CN reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,532 total reviews)
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Tracy Robinson

46% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CN has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,532 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
Nov 19, 2008
Recommend
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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.

5.0
Nov 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The job is very easy to do does not require an extreme amount of effort or knowledge and they are willing to train you on any other job that you are willing to learn or any piece of equipment or machine you want to learn about. The senior staff is very easy going and willing to help you in any way to make your job easier. They are not afraid to spend money on new equipment if you can convince them you need it to make the work go faster or easier they will buy it. The pay is great for the amount and difficulty or the work.

Cons

The hours can be quite long they are shifts that work 12 hour days for either 3 or 4 days then they get 3 or 4 days off. Also normal workers are asked to work a lot of overtime and give up days off to work overtime on weekend but you are paid well to do it making 1.5 times for overtime and double time for Sunday's. While the overtime is not mandatory not working the overtime will make it difficult to make it into senior management fast.

2.0
Nov 14, 2008
Recommend
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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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