Married to the railroad - Locomotive Engineer Union Pacific Employee Review

1.0
Mar 9, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

ok pay. you get flashed in the summer time. you wave at kids and it makes them happy.

Cons

no life. you are on call 24-7 365 days a year. you are married to the railroad. If you lay off very much you will be fired. Horrible top management. Anyone below top management are just tools.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Cons are also Travel. The shift I am on you are supposed to be gone for eight d ays and home for six. But it actually translates into gone for 9 1/2 days by the time you include your travel days which put you only home for 4 to 4 1/2 days every 14 days.

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