Not recommended. - Switchman/Conductor Union Pacific Employee Review

1.0
Apr 13, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

With 17yrs seniority have wed/Thurs off.. work 3 daylight shifts and two second shift. Lol

Cons

Irregular hours, no schedule, on call, away from home alot, no job security, intimidated by managers,lots of nights, weekends, holidays. All weather conditions..Not for family person.. sometime stressful.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

There are several pros working for Union Pacific. Pros are the pay, union membership, and opportunities to travel

Cons

Cons are also Travel. The shift I am on you are supposed to be gone for eight d ays and home for six. But it actually translates into gone for 9 1/2 days by the time you include your travel days which put you only home for 4 to 4 1/2 days every 14 days.

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