Terrible - Finance Specialist CPKC Employee Review

1.0
Jan 8, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Literally can’t think of any pros

Cons

I had heard that the company offered a salary above average and that was the only reason I proceeded with them. That is not true in all cases specially mine. I was low balled but also told that with time and training they will increase my salary, but it never happened. Instead you are expected to work over time even on weekends and you can’t avoid it, because management will contact you outside of working hours. Many teams and departments have to be on call and they do not get compensated for. If you are on call, you can expect a call at 4AM and be expected to work until 6-7 AM to resolve the on call issue and still need to show up to the office before 9 AM. There is so much turnover due to high stress specially in IT and finance. Management does not care, in-fact some managers barely know how to manage a team or what is expected of a manager. Their finance department has the worst reputation out in the industry and I can see why. There is no training and you are required to know everything coming in. I got hired for a role that I have been performing for years in various industries but in this company it seemed impossible to even make it through the 1 year point. I stuck through for the promise of a raise which I never got. You are also monitored for how long you are sitting at your desk (it will appear in your performance review if you were away for even 5 mins one day). You are expected to have lunch at your desk, as well as will get looks if you are talking to other employees (even for work related stuff). The work culture is very toxic.

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5.0
Apr 21, 2026
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Pros

Compensation, Opportunities for Growth, interesting projects

Cons

Depending on role, relocation may occur frequently but that goes with the type of business and business needs.

2.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Lots of opportunities to provide value

Cons

Poor leadership at the C-level. CIO has no control over the direction of the IT landscape beyond what is dictated to her by the CEO and other business owners. The IT environment is almost solely controlled by the demands of the business at the cost of being able to manage and adapt to needs. 20 years behind the market in the adoption of cloud technology. Existing cloud strategy was built by engineers pressed into the role of architects and learning as they progressed along. No automation or DevOps presence whatsoever outside what the platform teams use to simplify their own workloads. Remote work is considered a 4-letter word and is extremely frowned upon as anything other than an as-needed and pre-approved option. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery are still done using backups and shadow copies of key infrastructure, and those key systems are decided upon at the time the tests are planned instead of testing the company's infrastructure in its entirety. Data centers are geographically separated, but are significantly disparate in what is physically hosted and accessible. Recognition and rewards are overtly encouraged, but are covertly handed out based on the level of visibility and impact to the business and stakeholders. Senior leadership constantly touts open-door policy and approachability, but give off vibes and impressions opposite of the overt policy. The company puts on a show of being diverse and inclusive. Case in point, the hiring of a female CIO. The problem is that working within an 'old boys network' leadership, it doesn't matter how inclusive and diverse the company appears because those elements are never given the opportunity to show their value.

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