Amtrak reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,272 total reviews)

Stephen Gardner

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Amtrak has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,272 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amtrak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Aug 7, 2016

You can make your own way

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of latitude there to build the job that you want around you. Plenty of opportunity to see many different facets of the company (Marketing, IT, Engineering, Strategic Planning, etc), and plenty of opportunity to stay there for a long time and gather plenty of experience at many different jobs. Also, the work / life balance is pretty good. People take work home and stay late sometimes just like anywhere else, but by and large people are out by 5pm.

Cons

Executive management is often more concerned with having petty squabbles and witch hunts than they are with actually doing anything that resembles strategic leadership.

4.0
Aug 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits. Free rail travel and opportunities to move up within company.

Cons

Can be forced on shift if there is no one to cover shift if you have low seniority. Your never are secure on a job unless you're number one in seniority.

1.0
Jul 28, 2016

Obs

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent health insurance. Decent compensation for recession era, but less and less competitive as of late.

Cons

You'll need it. This job requires you to work up to 20 hour shifts, you really dedicate your life. Take home pay after dues and fees to railroad is 60% of agreement salary.

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