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Norfolk Southern

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Enjoy the work itself but not too keen on the lifestyle of unpredictability. - Conductor Norfolk Southern Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Conductor: Good pay, great health care plan, good retirement/pension plan + 401K (30% match of up to 6%). The work is not too strenuous. Don't interact with management very often.

Cons

Obviously, the hours. Takes 5-8 years to get to a seniority position which allows you to have an assigned shift and not be on call 24/7. Your paycheck is dependent on everything - from politics to the season to the weather. Work like gangbusters for three weeks then get called for two shifts in the week following. Now laid-off. When you do interact with management, it's usually not a positive exchange.

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Pros

Good training provided at training center

Cons

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Pros

Depending on the team you are in, it can be very flexible, and you’ll be working with nice people.

Cons

HR needs to step in more, they are supposed to set a precedent yet it seems like the higher ups in different departments actually set the expectations. Which can be toxic, and some managers clearly don’t know how to manage teams. HR seems to be a nice and fun department, but the rest of the company has lackluster reviews. Also, stop advertising a total rewards package to new hires when you need to work over fiver years to get some benefits and due to the merger they won’t actually get that package. Just raise your base salaries.

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