Great Pay, Horrible Atmosphere - Manager Track Maintenance Union Pacific Employee Review

1.0
Jul 29, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Base pay and bonus at the end of the year are good. Having the ability to lead a team and make positive changes is empowering.

Cons

Senior leadership has a culture of management by fear. You will be cursed at, belittled, and berated at times. Work life balance is abysmal. You are told you have off days but that’s really not the case. Your phone will ring 24/7/365. There is almost zero recognition for performing well, but lots of negative recognition for anything else. You are easily replaceable and depending on your direct management you won’t have much support. I often find myself laying down as soon as I finally get home for a few minutes just to make my blood pressure reduce a little bit.

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