Network Rail reviews

Being such a large company, there are a number of frustrations with trying to 'get things done'. Just knowing the right department is difficult, let alone the right area or person! Behaviours among the senior managers sometimes leave a lot to be desired, it seems like some of them are from the dark ages in the way that they speak to people.

I couldn't believe how bureaucratic it was when I started working there. I think this has improved a little but you need to be prepared to navigate some pretty frustrating ways of working. Management are of variable quality. I've had some brilliant managers over the last few years who helped create opportunities for me, but before that I was at the mercy of several shocking ones and they appeared to go unchecked. Constant ineffectual re-organisations. Also the number of people who want to make decisions on things which are outside their span of control is quite extraordinary - it makes getting anything decided extremely time consuming.