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      BNSF Railway

      Part of Berkshire Hathaway

      Engaged Employer

      BNSF Railway reviews

      3.0

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (2,423 total reviews)
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      Kathryn Farmer

      39% approve of CEO

      43% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      BNSF Railway has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,423 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
      2.0
      Nov 29, 2008

      good pay, crappy life

      Locomotive engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      compensation, health benefits, retirement. develop some really close friendships with co-workers

      Cons

      time away from home, getting laid off repeatedly until you establish some seniority, the us against them mentality of management

      5.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Excellent company!

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      With so many employees retiring in the next 5-10 years there are excellent opportunities for career advancement within the organization. You do not contribute to social security and instead contribute to railroad retirement which is safer and more likely to be there when us younger people retire. Very competitive with their salary. The company has a great outlook for the future because shipping by trains is much more efficient than shipping by trucks. BNSF really emphasizes making an employees development a priority so they allow a lot of horizontal moves across the different functional areas; many employees that have worked their for 40 years will mention how it feels like they have had 3 or 4 different careers.

      Cons

      It is very union worker based which makes a management position at BNSF much more challenging because of the different union agreements. Currently, the employee base is very old making it somewhat intimidating for younger just out of college kids entering the company.

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