A good place to work, but, you must be patient - Anonymous employee Amtrak Employee Review

5.0
16 Oct 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stable, interesting work, flexibility in job assignments, growth opportunities, importance of public transportation, committed employees. It is fun, interesting and important work.

Cons

Lack of committed annual funding so budget varies widely and wildly from year to year, micro-management in the operations department can cause work v. life balance issues, many of the problem areas are outside of Amtrak's control due to Congressional funding and freight railroad dispatching.

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Cons

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