Norfolk Southern reviews

It is all a mind game, lots of "high school" drama. Everyone is in it for themselves and nobody has your back. You go into work wondering if it will be your last day due to MGMT trying to fire you. The union is not really a union, just another paycheck deduction. TONS of deductions. If you make$2,800 a half you'll probably only being home about $2k at most. You basically have to walk on eggshells all the time trying not to break all the ridiculous rules and then they wonder what takes you so long to get a job done. Your fellow employees will rat on you, especially if they have lower seniority than you. Seniority is everything, it is what allows you to work and hold different jobs that perform different tasks. Some jobs are mon-fri 8 hours, others work 12 hours everyday with tues wed off. Biggest CON of all is the negative work atmosphere. I have never seen such a divide between the Unions and MGMT. Literally if one was on fire, the other would not pee on the other. You start off working the extra board. You will be on call for 5 days 24 hours which is guaranteed (which is a pro) when you get enough seniority ( people above you getting fired, injured, quitting, or killed) you will very slowly move up the totem pole and start being able to hold the worst jobs, many years from now 8+ you might get to hold a decent job with a weekend day off. After your loving life, having your SUN MON off or FRI SAT you will get pulled up to engine service and get trained to run a locomotive. After training you go to the engineer board and start ALL over back to the bottom being on call.. its definitely a lifestyle. You will miss family functions, births, weddings, you will miss it all, your family relationships will decrease and your friends will stop inviting you out. The life of the railroad is nothing to be proud about, its emotionally draining. You will get divorced and your kids will quit talking to you. Family is wayy more important than anything you will get from this company.

This company talks a good game, but there is a huge disconnect between corporate and the employees that run the operation. Your job is NOT secure if you are a non- agreement employee. They will let you go for ANYTHING. This job is an insult to college educated people, millennials, and people who do not fix their “General Perception of a Railroader.” If you have a family you will never see them. If you are a women you will fight for respect in this male dominated industry. Do yourself a favor and find something better before your told that you can be replaced.