Lackluster Leadership and Toxic Culture - Mid-level Leader BNSF Railway Employee Review

1.0
Dec 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pros to working here unfortunately don’t exist anymore.

Cons

Leader promotions are undeservingly given to those that are liked or those that will be clones of higher level, poor leaders. Employees are overworked and undervalued. Employee morale is the lowest of the low and the leadership’s stance is “nothing to see here folks”. Diversity initiatives are a joke and they should simply abandon the effort since no one believes its core to their values. The company instead values those that look like, sound like and act like the company leaders. Salary and benefits have declined and working here is now just a job where there used to be a sense of pride. It really is shameful.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

-Great Benefits -People Forward culture -Railroad Retirement

Cons

-Some working policies are as forward as they can be for a railroad but are not as flexible compared to other industries

5.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people and strong coworkers across the organization. The company offers competitive pay, strong benefits, and good overall stability. There are many experienced employees who care about the work and are willing to help others succeed.

Cons

The organization can be very hierarchical, which sometimes makes it difficult to drive change or move quickly. Decisions often require multiple layers of approval, so it can take longer than expected to finalize direction or make progress. There is also limited flexibility compared to what many other companies offer, especially when it comes to working arrangements.

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