Good Old Boys Mentality - Field Service Engineer Amtrak Employee Review

2.0
1 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The work is steady so don’t plan on having a life. You can sleep at night if you work nights. The benefits are decent.

Cons

There’s a new CEO and everybody is afraid of losing their job so you better watch out because it’s every man for themselves. They don’t provide employed with the correct tools/equipment and they’re quick to retaliate. Upper Management doesn’t know how to change the old mentality work culture so new blood is needed that can come off the street and not from within. There is no work like balance.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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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
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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 The pay is fairly well but after union dues in medical and taxes are withdrawn your net income makes it look like you are making at least 15 to 17 an hr.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 .

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