Amtrak reviews

Ambition is not a requirement to succeed there. As long as you just do the little you are required to do, and don't try to do more than anybody else to prove yourself, you'll be fine and not be seen as a nonconformer (and suffer from that). Don't "rock the boat" (train) with innovative suggestions that might require change from the status "stagnant" quo. Management makes very little effort to appreciate a subordinates work, and is not interested in anything but the status quo...even though officially the company has never operated at a profit level. Why should it, its taxpayer subsidized.

lack of competence at all management levels especially upper management, the company is funded by congress so you never know if your job is going to be cut by congress or not. I guess the security of having your job the next year is a little on the risky job. Also, in this profession the whole crew is held accountable. If one of the other crewmembers violates a rule everybody on the crew is held accountable