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      Union Pacific reviews

      2.7

      32% would recommend to a friend

      (3,064 total reviews)

      Jim Vena

      25% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      2.1

      Culture & values

      2.0

      Senior management

      1.9

      Work/Life balance

      Union Pacific has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,064 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Union Pacific employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      3K reviews
      2.0
      Nov 20, 2015

      Train dispatcher

      Train dispatcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Reasonable pay, work is easy and repetitive once you learn it, no work to take home and due to hours of service laws you can only work a maximum of nine hours a day

      Cons

      Most managers are clueless with little to no people skills, it is shift work so be prepared to work nights or on call for at least 2 years, rules in place that make no sense and if you ask why they tell you "because that,s the way we have always done it, you will only get two weeks vacation to start and you can work you way up to five weeks after 25 years. Health care is a high deductible plan, and you need to schedule vacation one year in advance and it can be a hassle to get it changed

      1.0
      Oct 20, 2015

      UP likes to break the law and intimidate you

      Manager of yard operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary. That's about it. I can't even think of 20 words to describe positives to working at UP

      Cons

      UP knows they can get away with a lot. They will retaliate against whistle blowers, and intimidate them into silence. They do not respect the Americans with Disabilities Act because it costs them money. If you aren't a person of a visible minority (Hispanic, Asian, African/African-American, a woman, etc) you are a second class employee. They say they like vets, but that's because they know vets are already trained and beaten into submission to accept orders and not question things. Anything that happens is your fault. You could be struck by lightning on a clear day and UP would find a way to blame you. While this all may sound like hyperbole, it really isn't.

      2.0
      Sep 4, 2015

      Electrician? More like laborer. This place is a joke

      Diesel locomotive electrician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay for the work that your "required" to do is good.Lots of veterans work at Union Pacific. You get a lot of downtime to do homework, sleep, or whatever else as long as you don't get hurt.

      Cons

      This is a family business at the shop I work at, meaning if you are to move up in the company you better have a close friend or relative up the chain somewhere. The hours and days you will be working the first 10-20 years of your employment will not be desirable. If you wind up with a schedule that works for you it is likely management will force you to change jobs. You are just a number on a seniority roster. The turnover rate is astronomical. Management is terrible. No one has a clue what is going on 99% of the time. If someone doesn't want to work that day the lower seniority guy is going to get screwed over while the guys that have been there a while go hide from management. The training is nearly non existent and they only take 4 people at a time once every few months. So expect to no how to do your job after about 12 years. But by then you'll have forgot everything and conformed to the railroader mentality. Also the trainer at our shop was employed by the railroad for less than 3 months before his promotion, but his uncle works at UP head quarters so they had to give him the job. Troubleshooting a locomotive at up is unheard of. You will change parts upon an idiots gestamation. No skill at all is required for this job. I'm not sure why they even have a pre employment for electricians to determine there intelligence. And how some people pass the test is beyond me.

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