counting the days to the end of my relationship with this den of thives. - Carman CN Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2008
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Pros

none come to mind except for the close relationships forged on the battlefield of managerial abuse that is rampant at cn. this company was created to bring the country of canada together and provide goods and services to canadians. many employees are third and even forth generation railroaders and the experiance they ( we) have imparted to the new employees is inspiring in light of the animosity that has endured in the reign of hunter harrasin. the money is decient depending on the job and your particular area of residence, providing you can live with the kindergarden mentality you will most certianly encounter at cn...

Cons

a manager, on his first day of a new assignment calls his employees together and says: i'm the new warden, points to his strategicly placed supervisors and says: these are the guards and you are the inmates. what's not to like about working for these people . if you are comfortable being refered to as a snow negro or an inmate then cn maybe the right fit for you. they will however promote apprentices who have one week of classroom training and no actual time in the trade to first level supervisor status and after a few weeks of coatail riding with another supervisor, give them an overwelming amount of responsibility. people who live near the cn tracks, be afraid be very, very afraid. these new stupidvisors are coached to get things done period. google cn prince george.

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Cons

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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
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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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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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