The worst company I have ever worked for - do not take a job with them - Anonymous employee Amtrak Employee Review

1.0
18 Sept 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some very interesting work that is good for building a good resume. Also they have a good pension plan however you must stay there 5 years or you do not get any of your pension when yoiu retire.

Cons

The senior management is incompetent. They are more interested in hiring big talkers, rather than doers. They promote their friends, regardless of whether they are any good or no, they fire people who are not their friends, again, whether they are any good or not. Most troubling for me was that even though this is a government funded company, they are the most racist company that I have every seen, in terms of promoting minorities.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Very great company to work for! Great Job Stability and good benefits.

Cons

May be difficult to move up the ladder. Promotions within aren't very common.

1.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great friends and Travel with plenty to see

Cons

The culture is horrible it’s a very demeaning please. They will fire you for anything. Harassment amongst employees and by management to their employees Is extremely high. I have a MBA degree and I still can not move above the customer service level. I’m a union member and you have to pay union dues to work a non management position. The union Reps work for Amtrak to so there is a conflict of interest. The union is TCU in which they defend the company 100x harder than they do their members. TCU is not organized very well. The pay is fairly well but after union dues in medical and taxes are withdrawn your net income makes it look like you are making at least 15 to 17 an hr. As far as Work culture at Amtrak it is fueled by many rumors and those rumors are more affluent then your resume .

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