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      Amtrak reviews

      3.5

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,269 total reviews)

      Stephen Gardner

      69% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Senior management

      Amtrak has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amtrak employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      1K reviews
      1.0
      Jan 27, 2012

      I'm ashamed to tell people I work for Amtrak - I usually say I work somewhere else.

      Withheld
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      (1) Some of the people are actually pretty nice to work with. (2) You can get decent retirement benefits - if you retire with enough years of service.

      Cons

      (1) You never know what your budget will be year to year. Amtrak is partially funded by the US Government. Politicians are in a cost cutting mood, and Amtrak's budget was severely reduced. Layoffs are underway and will be for most of 2012. (2) DC politicians love to cut Amtrak's budget, even though Amtrak's share of the pie is miniscule. (3) This is a government job without government benefits. Many employees are lifers and simply hanging around until retirement. (4) With a few very recent exceptions, Amtrak technology is 20-30+ years old. (5) Amtrak has lost money every year of its 40 year history. (6) Despite the current economic climate, given a choice between unemployment and a job at Amtrak, I cannot stress enough that you remain on unemployment and continue looking.

      4.0
      Jan 27, 2012

      Great

      Senior financial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good to work. Straight forward people.

      Cons

      Some times it gets boring

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