Very interesting. - Anonymous employee Amtrak Employee Review

4.0
Nov 19, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

To the "employee" who said: "“I'm ashamed to tell people I work for Amtrak - I usually say I work somewhere else.” Quit and go work for McDonalds, flip burgers, clean houses, or pole dance! If you are ashamed, you are in the wrong field. Many people want to work for Amtrak. HR received over 2000+ applications for recent Conductor Trainee positions and there were only 12 spots. Don't blame Amtrak for your woes; blame US government who would rather give billions to foreign countries without blinking an eye, while Amtrak must beg and plead for money every year. Its all priorities!

Cons

Extra board can be annoying!

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1.0
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Cons

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