No Life, no prospects - Conductor CSX Employee Review

1.0
Apr 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

benefits and railroad retirement pay is ok if you don't have a life and live at work

Cons

Hours Incompetent management rough work conditions hassle you for your allowed time off frequently laid off in slow times forced to move if you want to keep working

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great pay and benefits PTO

Cons

Long hours and terrible work environment Training is inadequate On call 24/7 with only 2hr notice No holiday pay for road jobs Newer guys/ low seniority never know where they are going to work week to week No overtime potentially if on long mileage run and will still work 12 hours Very stressful job with a lot of responsibility Lots of time away from home and never have a consistent sleep schedule

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