Cuts each four years - System Integration Specialist CN Employee Review

1.0
27 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits and salary are good, but ultimately not worth it in the long run.

Cons

Canadian National Railway presents itself as a company that values its employees and long-term stability, but in reality, most decisions are driven by shareholder interests. Management often makes ambitious promises about growth, innovation, and job security, yet these goals are frequently sidelined to meet quarterly targets. Layoffs seem to come in cycles — roughly every four years — which makes it difficult to feel secure or build a long-term career here. The work itself can be interesting and the pay is competitive, but the constant restructuring and shifting priorities can be discouraging. If you’re looking for stability and transparency from leadership, CN might not deliver on what’s promised.

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CN Response
6mo
Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay and benefits. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward and hope you shared your thoughts during your exit interview.

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5.0
2 Apr 2026
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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
13 Apr 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
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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