CPKC reviews

short changing shifts 8 hours on 8 off, back for another 8 can be a challenging adjustment, home and work life balance is not really available until you have worked for 5-15 years at entry level the job is essentially your life until you have significant seniority, the training is not for the faint of heart if you do not have thick skin and can not accept very bold criticism do not apply. The environment can be difficult depending on your assigned territory, personally I was blessed with wonderful directors, leaders, and fellow RTC's however its a well known fact that this is not always the case, do not cut corners, seek clarification, do not ever guess or make assumptions and put safety first and preventing delays as a very close second priority and you should be ok.

Culture is very political. Your performance is secondary to how well you "manage upwards." Directors and Managing Directors are extremely Micro Managing. No autonomy or flexibility in work schedule. 8am-5pm is mandatory and you will require a Dr's note for sick leave or to work from home. Managing Directors and Directors have no boundaries. They will call you at 6am, 10pm and expect you to be available for their call. No time to actually do your job, constantly having to manage fire drills and internal requests from higher ups. When people resign the roles are never backfilled. They simply displace the vacant job responsibilities onto the remaining team members. Since the merger of CPKC work load has tripled and no increase in compensation. We increased all our rates 10%-20% from 2020 to 2022 to cover inflationary costs. Staff were rewarded with a 3% pay increase in 2022 for inflation. Removed hybrid work from home.