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      3.3

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (1,533 total reviews)
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      Tracy Robinson

      46% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

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      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
      Mar 18, 2017

      Equipment Operator

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent pay with no specialized skill set required.

      Cons

      The worst possible health and safety system I have ever encountered. All injuries are met with discipline and points, 60 points and you're fired. This work environment is extremely dangerous and management is not making any effort to make it safer or even examine the current hazards. Near misses do not get reported as those are also met with punishment. This work environment is micromanaged to the extreme; you're footsteps, hand movements, and the direction your head is facing all need to align with the rules or you'll receive points and be fired. The use of fear and scare tactics, humiliation, and bullying are extremely common. Management views all employees as unmotivated and careless; employees must be scolded and monitored closely to ensure they are working and following rules. There is also no room for advancement even though they preach it when you start. If you have started out as a unionized employee than management will not allow you to transfer into one of their positions. A manager once told me "unionized employees can't make it through the unionized experience unscathed."

      4.0
      Mar 2, 2017

      Human Resources

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A good performing company with an excellent long term outlook. Many good colleagues to work with. Excellent CEO and benefits.

      Cons

      One of those HR departments that do not "walk-the-talk". HR and training strategies (if they exist) are driven by operations instead of HR professionals. No proactive thinking, only reactive. Lack of ethics: it is well known that HR reporting to the "higher ups" does not always contain "adequate" information (read; made up figures). a few employee have been "layed-off" when protesting. A good exception to that is compensation and benefits. Workload is high (putting out fires). Over the last few years many experienced and competent HR people left or got fired and are replaced by inexperienced "puppets". This is partially caused by SR. HR management nepotism and individuals who care more about their own career then actually working for the sake of the employees and shareholders. So "puppets" are easy to handle. Career advancement is low unless you play the "political" game (or wear short skirts). I recommend new employees to stay for a few years; enough to boost up their CV and find employment in a more professional HR environment elsewhere.

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