Poor Leadership and Profits Over Employees - IT Systems Engineer Union Pacific Employee Review

1.0
28 Jul 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive Compensation Pockets of Great Managers and Directors Large Company with Diverse Opportunities

Cons

Bosses at the top, not leaders Innovation is encouraged but restrictive IT practices prevent implementations Shareholder profits and insane ratios more important than employee livelihood Ancient productivity tools and software make collaborating remotely nearly impossible Unwilling to invest in employee productivity (Software, Hardware, etc)

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Pros

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Cons

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