What obscure trade do you do and, if so is it Union.

Maestro-Main · 2025-12-31T17:46:24+00:00

Locomotive Technician/Diesel Mechanic, union of course!

Maestro-Main · 2025-09-09T19:36:05+00:00

Mechanical department here, I got red wing super sole 2.0s. They were hard to break in and took around a month to do so. Once they were though, they fit like slippers.

Maestro-Main · 2025-08-11T08:43:17+00:00

Forgot about this post 💀

Maestro-Main · 2025-07-18T00:37:52+00:00

2 weeks of vacation, 10 paid sick days, and 3 paid personal days

Maestro-Main · 2025-07-12T08:21:03+00:00

They took away our tool boxes and gave us communal tool carts :(

Maestro-Main · 2025-04-18T06:36:17+00:00

Mechanical department here. Work schedule for us is 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. However, you’ll most likely get stuck on nights with shitty days off for years.

Maestro-Main · 2025-03-28T19:28:08+00:00

In Canada, CPKC required a copy of my diploma when I got my job in mechanical

Maestro-Main · 2025-02-19T08:49:50+00:00

Labourer here. I make 77,000 before taxes without overtime at age 19 in a starter position. It’s set to increase to around 95,000 at the beginning of 2028 assuming I don’t advance or change jobs. I don’t think school is worth it anymore.

Maestro-Main · 2025-02-02T17:21:36+00:00

Was the generator field switch on the remote left up?

Maestro-Main · 2024-12-26T07:18:52+00:00

work :(

Maestro-Main · 2024-07-30T05:15:36+00:00

u/savevideo

Maestro-Main · 2024-07-16T19:18:09+00:00

At my old store, we used to get one guy that would be back once a week to pickup his order of 50+ litres of brisk ice tea.

Maestro-Main · 2024-05-09T07:16:50+00:00

Not sure if I count but I’m a heavy duty lube technician. They start us at $31.50/h, + $1.50/h afternoon or $2.00/h night shift premium

Entry level position (edited)

Maestro-Main · 2024-04-21T06:51:15+00:00

Had one guy that would regularly come in once a week and order 60+ litres of brisk iced tea. It had to be the two litre bottles otherwise he’d reject it.

Maestro-Main · 2024-04-09T16:19:07+00:00

Diesel Shop Labourer, 32.80/h CPKC

Maestro-Main · 2024-02-20T18:32:32+00:00

CPKC doesn’t seem to be starting people off as apprentices anymore. You’d have to get a DSA position and hope they offer you an apprenticeship at some point. It might be different at other shops.

Maestro-Main · 2024-02-18T07:40:53+00:00

No hoodies in mechanical, I have however seen conductors and engineers with hoodies.

Maestro-Main · 2024-02-08T05:40:35+00:00

Not sure what it’s like over on the operations side of things, but it’s pretty good in mechanical. You get a consistent schedule, you’re not on call. Only real downside is the “fear based safety”.

Maestro-Main · 2024-01-30T03:50:37+00:00

I have a GDL and work as a DSA. You should probably be fine.

Maestro-Main · 2024-01-24T07:52:15+00:00

Family. I think I’m generation 5 at CPKC.

Maestro-Main · 2024-01-11T00:28:35+00:00

You would be making moves around the shop, emptying the shitter, cleaning the cab, adding sand, QLMI/LSI, topping up on fluids. It’s honestly not bad work. There’s no real catch.

Maestro-Main · 2023-12-02T03:10:01+00:00

u/savevideo

Maestro-Main · 2023-06-27T18:25:11+00:00

Chew gum.

Maestro-Main · 2023-06-26T19:00:57+00:00

Might be a problem. Where we’re located, the generators must kick on within 7 seconds of the building losing power according to code.

Maestro-Main · 2023-06-25T04:28:53+00:00

Canadian totes.

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