Metra Reviews

Pros

-There are a lot of good initiatives going on here from Paid Parental leave to the Regional Commuter Passes. -We are about rollout something to honor retirees -Attitude are changing toward the Gallup survey. - Some people really love it here.

Cons

- The railroad is an industry with rich, deep rooted culture almost like policing or firefighting because families go into this work. -Which is also what is tough about it Metra, people got jobs here because of who they know. -It's hard to get rid of people with poor attitudes who felt back on this job when they wanted to do something else. - Many people are in unhappy arranged marriages with Metra. -Not a good place for dreamers/creatives. Better someone who wants something stable and predictable.

Pros

Work life balance/ good benefits

Cons

A lot to learn in shorty period of time. Locations very on jobs you can hold

Pros

has a better schedule than freight

Cons

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Pros

Decent pay and benefits, fairly easy to become long-term employment.

Cons

Management is inflexible. Very little room for growth. Union employees are treated very unfairly. Even in an emergency situation, no exceptions will be made for you if it's personal and not work related.

Pros

Slow paced and easy to do.

Cons

Management is horrendous micro managing and always trying to reinvent the wheel.

Pros

Great People to work with. Great benefits and pension.

Cons

no one seems to realistically plan projects so managers end up acting as a lead worker instead of strategically working. My manager was busy all the time and couldn't really help me out of problems. Terrible succession planning. Preferential treatment for some, more work for others because they are good at it.

Pros

It’s really no good reason to work for metra it was the pay and free healthcare but that’s changed other railroad and fighting to get more pay but not metra even the union chairman is horrible he really to us he doesn’t get a care about our contract wow so i pay 134 for this ???

Cons

Management is horrible they make people forman who were terrible workers no communication skills, and does not get along with employees only because of their afraid Of being sue again so people get positions based if they have a lawsuit or not it’s full of nepotism you have a brother who a Director and his brother is a forman in which he talk to people any type of way because of the rank of his brother then you have a dad and son pair just horrible son wasn’t there or have training to be a forman but his dad got him in

Pros

Great benefits. Great pay. Great company

Cons

If contract employee, no vacation days/time off for 1 year. No Dental and vision until after 1 year.

Pros

Time off and pensions. New transit free ridership for RTA operators

Cons

Senior level directors and chiefs micro manage and new/innovative ideas are not invited. Very little flexibility in work schedule. Any increased compensation is difficult to obtain.

Pros

flexibility; possibility of growth; supportive coworkers;

Cons

lack of organization; some times it is necessary to do jobs outside the scope of your contract