Kansas City Southern Reviews
Updated Apr 1, 2021
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David L. Starling
27 Ratings
Pros
"Secure, good pay, great benefits," (in 8 reviews)
"KCS is a good company with good people" (in 6 reviews)
Cons
"No life, Long hours with very little off time" (in 5 reviews)
"You have no life outside of the place" (in 4 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good salary, good vacation time
Cons
On call even when off of work
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Excellent people, rewarding work. Good compensation.
Cons
Quick with discipline, sometimes without regard to production consequences.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, competitive pay good working environment.
Cons
Not a lot of room to advance in the company.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great pay, good management, great benefits
Cons
None that I can think of
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Care about employees and their success
Cons
Missing some benefits that bigger companies have
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great pay and a great opportunity to advance with the company
Cons
On call all the time
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
It was a job and I got a paycheck and some good experience.
Cons
Overwhelmed and not a lot of help at all.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Amazing pay for Shreveport Bossier Amazing health insurance Stock purchase Great people to work with (union workers)
Cons
Management is terrible they can’t spell how to do your job but tell you what to do Schedule sucks starting out on call 24/7/365
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good pay, benefits, good people to work with
Cons
No Home life, time off is hard to come by
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great middle management. Beautiful office building.
Cons
Esoteric industry. Must be ok with starting at an entry level position.
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