Business Manager- Marketing - Business Manager Union Pacific Employee Review

2.0
Jun 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Reputable institution, great benefits In the region UP is well known and it it is known that you work there you gain a lot of respect just through that affiliation. They do offer excellent benefits. The compensation is another matter though. Depending on which department you start in and if management likes you you may or may not be at a good compensation range in comparison to others in the organization.

Cons

Management, systemic isms (sexism, racism, agesim, etc) Management places too much emphasis on perception rather than actual work accomplishments. They take the perception rather than work into consideration the performance reviews. It is very much a good ol boys club there though they are slowly starting to engage more women. It is a great place if you come from "the right background"; otherwise, it is hard to get connected and move up and around.

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Pros

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Cons

New hires do 100% of the work for 80% of the pay and won’t get fully compensated for the first 4 years. They are also expected to know every transportation job on site rather than focusing on one area like guys who have been here longer so 20% less pay but required to know more, do more, have to wear orange hats for a full year allowing management to easily identify them on camera or in person so they can watch them more closely hoping to catch them breaking a rule. So less pay but a more stressful work place requiring you to know more and get singled out hoping to catch them in a mistake. There is absolutely zero work life balance. Coming from a place where I had 20 plus years and able to hold a decent amount of PTO to getting a single day of paid vacation the first year and trying to balance a family life while also trying to provide for them is impossible. You sacrifice seeing your children grow up, play sports, go on vacations with them so you can provide for them. By the time you have enough years in to take a vacation with them they are grown and you missed the most important years of their lives. I know this as a child of a railroader and now as a parent who’s children barely get to see him.

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