I recently came across this ad while looking for work and have some quick questions. I did some quick searches on the sub but didn't quite find what I was looking for, so I hope it's okay.

My first impression is that it's too good to be true. 27.63 (it's canadian, not US, but still really high) is a crazy high starting wage for a general labour position that doesn't mention any sort of pre-requisite experience or certifications.

On top of all that, the "career progression" part makes it seem like moving up to operating equipment (and the concomitant wage increases) is a fairly quotidian thing, again too good to be true. Am i inferring incorrectly?

I'm just curious about the conditions that lead to such a high wage.

First, I presume that this job is unionized?

Second, is it a job with high turnover, thus making CN more willing to pay high wages in order to retain people? This ad seems to have been up since 10/12/2020 so either they forgot to take it down once it was filled, or its a position they had a tough time finding committed people for, and so they just leave the ad up?

Third, it must be a pretty difficult job. There's the 2 hour notice, I'm guessing that would be a deal-breaker for a lot of people. It's just that as a young guy without any kids or a wife (and no plans to ever get any), it doesn't seem so bad, certainly not for this wage and the opportunity for advancement. I also don't drink or smoke, so no need to worry about limiting consumption habits to make sure i'm ready to get called up. I'd guess that sort of stuff would be a big turn off for most people?

Is the job very physically demanding? Is it the sort of job that you can't do into old age, or are there a lot of old timers out on the yards? presumably they're doing relatively less physical work as equipment operators?

Is there a lot to learn, and so people who can't hack it get fired for not learning fast enough?

Fourth, is this a job there's a lot of competition for, thus CN has their pick of the litter when looking for candidates? So even if they don't have high standards for qualifications explicitly listed, they still get to be choosy?

Fifth, how many hours do people typically work? Is it a job that's unreliable in terms of hours? is it seasonal in terms of how many hours are available?

I'm a young guy that's done some basic general labour stuff (UPS, night crew at home depot where I used a forklift and reach truck, helper at a factory) so I don't have a stellar resume. What are my chances of getting called up for this?

At UPS, they knew they'd get a lot of quitters and so they hired a lot of people without much in the way of standards to compensate. Does CN do something similar, or is the onboarding process so expensive for them they only a select few get through?

Sorry for all the questions, thanks for any answers.