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Pros
"Great pay and benefits for the job performed" (in 59 reviews)
"Good Pay: company discounts for cellphone plans 35% off" (in 109 reviews)
Cons
"Overworked/underpaid no work life balance" (in 59 reviews)
"Difficult to manage hours especially at first, on call 24/7" (in 26 reviews)
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Reviews about "good pay"
Return to all Reviews- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Good pay once you get past long trainee phase
9 Nov 2021 - Train Conductor in Vaughan, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Eventual good pay. Meet lots of people, some good some bad. Get to work with trains all day. Decent health benefits, dental, etc. Rewarding job if you stay long term.
Cons
Management sucks and will always rush you and give attitude over the radio when you aren’t working fast enough, although they promote working safe. You’re expected to do different jobs with old broken down equipment, pretty much setting you up for failure. The trainee wage for the first 6 or so months of your career is decent but compared to what everyone else at the company is making, it’s next to nothing. You’re working in all kinds of weather 24/7 no matter the conditions outside. Nothing but talk about following safety rules, yet NO ONE follows them. Not a very diverse company and you will feel some discrimination if you are a minority.
Continue readingThank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits and compensation. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. Safety is a core value at CN and we make sure to provide our employees with the necessary tools and training to work safely. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward. We are sorry to hear about your experience with us and we hope that you shared your thoughts with our colleague during your exit interview so we can develop strategies to do better in the future.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and many opportunities and challenges to work with the large array of business functions, it will always keep you busy and stimulated, guaranteed.
Cons
CN is undergoing a big culture change when it comes to agility and collaboration. Not a lot of people are trained in the art of planning and delivering with the agile methodology. Everyone wants to bring value and make a difference, which is great, but the pressure put on stakeholders and projects to deliver everything now paired with ever changing scope is unreasonable and can be tough on morale.
CN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We strive hard to create a work environment where all employees have an opportunity to develop and grow their career. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for your hard work and helping move our business and the economy forward. We hope you share your thoughts during our regular Pulse surveys so we can develop strategies to do better.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good pay but that is it
Cons
HR does not tell you anything you need for onboarding. They do not help or even answer the phone. They pull people from other companies and promote them when they don’t deserve it. Very vindictive company and senior leadership. I used to be proud of them.
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. Please share your thoughts during our Pulse and Engagement surveys. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Good for the money only
19 Nov 2021 - Locomotive Engineer in Edmonton, ABRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good pay and benefits with a strong union presence
Cons
You are just a employee number to them.
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. We hope you share your experience during our regular Pulse surveys so we can develop strategies to do better.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Is a nice place to work but the management is not that nice
12 Oct 2021 - Trackman in Edmonton, ABRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good pay and benefits the pension plan and the stock market is great
Cons
Long hours and long travelling you always away from your family
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. When we recruit talent to our teams, we spend a lot of time going over the working conditions and 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. With this 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for your hard work and having helped move our business and the economy forward. We hope that you shared your thoughts with our colleague during your exit interview so we can develop strategies to do better in the future.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Good pay & great benefits
Cons
Attendance policy outdated & needs to be updated
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. We hope you share your experience during our regular Pulse surveys so we can develop strategies to do better.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Good Pay, Good coworkers and good pension.
Cons
Everything else I did not mention above.
CN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for your hard work and having helped move our business and the economy forward. We hope that you shared your thoughts with our colleague during your exit interview so we can develop strategies to do better in the future.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good place to star your career
11 Sept 2021 - Industrial Electrian in Montreal, QCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
lots of benifits, good pay, good coworkers.
Cons
Poor work life balance. Working holidays and weekends. Unexpected schedule changes. Poor communication between levels of managment. And most importantly, risk of being crushed to death.
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. When we recruit talent to our teams, we spend a lot of time going over the working conditions and 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. With this 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. Safety is a core value at CN. If you feel your work environment is unsafe, please alert your supervisor to this right away. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Good place to work
14 Sept 2021 - Engineering Technician in Toronto, ONRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good pay Employee focused Ok benefits Good training if needed Good pay Employee focused Ok benefits Good training if needed
Cons
Fast paced Benefits are ok Reviewing Fast paced Benefits are ok Reviewing Fast paced Benefits are ok Reviewing
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation. We strive hard to create a work environment where all employees have an opportunity to develop and grow their career. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. We hope you share your experience during our regular Pulse surveys so we can develop strategies to do better.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and good benefits
Cons
May have to work on weekends
CN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits. When we recruit talent to our teams, we spend a lot of time going over the working conditions and 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. With a 24/7/365 operation, CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward.
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