It WAS a rewarding place to work - Manager TTX Employee Review

2.0
21 Mar 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, benefits, downtown location, railroad retirement and a 401k. Very stable business. If you can get in and survive, the economic ups and downs are muted. Low occurrence of layoffs, but up side is limited. Head Quarters has fairly good diversity.

Cons

Long brutal hours, unrealistic deadlines. Frequent travel. There was a team culture where folks looked out for each other, now everyone is out for themselves due to the pay and bonus structure. Sr. Leaders are not "people persons" and very little respect for work / life balance. Some of the other reviews are pretty fair.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

TBD this is all very new

Cons

None so far, everyone is polite. If you have to throw rocks, rail equipment does not go into a shop / under a roof much. You better be able to tolerate a bit of weather. Not so much a con as a fact.

3.0
9 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

TTX has real upsides if you fit the profile. It’s stable, recession-resistant (railcar leasing doesn’t evaporate in a downturn), and mid-career lateral hires can land meaningful compensation bumps. The perks are legitimate.

Cons

The cons are harder to ignore. Comp sits below market median. Benefits have quietly eroded — the no-premium healthcare that used to be a flagship perk is gone — and RTO crept from two days to three. But the real issue is structural. Large parts of the org are optimized for the appearance of productivity rather than measurable output. If you’re results-driven, you’ll hit a ceiling fast — not because of your performance, but because the incentive structure doesn’t reward movement. Lifers dominate, and the institutional default is status quo preservation. Attrition tells the story: most ambitious hires are gone within two years. TTX is an exceptional landing spot if comfort and stability are the goal. If they’re not, the stagnation becomes suffocating quickly.

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