Does Genesee & Wyoming pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Genesee & Wyoming employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Genesee & Wyoming. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Genesee & Wyoming?

55% of Genesee & Wyoming employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Genesee & Wyoming 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Genesee & Wyoming?

Railroad Conductor (16) , Locomotive Engineer (10) , Conductor (8) , Switchman (7) , Track Laborer (6) , Trainmaster (6) , Anonymous (4) , Customer Service Specialist (4) , Accountant (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Engineer (3) , Freight Conductor (3) , Locomotive Engineer/Conductor (3) , Manager (3) , Switchmen (3)

What are the pros of working at Genesee & Wyoming according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and retirement plan if you can survive working there." ((in 44 reviews)); "1. Pay is good" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great people to work with!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Excellent benefits and railroad retirement" ((in 7 reviews)); "The coworkers are great." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Genesee & Wyoming according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor , and short handed so you have to work hard like a dog everyday." ((in 21 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 8 reviews)); "If you like working long hours and not learning much, this is a place for you." ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management are idiots." ((in 5 reviews)); "Some leadership is handpicked not review properly" ((in 5 reviews))

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Genesee & Wyoming reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(219 total reviews)

Michael Miller

100% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Genesee & Wyoming has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 219 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Genesee & Wyoming employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

219 reviews

3.0

Mar 12, 2016

No loyalty to employees and bullying

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, 401k, health insurance, safety

Cons

Although you have sick time, you are "encouraged not to use it". When you do your job shows up on the elimination list. There is no room for advancement, and management is allowed to intimidate employees and accuse them of whatever they want to without an oppotrinity for employee to stick up for themselves.

1.0

Dec 12, 2014

What a joke of a company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros to this company you can guarantee to be jerked from depot to depot with the very minimum rest that they can get away with working you at.

Cons

Worst management in the railroad industry. Horrible morale through out the company due to the train masters and the General managers. And it seems they constantly keep things behind the eight ball.

1.0

Dec 16, 2017

Run from this pit of Snakes! Go work for a real RR like Watco or a class one.

Locomotive engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. There IS a price on safety no matter what they preach to you. It’s $20,000.00. If you are injured on the job, be ready to get yelled at for 20-30 minutes before they take you to the hospital. Afterwards they will do nothing but blame you for the injury instead of owning up to all the lack of maintenance that is reported daily to them.

Cons

Poor working conditions. Morale is lower than a third tour of duty in the sand box due to G.M.’s pride and micromanaging. No communication what so ever.

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