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      Worst place to work! Can't believe this is a Canadian Company - Sales CN Employee Review

      1.0
      Sep 10, 2023
      Sales
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pay may be good if you are in Alberta or Manitoba but its subpar for Vancouver and Toronto. Nothing great really.

      Cons

      No work life balance, you may even get scheduled calls for weekend. Everybody in the management takes the weekend work for granted. It seems the whole organization is being punished to work here, the upward ladder is very slow and senior employees (in terms of years, not position) seem to be stuck in the industry.

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      CN Response
      2y
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. When we recruit talent to our teams, we spend a lot of time going over the realities associated with the railroad operating 24/7/365 days a year, including how being on call can disrupt your family life and important events. CN is committed to providing a safe and respectful workplace for all employees. As such, it has developed a Policy to prevent and protect against workplace violence and harassment. At CN, all workplace violence and harassment is prohibited. Please visit the intranet and follow the recommendations in the Policy to deal with workplace harassment. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. Please also share your thoughts during our regular pulse surveys.

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      5.0
      Apr 2, 2026
      Communications technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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
      3mo
      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
      S&c design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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