Pros
The pay, pensions, 401(k), etc were all good. The corridor management level directly above me was also pretty solid, all things considered. But that’s it.
Cons
The benefit package (aside from pay and retirement) is terrible. Top level management is jaw droppingly detached from reality. Just incredibly asinine and cutthroat. All the while praising PSR for maximizing shareholder value while it eats us alive. Every day is an epic cluster. Nothing works in the field because they fired all the employees that maintained power and cars. Zero train movement is commonplace. Morale is nonexistent. The culture is soulless. They’ll walk 110 dispatchers out the door and combo all the territories then wonder why the remaining desks are completely shut down. There is hardly any advancement opportunity. I can’t say it was ever great there, but good lord The last year or two I was there they pulled out all the stops and began screwing everyone over as hard as they possibly could. When I quit it was the best thing I ever did.