Union Pacific Railroad Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Out of all three railroads I’ve worked for this one would’ve stuck."

"The first few years are the hardest until you build seniority and you never know where the job will take you at first. Stick it out and then the job gets more conducive to a family lifestyle."

"Lack of meritocracy in a bureaucracy, double standard, dishonest, retaliation (they are specialized), wasting company's money to hire/promote ineptitude brown nosers including embezzlement managements, even embezzlement regional manager (IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT ARE WORKING AT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD). "WATCH OUT" management been trained or/and adapted to be very good at manipulation and retaliation. Management are micro nitpicking, force falsify violations ETE ("E"mployee "T"ragic "E"xercises) tickets to mainly "TARGETED" craft people and some other craft people (some other craft people are just for shows company reliably) made sure those craft peoples are bad, reckless/unsafe, finally they created to fire those craft people with all bad records (because they lost a lot of business, instead of lay you off by seniority {most places already lay off} they created ETE tickets to fire targeted craft people). In other hand they are very safe, protected company/managements. The truth is they are the one made craft people unsafe situation and/or used craft people. But craft people can't give them ETE tickets back to management (that is one example of showing totally "UNFAIR TREATMENT" for safety). Or if you do other way around to express your concerns, you will be first hit list and management will make sure you will be going down and down, used with all their (company) wealth and power (believed or not, this is true stories). Message to UP... if you took other people's job willfully (by races, discrimination, retaliation; health, etc.,), karma will take your jobs too (now happening on coal and other). That means "JUSTICES DENIED, KARMA TAKE THE RIDE". Question is: have your management "WILLFULLY" (by races, discrimination, retaliation, health; etc.,) fire, demote or made financially miserable to other people? Because your businesses is losing""UNEXPECTEDLY" like coal business, there are some other more."

"WATCH OUT people... before you apply for mechanical department read this message. This company had tons of money and so powerful. If you are white with lack of education, working reckless and kiss management ass then you are very easy to go up very quick. If you are Black probably they dare not touch you. If you are Latino you got to know who you go with. If you are Asian, be prepared to work your ass out, don't ever think about to move up. Because most management mentally is most Asian people came from third world country and they don't need to deserve same like in US or their work place, some times they mention to you, "Does your country have these opportunities?""

"I have worked with UPRR since 2010. It is a Fortune 200 company headquartered in America's heartland. It is a large company with an ample IT department, employing around 2,000 employees and contractors in IT alone."

"I've worked with Union Pacific since last 10 years. It's great place to work."

"Is a really good company to work for. Generally treats employees well and provides good benefits. There are always issues with a company this size, and Union Pacific is no exception. But its still a company I would consider working my entire career at."

"UP is an excellent place to work. The diversity of software technologies used amazed me. The general attitude of the employees is friendly and helpful. I highly recommend taking a position with them."

What do you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"The pay. The insurance. The retirement. The time off. Don't have to work with the public."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't have a life. Once you are hired, they own it."

What don't you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"The hours are horrendous. The company pays managers to fail workers. The job is more important than your life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop demanding employees take the call and allow lay offs without punishment. Teach and encourage employees rather than repremant constantly."

What do you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"everything is great about the conpany, it is a great company to work for."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be professional, sell yourself and you will go a long way."

What don't you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"The union is hard to get used to, I came from the military so working in a union is diferent."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"lead by example, tell your people to work like you would like to work. take the lead a everyone will follow if your willing to get dirty"

"This place is the worst job I have ever had.....run don't look back"

What do you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"It pays the bills, other than that is a real bad job"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't do it, they will lie strait to your face. Right now we have about 100 guys out of work"

What don't you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"Out of all the managers we have only one has done the work he manages, they treat us as expendable resources"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fire every last one of yourselves, spend less time working out, going to tittie bars, golfing,kissing ass to those above you and berating those under you."

What do you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"I get to design and build everything from the ground up. The company also has a good benefits package and retirement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It pays to be a YES ;). And you will always have a job."

What don't you like about working at Union Pacific Railroad?

"The company I work for is not a technology company. I am working with people that have little technical experience that are in a position to direct my work flow. This has caused some very uncomfortable conflicts. My base salary is horrible!!!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to bring in a manager that has a strong technical and management background."