The People Don't Matter - Manager CN Employee Review

1.0
Sep 14, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great co-workers that do their best every single day Decent pay (just not for the hours you're expected to work)

Cons

They want to own you No work/home life balance You will never be able to do enough Upper management expects you to treat your team like they're dirt. That's how they think you get the most out of your employees. Moral is terrible Constant union issues because upper management has no desire to work within the collective agreements that they themselves helped to negotiate. There's an "I'll do whatever I want to" kind of attitude.

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5.0
Apr 2, 2026
Recommend
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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
CEO approval
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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
2mo
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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