Union Pacific Employee Reviews about "call 24 7"

Pros

Good benefits, autonomy, the opportunity to change things and make leadership decisions

Cons

24/7 lifestyle. Because the work never stops it is hard to be away from phone calls.

Pros

Not many. Benefits are getting worse but still OK. Pay is going downhill or backward compared to the cost of living.

Cons

See Pros. Pay going down compared to cost of living. Benefits are decreasing with every contract. Company expects you to be available 24/7 and fires you if you aren't. Safety is less of a concern each and every day.

Pros

Good income Better benefits than Non-Union work

Cons

No job Security Mass Layoffs have nothing todo with Covid. They were going on long before Covid started. 24/7 operation that goes by seniority, as far as scheduling

Pros

paycheck has never bounced you can always quit...i think...honestly not sure about that though. They might actually fire you for trying to quit.

Cons

So many to name, - There is absolutely no managerial accountability for anything. (It's out of their hands, they know nothing about it, it's impossible to fix, it's been that way for 20 years, I'll get back to you, or more often than not...well, it's your fault) - a new attendance policy has been implemented in which an employee could work for 362 days (being available for call, on duty, or resting) and need to take a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off - and they will be jobless upon their return. On call 24/7/365 with no set days off - are denied earned compensated leave days due to "manpower shortage" as the company constantly manipulates staffing to ensure it always has the absolute minimum amount of people available to operate - constantly and consistently violates the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is the contract we work under, forcing employees to work out of proper rest, off of qualified areas, and doing jobs designated to other groups and threaten termination - employment termination is constantly threatened by the terms "Failure to Comply" and "Insubordination" being used at every opportunity to justify a company officer's abuse of power and disregard for employees' safety, rest, quality of life, morale, and overall well being. - Never being able to plan anything longer than 2 hours in advance...ever - not being able to participate or engage in normal life without constantly checking to see if you are going to get called for work, but even then, due to the complete lack of regard by management, even if you think you can mow your lawn for an hour without checking your phone, chances are they will call you to work and if you don't answer within 30 minutes of their first attempt...you are more than half way to being fired on average, the normal railroader is awake for 24+ hours at a time. It is normal to be awake for 10-16 hours and then unexpectedly get called for work, in which days can range from 6 to 20 hours on duty. You never know when you will be going to work, what kind of job you will be working, how long you will be at work, or if by the time you drive to work that they wont send you home because they made a mistake, just so you can pull in your driveway to have them call you back to work. There is no direct access to the payroll department the people that you need to speak with to take time off (should you dare) either don't answer the phone (so you get to spend an hour on hold) or they are typically unpleasant condescending...leading to the next point Nearly Every part of the management team at the local and regional level are conniving and condescending. The union representation is an absolute joke in which yo pay an absurd amount of monthly dues to a local in which your ONLY course of action in the case of an agreement violation is to file a claim - which is then immediately auto - denied by the payroll department, to which you submit a dispute to your union, in which you may see 10% of your claim value in 7 to 10 years...but that depends on if you are buddy buddy with a union official. if not...well sorry about your luck The overall atmosphere at the railroad is similar to high school. Most of your co workers will spread gossip and misinformation based on what they heard someone else say they heard from a guy who was talking to someone that heard about a situation that somebody else heard about. most people are more concerned with what everyone else is doing than minding their own business, and someone always has something to say about how they think you aren't doing what they think you should be doing. The only thing Union Pacific truly cares about is that you are available to answer the phone and show up to work your train. Not Health, not safety, not its employees, not veterans, not family. All of that is marketing and for the shareholders.

Pros

Good benefits, Retirement, You get to ride a train

Cons

Everything else! No home life, work 24/7 365, Wife will leave you and so will all your friends. This company owns your soul. They have no sympathy for you. You are just a number costing them money

Pros

None, they suck you in with the pay and you get stuck for the retirement

Cons

Union Pacific does not care for their employees at all. Management is out to get everyone all the time. Prepare to be railroaded daily. On call 24/7 365. No advansment without moving to Ohmaha

Pros

Great pay if you have seniority.

Cons

No family time. No life when you on call 24/7