CSX reviews about "time"

More meetings than productivity, advancement gridlock, inconsistent performance management, self-promotion is rewarded while production receives more work. Many long-timers are completely complacent and snarl at the suggestion of change. Employees are behind in technology knowledge (more snarling) and scoff at the knowledge of younger peers.

Long hours, inconsistent "family time"

Long hours time away from home, highly reposnsible, focused career.

Now we are just a number, company does not care about their employees. Absenteeism policy for clerks just changed to 1 occurence (late or sick) for a rolling 4 weeks. They are suspending and firing employees who have violated the policy with emergency surgeries. Ridiculous. I hope the EEOC and ADA get them for non compliance for people with disabilities. Union is about useless.

The attendance policy is overly strict. If you take any non paid time off including sick for more than 24 hours you get written up unless you have a doctor's note. The managment is always trying to write you up or threaten you so they can hold things over your head. As a new employee you will not be able to hold a job with a regular work schedule and you will have to work on call and be available 6 days a week including all holidays. They ship freight 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You will not have a regular sleep patern because of this and it will take years to hold a regular job. You only get 3 personal days as a new hire and 2 weeks vacation. One week must be taken in a block. It is very difficult to make plans around this type of lifestyle. You are subject to random drug and breathalyzer tests so there is no drinking when you are on call for work.

no rest-no home time live most time in a hotel

At times there is a lot of down time and at others they are bombarding you with information. All in all, you were left alone which can be awkward for a new employee.

On call 24/7, and they will call 24/7!!! Mostly for jobs that your not even qualified to be on. You will have no life, one day off a week. A week day usually. Even if you get to the point you get good seniority as a conductor they will force you to be an engineer and lose it all starting from the bottom again. If you take a day off, they will threaten you with termination. Only way to take time off is FMLA or calling in sick. Company ignores union agreements, denies pay and claims due to you. You pay Union dues to a union that doesn't do anything for you. They will leave you in a hotel for 24 hours or more. You could be gone from home for days just to get called back as soon as you wake up and do it all over again. They force safety down your throat but on a daily basis managers tell you to violate the rules and FRA regulations. Any time anything goes wrong the company hangs you. Even when THEY tell you to do something against the rules they still find a way to blame it all on you.

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