CPKC reviews

Work-life balance is non-existent. Recent changes on on call setup can have you working 20 hours with no compensation; you should do it because you love being away from your family and getting nothing in return! Vacation policy changes are now a joke; makes taking 3 weeks extremely difficult and 4+ weeks completely impossible. Upper management hands down asinine policies on a whim that hurts everyone beneath them. Every team is in it for themselves and do not work well with other teams - nobody trusts anybody else and every little group has their own different way of doing the same thing. Every trivial thing is buried in a quagmire of policies that make getting simple things done incredible chores. Company is so stuck in its old ways that it's afraid to make any positive change. Absolutely no opportunity for anyone technical to advance their skills; all you can do is stagnate.

- New CEO is a hypocrite - says he values people but just cares about the reason he was brought in - increase share price - You are expected to be available 24/7 - whether in the field or in the office - your life means nothing, even if your wife is in labour - To quote HR they aim for compensation to be middle of the road - doesn't work in Calgary if you want the best and brightest - but wait those people are quitting in droves anyway - Internal jobs no longer posted, you have to tell them exactly what role you want and hope someone likes you enough to call you up when that comes around - Mandatory conductor training. To quote/paraphrase the CEO "in case it's hunting season" and they need to fill some crews you might get called. - Move to Ogden for Calgary workers - if you live in the NW and can't afford a second car - welcome to 3 hours of transit a day - more when they cancel the "temporary" shuttle from the C-train on the south route. Driving won't be much better as only 2 ways in that won't be able to handle the volume. - Upper management Internal people who have survived the recent changes, performed above and beyond sacrificing their personal lives to make the new vision possible and still maintain respect of their employees get passed over for external hires - so no more moving up due to hard work.