Great company for the motivated worker out there - Swamper CN Employee Review

5.0
Nov 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

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5.0
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Pros

Its what you make of it. Good union job with good benefits

Cons

You're always waiting on trains.

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CN Response
2mo
Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts with your manager and on your regular Interaction surveys.
4.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pays decently well for first job out of college. My manager and team are very reasonable with expectations placed on new hires. Working after office hours (past 4:30pm) is extremely rare and only expected in emergencies.

Cons

Very slow and/or limited job growth potential. Promotions into middle management are almost purely based on reputation with middle managers who are largely people with previous field experience. This is very disadvantageous to direct-from-college hires like myself and even my current manager.

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CN Response
1mo
Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Remember to leverage your development plan to have career discussions with your leader and please share your thoughts on your regular Interaction surveys.
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