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      Amtrak reviews

      3.5

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,272 total reviews)

      Stephen Gardner

      69% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Amtrak has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,272 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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 5, 2017

      Doing more with less

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The RRB Pension is very good and free train travel for you and your spouse is a great benefit. The Railroad is a interesting business to learn.

      Cons

      Hiring and firing is fairly regular. Constantly trying to cut cost to the point of not havong enough FTE in the Management departments that run the company. Low budget outsourcing contracts systems are out of the box with no money to upgrade or enhance. Due to lack of management employees many HR functions are falling out of compliance and laws.

      3.0
      Oct 28, 2016

      Scamtrak

      Electric traction department
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The workload day to day is pretty minimal.

      Cons

      You are just a number to management, one mess up and you're gone.

      2.0
      Oct 6, 2016

      Good people, but definitely a government org

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Good people who really do want to do right thing * HQ is a great location * Worklife balance - there is literally no need / incentive to work past 5 pm * Good place to work if you are train nerd (you know who you are...)

      Cons

      * Because of the railroad retirement system, people are inclined to stay longer resulting in a lack of "sought after" talent in the administration side * Since it is a government org, most big decisions are driven more by politics than data. Coming from the management consulting world, I could not handle that * Stale "old" environment A friend of mine said it best - a C-level role at Amtrak is the equivalent of a manager role anywhere else

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