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64% Approve of CEO
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Joseph R. Hinrichs
21 Ratings
Pros
"Good pay and benefits that you can't find anywhere else" (in 143 reviews)
"Overall great benefits and good pay" (in 140 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance is nonexistant" (in 58 reviews)
"No work/life balance( expected to work overtime every week on salary)" (in 40 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
- Great Pay - Good People - Trains
Cons
Nothing bad to say about CSX.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Wonderful company, work life balance is great. great benefits!
Cons
No specific issues to mention. Good place.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Railroad...enough said
19 Mar 2023 - Railroad Conductor in Indianapolis, INRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Pay is decent, even though contract literally got shoved down our throats....some mgmt is great, some is stuck in the old ways (enjoy firing people...but that's what job insurance is for)
Cons
Conductors work a 6&1 schedule on extra board, supposedly going to 6 &2 eventually...senority in some areas takes forever to acquire. And all of the class 1s are trying to do away with the conductor positions
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Great company; Changing culture
15 Mar 2023 - Systems Engineer in Jacksonville, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Overall great company. Culture is being heavily improved by upper level management with the new CEO spearheading this ONECSX initiative.
Cons
The last 5-7 years have left some negative lasting effects on those who are still with the company. Between many waves of lay-offs, losing additional people through attrition, the company has been struggling to attract and retain more talent as they recover from the recent years.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Very good Hours Time off
Cons
Good good good good good
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Chaotic and overly stressful
14 Mar 2023 - Software Developer in Jacksonville, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
they used to have a pension. not anymore
Cons
They go through cycles of laying off large amounts of employees and hiring contractors. High pressure environment that isn't worth the pay you get. Everything is Seniority based, from promotions to hierarchy.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great company. Great pay. Great culture.
Cons
Work life balance, but they're working on that.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
It is a union which is great
Cons
There is no work life balance
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Nothing is Perfect...
22 Feb 2023 - Locomotive Engineer in Columbus, OHRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Pay, Health Care, Pension, Union..
Cons
Work schedule, On call, Long hours, Working most holidays/weekends.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
None. This is a terrible place to work.
Cons
You will be treated like less than a human
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CSX has an overall rating of 2.8 out of 5, based on over 1,304 reviews left anonymously by employees. 40% of employees would recommend working at CSX to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.
40% of CSX employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated CSX 1.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.
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