- On-call 24/7 and expected to report to work within 2 hours of phone call.
- Only 24hrs off between shifts, weekends and holidays are meaningless.
- To obtain pay above $60k/yr, you have to be away from home in excess of 72hrs/week.
- Seniority is slow to gain and you will be laid off periodically for the first 3-5 years.
- If not laid off during slow periods, you will be forced to work in remote locations for 30 days at a time, with only 7 days off at the end. 2 of those 7 days off are usually spent travelling home. Then you're sent away for another 30 days. Repeat for 3-5 years.
- The company hires inexperienced and poorly educated front line supervisors that treat employees poorly (verbal abuse, non-reporting of injuries, etc).
- No transferable skills.
- Dirty & noisy accommodation when working away from home.
- CN constantly violates it's own policies and agreements, which is demoralizing.