What you would expect from a 100 year old company - Comminications Director CN Employee Review

3.0
Jan 21, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stable. A place to work if you want steady hours, a steady paycheck. It is good pay for what the work is, some of the best wages you'll find in Canada, truthfully. Combined with the stability of the company working here is understandably very appealing.

Cons

Can be a bland role, feel a lot like a cog in a machine without being able to effect any change. Would recommend for a mid to late stage career, not beginning a career.

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CN Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great compensation and benefits including the ability to develop themselves and grow their careers. We are sorry to hear that you were not able to achieve your career goals with us and hope you shared your experience with our colleague during your exit interview so we can develop strategies to do better in the future.

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5.0
Apr 2, 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
Apr 13, 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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