Is CSX a good company to work for as a Freight Conductor?

Freight Conductor professionals working at CSX have rated their employer with 2.9 out of 5 stars in 177 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of CSX employees being 3.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Freight Conductor Jobs at CSX now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Freight Conductor interview questions at CSX .

Does CSX pay Freight Conductor employees well?

Freight Conductor professionals rate their compensation and benefits at CSX with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 177 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Freight Conductor salaries at CSX.

How happy are Freight Conductor professionals working at CSX?

32% of Freight Conductor employees at CSX would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Freight Conductor professionals have also rated CSX with a 1.2 rating for work-life-balance, 2.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 1.9 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CSX?

Freight Conductor (169) , Railroad Conductor (93) , Locomotive Engineer (62) , Conductor (49) , Manager (44) , Engineer (28) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Trainmaster (20) , Carman (17) , Software Engineer (16) , Project Manager (15) , Signal Maintainer (15) , Software Developer (14) , Director (12) , Journeyman Carman (12)

What are the pros of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and the building has a gym and cafeteria" ((in 264 reviews)); "not terrible; pretty good pay" ((in 258 reviews)); "And peers are good people" ((in 59 reviews)); "Good retirement and health bennifits" ((in 57 reviews)); "money is good health is ok for now" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CSX according to real employee reviews?

"poor management..being on call your whole career." ((in 104 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 60 reviews)); "long hours and away from home" ((in 41 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and continued uncertainty about further cuts" ((in 28 reviews)); "Rules are subject to interpritation and what is acceptable to one manager may not be to the next so your never comfortable with what your doing and spend more time worried about wether or not a manager is watching you with night vision than about doing your job and staying alive." ((in 26 reviews))

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2.9

32% would recommend to a friend

(177 total reviews)

Joseph R. Hinrichs

34% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

1.9

Culture & values

1.9

Senior management

1.2

Work/Life balance

Conductor/Freight employees have rated CSX with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 177 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Conductor/Freight professionals have an average working experience there. CSX is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Conductor/Freight professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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177 reviews

3.0

Jan 19, 2015

CSX tries to fire you for any infraction

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The money and benefits are good

Cons

You are treated like a subhuman

2.0

Dec 28, 2014

Hiring Freight Conductors

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits are good

Cons

24/7 schedule, high discipline, dangerous job

1.0

Nov 28, 2014

A good job until they stopped paying me.

Freight conductor

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I like the change of places to work. I could be going down to jersey one day, out to boston the next. Every trip, train, engineer, day, and trainee is different. I like being a conductor. Its a good job, always a change of pace. Its a great way to make money. Benefits are awesome and good retirement.

Cons

While in the training program for Conductor and engineer we were told by upper level management (System Road Foreman) that there are pay problems.Trainees don't get paid for weeks at a time. Its a known problem in CSX. You can complete everything on your end of submitting your pay and making sure its correct and still your pay would be messed up. I was helping people to fix there pay, because the managers don't know how. And still I didn't get paid because my salary because of how horrible there system is. After not being paid for 3 weeks and complaining to management multiple times about the problem I finally quit CSX and found another job. I was there for 3 years.

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