CPKC reviews

2.5

24% would recommend to a friend

(218 total reviews)
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Keith Creel

36% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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1.0
May 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good Pay, Great Pension, outstanding health care, there is always something to learn

Cons

Absolute totalitarian dictatorship. You are not trained correctly and given all the tools to succeed. As soon as everyone working on a desk understands all the process's, management changes them and reinvents the wheel. If you are smart and outgoing, YOU WILL BE PUNISHED. There is more talk of disciplining employees by management than there is talk of anything else. Every manager acts like a high school bully, and are the worst role models I've ever come in contact with. You'll never know on a day to day basis of youre working 8 or 16 hours; even tho Union rules state you cannot be shoved to be forced. In the event you do make a mistake, EVERY manager there will make sure you know what you did wrong, however, if you ask too many questions, you will be disciplined. I worked in the trenches with some of the best co-workers you could ask for, and also the worst management team I've ever seen in my life.

1.0
Apr 17, 2016

Would never recomend.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay sounds good. Things you are told in the interview process never happen. 80% of upper management is rude and should never have been placed in the position the hold.

Cons

Working in a culture where you can never do enough. No family life.

1.0
Mar 15, 2016

Don't do it under any circumstances!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There aren't many positive things about this company beyond the great people in the trenches at the Minneapolis office. The CIO is already sending messages to the staff communicating how tight 2016 will be, in other words, work harder for no salary increase or bonus pay!

Cons

Poor leadership at senior management level makes successful performance difficult at best. The mantra is do more with less and don't make any mistakes while you are working 10 - 14 hour days or you will have to meet with the CIO to explain why you made the mistake. Consequence Leadership is the newest management program to improve employee performance, there are positive and negative consequences to our performance. The annual performance review process is very subjective and communicated to the employee in a letter from HR. Everyone, no matter the job you were hired into, is required to be a conductor and work the rail yard and mistakes in the rail yard can cause you to lose the job you were hired to do. There is no career path and HR keeps the pay ranges secret even from managers and good luck getting information about railroad retirement benefits.

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