Norfolk Southern Railway Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"Awful company. Local management is terrible. Zero knowledge."

"Its been a long 12 years here. Started off great despite the company never really caring for the employees. Work non stop and struggle to get vacation days approved most of the time. Then when business slows they start cutting...and cutting... The last 3 years have been horrible the company cuts jobs adds work to existing jobs changes schedules almost as if to just make them less appealing. Weird right? The people running this place care about stock prices thats it. Not the employees the customers or the public. Trains have doubled in size(to cut crews) the block public crossings much longer now. I like what I do but anything above middle management and even some of them could care less about employees. Now they want to pass covid mandates. In hopes they will lose people so they can push for 1 man crews. Which is not safe for the crew member or the public. They have "programs" running trains until it messes up or gets scared then it dumps it on to the actual engineer. You then have to fix the mistake in a time frame the computer decides its taking all the skill our men have away. You get fired for doing something you havent done because this system thinks you will. Even when you prove it wrong. Horrible place. Stay away"

"Great company to work for that provided great experiences along the way. Would recommend to anyone interested in operations management, the railroad industry, and managing people. Lots of room to grow and be what ever you set out to be. Management supports and encourages you to do well and help provide the best service to the customers. Good company to be apart of."

"And great job with good pay and retirement, however it’s poorly ran by upper management."

"If you’re not a stock holder they do not care about you at all. The customer and the employees to them are a necessary evil. They want you available 24/7 for repairs but they do not want to buy material to keep things running, then they act like they’re doing you a favor when they do buy parts and materials to maintain their equipment."

"It was a great job when I started and stayed that way till about 5 yrs ago. The company management went from taking care of customers to only caring about the bottom line and stockholders. It is a very hostile environment now."

"the company was misleading on job security adjusted to dangerous environmental work issues"

"It's a job, time for a change."

"I've worked for the rail road on an off sence I was 18 years of age. Its come a time an age where computers are taking some of the jobs there for leaving some of us without a job or short hours. I've also had a few other jobs in my career search that have taught me alot an I have experienced numerous talents an opportunity of experience. Jobs such as production, transportation, technical, a few others characteristics I'm sure I'm leaving out. I will strive to find the best career for my needs an appilitys that is my goal an review."

"Fast pass work environment"