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2.9

35% would recommend to a friend

(1,915 total reviews)
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Mark George

29% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Norfolk Southern has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,915 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Norfolk Southern employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Nov 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is relatively well. Mobility due to large number of employees retiring. Unlimited potential if you're willing to set aside your private life and dignity.

Cons

You will work 24hrs/day with no sick, personal, or other time off. Vacation policy is terrible, considering you work 24/7. Operations employees get the same amount of off time as staff employees who work 40hr work weeks. Management has old school mentality that doesn't value employees. Education is worthless. NS relies on a large number of uneducated people who "can't" readily find comparable salaries. Relocations to unfavorable locations.

1.0
Nov 1, 2012

Bad Quality OF Life

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*On the management side they have wonderful medical benefits and great salary for those starting out. *Great retirement, if you can make it that far!!

Cons

* You work for the railroad and they are a 24hr operations. * The pay verses the hours does not work out well. Instead of dollars per hour it turns out to be pennies per hour *There are no sick days, no personal days, no set schedule in terminal's or line of road, no personal life allowed. *You are at their beck and call. 24hrs a day, it doesn't matter if you are at a ball game with your son or recital with your daughter your butt is theirs and you better not have your phone turned off. *If you are married stay away from this company because their is good possibility you want be married in a few short years. *If you are prior Military they take you for granted and use and abuse you because they think you will adapt to their unbalanced way of life and culture. I'm sorry but the military was more balanced in their way of life and culture than Norfolk Southern. The military took more time to care about the well being of you andvyour family. * The military supported your time with family, Norfolk Southern seems to see your family as a hindrance to their operations.

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