Shrewd upper management - Freight Conductor CSX Employee Review

2.0
7 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Money, insurance, and retirement are good.

Cons

Management doesn't have a clue on how to run a railroad. Over worked, no raise in 5 years. Workforce is less than a skeleton crew. Management take no ownership when things go haywire, T&E crews are the scapegoat. Quality of life was never great because its a 24/7 operation, we had certain perks that kind of made things more bearable but the Company got rid of those things. It's got to the point where the pro aren't worth it unless you have lots time invest.

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Cons

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