Kansas City Southern Reviews
Updated Apr 17, 2020
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Approve of CEO
David L. Starling
14 Ratings
Pros
"Great benefits, flexible work environment" (in 6 reviews)
"Secure, good pay, great benefits," (in 5 reviews)
Cons
"No life, Long hours with very little off time" (in 4 reviews)
"You have no life outside of the place" (in 4 reviews)
"Excellent work environment; stable company"
I have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great benefits, flexible work environment
Cons
Work/life balance can suffer during busy times
Kansas City Southern2020-03-27"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time
Pros
Benefits were great and the work environments was easygoing for the most part.
Cons
Training for the position could have been better
Kansas City Southern2020-04-17"Not bad but it's not all good either"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Benefits are good, pay is decent, fellow co-worker are unique in their own way.
Cons
Management trys to micromanage everything. If something goes wrong, they try to blame the transportation side first before anyone else.
Continue readingKansas City Southern2020-02-27"Steer clear"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than a year
Pros
Decent pay with bonus potential.
Cons
No investment in infrastructure and doesn't maintain current locomotive fleet.
Continue readingKansas City Southern2020-02-21"Ok Job"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
It pays the bills and you can work wherever you want on your territory any day.
Cons
On call all the time. Bad work/life balance. Monitored constantly with vehicle cameras.
Kansas City Southern2019-11-12"Positive experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Friendly work atmosphere, work-life balance.
Cons
Not enough global focus, too much politics
Kansas City Southern2019-09-17- Helpful (1)
"Journeyman Diesel Electrican"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time
Pros
Cant think of anything positive.
Cons
Horrible days off, Horrible hours, even worse management. Anytime a minor thing happens the upper management over reacts and middle to low management has no backbone.
Kansas City Southern2019-07-03 "Erratic schedule but compensation is very generous."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Wages, benefits, and good coworkers.
Cons
Schedule changes often, difficult to plan events.
Kansas City Southern2019-05-21"Secure job but stressful environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Secure, good pay, great benefits,
Cons
Regulations, stressful, too many chiefs. Disconnect between office and field,
Continue readingKansas City Southern2019-04-25- Helpful (1)
"KCS will use you as needed and throw you out as needed."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Kansas City Southern full-time for more than a year
Pros
Pay, Paid Vacation, and Paid Holidays.
Cons
Condescending remarks from management, lazy hypocritical co-workers, bad work environment, unrealistic work expectations from management, and seniority based lay-offs when work gets slow.
Kansas City Southern2019-04-18
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