Canadian Pacific Railway Reviews

Pros

Good work life balance. Good envioronment

Cons

progression can be slow, specially for younger people

Pros

It's better than no job at all.

Cons

The low pay traps a lot of people into working 8-12 hour days.

Advice to Senior Management

Advice? Where would I start?

Pros

See alot of the country

Cons

Not being able to work at a location of your choice. Forced to work places where I did not want to be, due to seniority

Advice to Senior Management

Get rid of forced locations. Yes the guys at the top have priority, but its rediculous to expect guys to work away from home for so long, before they get to a preferred location.

Pros

Very talented people. Thoughtful decision making. Excellent CEO with passion and skill to make company better. Lives it values, doesn't just say it, and earnestly tries to improve: Safety, Service Quality, Productivity, People, Growth. Excellent customer relationships focused on long term development. Profits and prosperity improve each year. Competitive salary, variable comp and benefits.

Cons

Railway is a 7 x 24 operation, so sometimes that means working well outside M-F day time - just part of the deal. Some parts of company aren't as modernized in thinking and leadership yet but that is being actively changed. Strong functional organization, which is good on many levels, but has a tradition of silos - this is also being actively changed.

Advice to Senior Management

Stay the course, keep the current consistency in focus and messaging over the long term. Continue to balance investment in long term change and improvement in people's thinking and leadership with the delivery of profits and productivity to stay economically viable in the short and mid term.

Pros

High employee recognition. Opportunity for growth while balancing personal life.

Cons

Transportation is a tough business that fluctuates with international commerce

Advice to Senior Management

Keep it real

Pros

Reimbursed tuition, fantastic health care, great work life balance

Cons

Minimal deviation in average salary; which is great if you're a fan of doing little and getting paid the same as your neighbor

Advice to Senior Management

You have professionals that specialize in many of the processes that you initially look to outsource and follow up with micromanaging to death.

Pros

Big company with very important Canadian history

Cons

The atmosphere is certainly old boys club. There are traditional values throughout and women are discriminated against. There were times that men would put nearly nude women on their computer and stand around drooling and commenting on it in. There is no doubt in my mind that it is a haven for sexist pigs. In the department that I worked in, there was also full scale shouting matches and swearing. Top down management and top down blame. Terrible environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Have some respect for women. Terrible ethics in this company - this company needs a lot of work! WAY TOO TRADITIONAL in values.