Leader of the school yard bullies. - Locomotive Engineer CN Employee Review

2.0
Nov 14, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The employees, the wages, benefits and variety of jobs and hours. Railroading allows you to choose a variety of jobs and hours. There is a price to be paid, it's called "seniority", as it used to be , the longer you were with the company the better the jobs and the hours became. Now it doesn't change much with seniority but you will see a slight improvement in income.

Cons

Harrassment, school yard bullying by Upper management. Unfair and inconsistant disciplinary action on a daily basis. Cut and dried, anyone who refers to his employees as "snowniggers" in any context, pretty much shows how much he will respect you, your family or your needs. (12% approval rating?, his friends and family must have voted) If you want any type of "quality of life" I suggest you find someone else to work for. The up and coming management shows little sign of improvement.

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Pros

Its what you make of it. Good union job with good benefits

Cons

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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. 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
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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
1mo
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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