Pros
- Solid, tenured (for the most part) middle-senior leadership committed to helping you grow in your career, and people who love the company (and not afraid to call out BS when they see it)/.. - Minimal bureaucracy, an overall apolitical workplace (when it came to actual work) - Great mission, something to rally behind. People love local restaurants and it was a great place to be - Generous severance. Despite the cons, CN does care about its people and even when they are letting people go they do it with such a soft hand. Many other companies treat employees much worse when letting people go than what CN did
Cons
- Strange day-to-day culture: Some employees are remote, some are near office but most dont show up, and very few are in office. A very segmented workforce. CN was known for having a strong culture pre-pandemic but unfortunately did not push return to office post pandemic which = less in person collaboration and comradarie, which was what made the culture strong in the first place. - Strategic direction for the company is unknown. CN had a strong 2020-2021 merely bc of the pandemic but failed to keep up with its competitors after. It felt like they were throwing ideas at the wall and seeing what stuck (from an employees perspective) - Hyper-political workspace and hyper-reactive to current events. CEO and employees react to everything, from Roe v Wade, COVID, BLM, former presidents, etc. If you are anyone BUT a far left minded individual you will feel uncomfortable to speak any opinion other than the one everyone else has. - Of course the obvious thing: 3 layoffs in 1 year. And they still have the money to lease a brand new office (that no one shows up to) with a pizza oven. Not a great look. - Also, being forced to take the COVID vaccine was not great, especially when companies started removing those requirements a few months after they gave us a deadline....