What is a typical working day like at Union Pacific?

Decent healthcare that they are working at day and night to take away

Work hours are horrible. They train you for the job and then spend the rest of your career trying to fire you for any tiny little thing. Management style is to scare you into breaking company rules to get productivity up but then use that to fire you. Speaking from over 25 years working for this company

Checks never bounce It’s not excessively physical work Attendance points and sick days really cover you if you are legitimately needing time away

The union that backs you up is limp wristed and you cannot opt out The corporation puts profits in a league above all else They preach safety but fail to maintain tracks in a safe fashion Common sense logistics planning is COMPLETELY out of the window; if it makes sense logistically just know that they will do the opposite and throw a fit when you point out a much better transition Taking a promotion COST you over 10k in your pocket because of training pay difference On call, all day and night every day of the year Incredibly tedious rules (thousands of them) that if you break management gets promoted to get you fired (no wonder there is a rift) We will all be replaced by automation it’s a matter of time (20 years tops)