Working for Amtrak is like being in Prison - Anonymous employee Amtrak Employee Review

1.0
Nov 20, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Travel free, Health Benefits and the opportunity to feed and support my family.

Cons

Where does one begin! Never in my life have I worked for such a ass-backwards company. Good hard working employees are misjudged, tossed aside, treated like inmates, humiliated in front of coworkers on a daily basis, stripped of their status and fired for no reason (then claim they have no idea what your talking about when you complain to upper management). A day does not pass where some uneducated manager walks up to you just to let you know how stupid they really are. This does not apply to all managers, usually supervisors who are trying to make themselves seem important. They have destroyed good hard working employees just to prove a point to the rest of the employees. Someone up there in the ranks should investigate the way some of the supervisors and managers treat labor - its just horrible. If they like you - you have nothing to worry about If they (for what ever reason) don't like you - They can make your life a living hell. Sometime I get so sick to my stomach not knowing who will walk through that door and unleash their miserable existence on us. You cant even call for support when you need something from one of these supervisors without them treating you like a step child Its just a shame - The years i spent at this company I could have been happy somewhere else. Jobs are hard to find these days - so we stay.

Explore other reviews about Amtrak

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very great company to work for! Great Job Stability and good benefits.

Cons

May be difficult to move up the ladder. Promotions within aren't very common.

1.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great friends and Travel with plenty to see

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 .

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All