Union Pacific Conductor/Engineer reviews

2.3

21% would recommend to a friend

(551 total reviews)

Jim Vena

9% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Conductor/Engineer employees have rated Union Pacific with 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 551 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Conductor/Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Union Pacific is rated 35% below average by Conductor/Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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551 reviews
3.0
Jun 20, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

+Great pay considering lack of education requirements +Plenty of advancement opportunities +Wide variety of assignments and work locations +Decent health insurance +The future of Railroad Retirement is more promising than Social Security +Some members of management are team players and are not just interested in their next job.

Cons

-They weren't joking about being on call 24/7... Unless you work an assignment with regular start times( yard jobs or locals) family life and planning will be very hard. These assignments tend to pay less than those that work on call. -There's a very prevalent "them VS us" attitude between management and TE&Y employees -The company is in a never ending battle to reduce the power unions and cut employee benefits(not that most companies aren't doing this).

4.0
Feb 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, its a great job! You are basically your own boss and have very little difficulties with management. When your seniority can hold the good jobs the compensation cant be beat! Absolutely, the easiest money you will ever make-Hands down! Great Benefits too.

Cons

When seniority is low its easy to get shuffled around and there is no upward movement once you get set-up as an engineer. Obviously the schedule or (lack of) throws you off but thats the lifestyle you choose.

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