Run away, don't walk and don't look back - Conductor/Locomotive Engineer CSX Employee Review

2.0
8 Jul 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, railroad retirement, coworkers are big pros but that's about it.

Cons

They're always trying to fire you for anything and everything, work/life balance is terrible, always on call until you have the seniority to hold a "scheduled" job but can be bumped by a senior employee anytime, frequent furloughs, weak union, poor morale, ungrateful management, you pretty much have to call in sick just to get a day off.

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Pros

- strong benefits and culture - decent pay

Cons

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Pros

Simple business model which is dependent on customer service.

Cons

Board is run by an Activist Investor. Company officers for the past 10 year have been bleeding off company assets and reducing operational capabilities in exchange for short term valuations. Many of these senior leaders were brought in with documented history of sexual misconduct and questionable corporate ethics. Their only qualification they need is that they were former managers under the Hunter Harrison regime at Canadian National.

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