Pros
Railroad retirement if you started before 2018. All other positive attributes of this company have been decimated
Cons
Where do I start... Cuts after cuts, followed by demotions to people who have never even had a remotely poor performance review. Many of whom had great performance reviews on a regular basis. Great performance used to mean job security - not here at UP. 'Flattening' the organization to 'promote decision making' backfired, not that it was really the truth in the first place. Workforce 'Reductions' oh.. I mean... Resources, has turned into simple pawns that don't perform any background research into personnel or performance. There's at least one Sr Mgr in fact that is completely one-sided, uses word-of-mouth and lies to make decisions without getting both sides and from what I've heard, SHE's not the only one. Pay scale has been cut down to reduce MRV - Market Reference Value to minimize future raises to current employees. Work/Life balance still does not exist, but that's true with all railroads. Record profits don't show up in the raise and bonus plan. Raises are mediocre at best for anyone who has invested real time at the company. If you are low on the pay scale, your raises will be good till the hook is set. Leadership touts PSR as a godsend, but it hurts everyone except the stockholders. UP stock is being built as a house of cards like so many other large corporations. There is no regard for performance or customer service, only the Almighty Stock Price. Benefits are now too expensive and the deductibles are too high.