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Richard Anderson
27 Ratings
Pros
"Decent pay and benefits, also plenty of autonomy" (in 22 reviews)
"Good pay for a variety of jobs that don't require a degree" (in 40 reviews)
Cons
"The time you spend away from home can be a burden, but if you can stay prepared it can be worked out" (in 10 reviews)
"Work/life balance was not prioritized even though it could work in certain deparments" (in 9 reviews)
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"Great company great job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Benefits, good work culture, good colleagues, safety is very important, pay.
Cons
New employees end up working nights for a long time.
Amtrak 2018-06-04 14:46 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"Great opportunity for all people."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Amtrak full-time
Pros
Culture. Employees do not have to look over their shoulders.
Cons
Nothing. Company trays employees right.
Advice to Management
Great Job. Keep up the great job.
Amtrak 2018-07-16 06:26 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Worst management and leadership ever.!!!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Benefits are good and retirement is better than social security.
Cons
The culture is horrible it’s a very demeaning please. They will fire you for anything. Harassment amongst employees and by management to their employees Is extremely high. I have a MBA degree and I still can not move above the customer service level. I’m a union member and you have to pay union dues to work a non management position. The union Reps work for Amtrak to so there is a conflict of interest. The union is TCU in which they defend the company 100x harder than they do their members. TCU is not organized very well. The pay is fairly well but after union dues in medical and taxes are withdrawn your net income makes it look like you are making at least 15 to 17 an hr. As far as Work culture at Amtrak it is fueled by many rumors and those rumors are more affluent then your resume .
Advice to Management
Diversity management with younger businesses professionals that are in tuned to society. Don’t be afraid of technology it’s a aid in business. Stop restricting mobile device use. Look through your current employees resumes you will be shocked to find the talent that is employed Not used effectively. For example there is a coworker of mine who went to MIT who is currently a station cleaner has applied for other positions but cannot get a interview due to dislike from his Manager.
Amtrak 2018-07-16 06:06 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"Carman"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Salary and benifets. Opportunity to move up.
Cons
Vacation days. Week the first year. 2 weeks the 2nd year. 3rd week after 7 years 4 weeks after 18 years. 5 week afterschool 25 years
Amtrak 2018-07-05 18:45 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"Carmen"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time
Pros
Great place to work friendly people
Cons
Working in the elements like the rain
Amtrak 2018-06-29 06:25 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"At quick glance..."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Employee travel, ability to work in many various environments (tunnels, terminals, middle of swamps, etc.), different shifts available based on seniority
Cons
Incorrect decisions get made based on insufficient/incorrect information, and then twice as much work must be done to correct things.
Advice to Management
Listen to the employees on the front lines, as they know how this place actually operates and moves people around the country. People with little to no experience should not be shaping rail policy for such a specialized industry.
Amtrak 2018-06-29 18:15 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"What it is working at Amtrak"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Lots of overtime. A lot of projects.
Cons
Not flexible with hours of work
Amtrak 2018-06-25 18:10 PDT![Amtrak Logo]()
"Service Engineer - High Speed Rail"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
In high speed rail department, you can see the latest technologies in trainsets.
Cons
Working hours include weekends nights.
Amtrak 2018-07-06 09:28 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Great Resume Builder"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Retirement is good. Easy work load.
Cons
Pay is less than other industries.
Advice to Management
Stop promoting based on race and gender. Hire the best candidate!
Amtrak 2018-06-12 10:59 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Amtrak full-time
Pros
Great people. Railroad family environment
Cons
Do not promote internal employees well
Amtrak 2018-06-12 12:35 PDT
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