BNSF Railway reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,426 total reviews)
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Kathryn Farmer

39% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

BNSF Railway has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,426 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The BNSF Railway 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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2K reviews
3.0
Feb 21, 2022

Money or Life.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Retirement Health insurance Can live off one salary

Cons

No set schedule Must give up your family Must give up your friends outside of railroad. Must be very selective with hobbies Must give up every holiday No bonus pay No holiday party’s No job well done.

1.0
Oct 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people we work with make it tolerable however most of the good leaders and those with a work ethic have left or are aggressively looking for other employment. We have a very very small group of Superintendents that treat their subordinates decent and have compassion and empathy for others but again they tend to leave for other employment.

Cons

Where do I start !! Constant fear of harassment, you get disciplined for having a dr note to stay home pending Covid test results - they send you investigation letter to appear in kangaroo court. The executive team had destroyed morale with both scheduled and Exempts. Managers quit regularly and even more TYE resign. You spend your whole career working by the phone and just as you get seniority to hold a regular job they cut it. They send managers to people leader training then handcuff them to a desk and the only thing they can lead is YOU to get batteries and PPE. MORALE is at an all time low and we are plagued with mental health struggles. Two of my fellow rails committed suicide this year and it directly relates to employment here.

4.0
Sep 24, 2021

In Transition

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Knowledgeable Employees, Great Benefits, Very Secure Industry, Safety Minded

Cons

The company is in transition, recently they seem to lack direction and the benefits are steadily degrading (though they are still exceptional). The great resignation has hit hard, and the corporate response is muted at best, they do not seem to understand how to operate in the current environment.

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