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      3.5

      66% would recommend to a friend

      (286 total reviews)

      Dan Smith

      77% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      Watco Companies has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 286 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Watco Companies 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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      286 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 9, 2018

      Kanawha River Railroad Conductor - Best Railroad I've ever worked for.

      Conductor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      When work is there, you get lots of hours, easily breaking 60-70K/year as a conductor, engineer 70-90K. Good pay for a regional/short line. Railroad retirement, management is very understanding and extremely easy to work with and get along with. When a manager leaves here, the train crews want to throw them a party and always hope the next guy is just as good. Best manager I've ever worked for, by far. and this is not the first, nor second, nor third railroad I've worked on, management here makes this place dozens of times better than any other line I've worked on anywhere in the USA. Great crews, extremely healthy crew to crew relationships. No union dues as there's no union, and this is a railroad that actually doesn't need a union with how well management treats the people.

      Cons

      When work is slow, it's slow. If it's slow for too long you won't earn but 47-50K/year. On call is hard for anyone with a family. Start at the bottom of the seniority roster, so you get forced to any of three terminals in Ohio and West Virginia, depending on what no one else wants that bid cycle you'll get forced to what is left. As is the case with all railroads. Too reliant on coal, over half the crews work coal pool, so when coal slows down, furloughs or drastic overtime cut backs are likely.

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      Watco Companies Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback about the KNWA. It's wonderful to hear that you have a great team of leaders and fellow Team Members to work with.
      4.0
      Nov 7, 2018

      Lead Operator

      Operations lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Team to work with

      Cons

      I cannot think of any cons

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      Watco Companies Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience at Watco. I'm glad to hear that you had a great team!
      4.0
      Oct 19, 2018

      Decent

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Different work everyday and it’s never the same and you are learning the basics of a locomotive.

      Cons

      Overtime is hard to receive

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      Watco Companies Response
      7y
      Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. I'm glad to hear that you had a chance to learn something new and do something different everyday. We will continue to work hard to ensure our pay and benefits are competitive and if you have any other recommendations to help us improve, feel free to email me at rpeterson@watcocompanies.com.
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