind that there is a reason that you can make so much with little to no education or experience. Your entire life will revolve around this job. Always waiting for the phone to ring, and it often ringing at unexpected times due to very poor and inconsistent scheduling of trains. When you go to work, you are never sure when you will be home: maybe the same day, maybe 3 days later, you never really know what management will throw at you. Although it seems like it would be a job to help keep you active and in shape, the vast majority of the time is spent sitting down, often without the train moving for hours at a time. Although some employees do their best to keep a positive attitude, the general environment was filled with negativity due mostly to the fact that the relationship between management and workers is consistently toxic (always has been, and always will be unless major changes take place).

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