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      What is working from home like at CN?

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      CN Rail

      Ar representative
      Former contractor
      Montreal, QC
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good salary and benefits (bar wellness), good working hours

      Cons

      Fake flexibility. Horrible vacation time. No flexibility for being sick or WFH days

      Good company, old mentality

      Anonymous employee
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      -Good pay -Good immediate colleagues

      Cons

      -Lack of flexibility in WFH policies

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      CN Response
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      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay. 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. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts during our regular pulse and Interaction surveys.

      I used to work on the railroad

      Yard foreman
      Former employee
      Windsor, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      great job if you like being outdoors, Great pay, decent benefits, good pension, opportunities to work in various terminals within your seniority district . Most people are great to work with.

      Cons

      You work outside no matter what the weather is. very physically demanding job , very long hours and lots of time away from home , Very irregular sleep pattern . on call 24/7/365 including all holidays . Micro managed to the point you get hauled in for discipline for the smallest things.. very rarely do you get a negotiated contract usually working on a contract that has been expired for long periods. Company refuses to negotiate with the union

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      CN Response
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      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. 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. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward and hope you shared your thoughts during your exit interview.

      CN

      Analyst
      Current employee
      Montreal, QC
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, salary, union, hybrid, work from home

      Cons

      Management, bonus, upper management, culture,

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      CN Response
      now
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits and pay. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts during our regular pulse and Interaction surveys.

      Demanding work

      Railroad conductor
      Current employee
      Regina, SK
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good pay, good benefits. Yard work keeps you in good shape, road work takes you away from home. There are schedules with certain jobs, but most work on call.

      Cons

      If in road service a lot of time away from home.

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      CN Response
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      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay. 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. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts on your regular Interaction surveys.

      A lot of away time

      Freight conductor
      Current employee
      London, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Pay, but not much else

      Cons

      Too much time away from home

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      CN Response
      now
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay. 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. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts on your regular Interaction surveys.

      Away from home

      Machine operator
      Former employee
      Winnipeg, MB
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay benefits and people

      Cons

      Work on the road demands be away from home for long periods

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      CN Response
      now
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits and pay. 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. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward and hope you shared your thoughts during your exit interview.

      Terrible place to work, does not support employee career paths

      Anonymous employee
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      used to have flexible WFH (but doesn't anymore). Education budget is gone. Zero perks left

      Cons

      Pay is bad Leadership does not value growth and lack morals

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      CN Response
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      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. Being 24/7 means our operations employees need to be onsite to adequately support the business. We do offer a hybrid work model for our corporate employees and continue to offer thousands of online courses in addition to our educational financial assistance program. We thank you for having helped move our business and the economy forward and hope you shared your thoughts during your exit interview.

      Great Pay. Furloughs during Holidays

      Trainman
      Current employee
      Markham, IL
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great pay. Great medical benefits and bonuses.

      Cons

      Away from home majority of time. Furloughs during holiday season.

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      CN Response
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      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits and pay. 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. We thank you for helping move our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts during our regular pulse and Interaction surveys.

      Pays well

      Locomotive engineer
      Current employee
      Toronto, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Pays very well, and good benefits

      Cons

      bad schedule, random shift times. away from home

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      CN Response
      now
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay and benefits. 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. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts on your regular Interaction surveys.