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      Not much work life balance at this job - Anonymous employee CN Employee Review

      1.0
      3 Oct 2009
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The paycheck is OK and it is only usually an 8 hour shift, you don''t have to stay for overtime. The Dental plan is OK

      Cons

      It is very hard to get time off for family and social events and you will be working every weekend for years and years until you have enough seniority to you can get a job that will give you part of the weekend off. Most of the supervisors are not very competent and promotions are based on who you know not how much a person knows about the operation. If you don't show any passion for working their shifts and weekends be prepared to get RAILROADED!

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      5.0
      2 Apr 2026
      Communications technician
      Recommend
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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
      13 Apr 2026
      S&c design engineer
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      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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