CN Employee Reviews about "pay and benefits"
Updated 19 Nov 2021

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"Great pay and benefits for the job performed" (in 59 reviews)
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"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 "pay and benefits"
Return to all Reviews- 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 readingThank 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★★★★★
Good company, good pay, hard working people
25 Aug 2021 - Senior Solution Integrator in Montreal, QCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good pay and benefits, opportunity
Cons
reorg after reorg after reorg. start a lot of programs (projects), does not finish them.
CN Response
Thank 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. We thank you for 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 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great pay, benefits, and pension .
Cons
The company only cares about the shareholders. You live in a state of paranoia every day because they are constantly cutting jobs and automation.
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. With a 24/7/365 operation, CN could not function without our dedicated employees. We hope that you share your thoughts during our Pulse and Engagement surveys. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Pay benefits working on trains
Cons
Work life balance poor management
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 operations 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. Please share your thoughts during our Pulse and Engagement surveys as well. 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.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay, benefits are average
Cons
Shift work is tough for most
CN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation. 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 helping move our business and the economy forward.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
There are good days and bad days.
12 Dec 2020 - Conductor in Homewood, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Unionized, great pay and benefits
Cons
Management plays favorites and nepotism is rampant throughout the system. Abusing the COVID regs. Forcing known exposed staff back to work when you have guys laid off that are hurting to work. Shows how much they care about us.
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for your hard work at CN. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits including the ability to develop themselves and grow their careers. With a 24/7/365 operation we could not function without our dedicated employees. We thank you for your hard work and helping move our business and the economy forward. Please share your concerns regarding safety and COVID with your supervisor or your HR business partner as well as your ideas to improve upon the CATS system.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay, benefits, on the job training
Cons
Poor quality of life, long hours
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 this 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.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay, benefits not hard work
Cons
Bad hours and schedule yes
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 this 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.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Lots of cuts and outsourcing happening in IT
28 Jan 2021 - IT Business Analyst in Montreal, QCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good pay, benefits, stable company
Cons
CEO is constantly trying to cut costs by cutting people or people been transferred to an outsourced company
Continue readingCN Response
Thank you for taking the time to share 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 helping move our business and the economy forward. Please share your feedback with your manager and human resources business partner.
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