BNSF Railway reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,427 total reviews)
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Kathryn Farmer

42% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

BNSF Railway has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BNSF Railway 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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1.0
Dec 14, 2017

Toxic culture

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good coworkers, depends on where you are at. Mediocre pay. If you just care about money.... it is ok if you are single and staring out! Better Not Start Family. BNSF.

Cons

Old school thinking, punishing those who do the work. A lot of politics in management. Middle management has no power, everything is top down. Expecting a Yes man all the time. Lacks respect and professionalism, especially in Headquarter.

2.0
Dec 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company is really good with providing training to their employees. The compensation is really good.

Cons

Don't treat their employees well. Main focus is the profit, not employee's well-being. Their evaluation process is a joke. I've had many upper management say they dislike the process. Promotions aren't a fair process. Often times people are hand picked for a job before the interviews even started.

2.0
Nov 5, 2015

Conductor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great compensation and once in a lifetime experience that many people do not get to see. I worked in Tulsa, just about all my fellow conductors and engineers were great to work with. Everyone looked out for each other. It was a very exciting work environment that is very challenging.

Cons

Furlough and low seniority killed to for me. After moving my wife and two kids from Ft Worth to Tulsa, I was furloughed immediately after receiving my conductors license. I am still on recall, but my class and I are completely left for dead. I am still very angry, but understanding of the situation. I just wish things were different because now I have to start all over in a new area where I have no connections. Currently, we are on out last gallon of milk at home and still unable to find work in Tulsa (something other than 9.00-10.00 an hour). Jobs are difficulty to come by because of the economy, even if you are a veteran and have a degree... I do not recommend this job if you have a growing family. Otherwise, have fun and stay safe.

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