I have absolutely no regret leaving there.īut there are people in the field (train crews, track maintainers, signal maintainers) I will miss. I left abruptly as the stress, the living out of a suitcase life and no desire for the Atlanta lifestyle was a match for my future as Norfolk Southern Railway looks to consolidate everything into Atlanta, even their headquarters in Norfolk, VA there. Expect disrespectful colleagues to relieve you and complain about everything you did or should have done before they got there. You are CONSTANTLY under scrutiny so do not expect a pat on the back for a job well done. One thing about it, every day is different so expect variety, there is lots of stress as you are basically a railroad equivalent of a air traffic controller and lots and lots of responsibility. If you want a good paycheck and health benefits but could careless about seeing friends, family and having any outside life, this is the job for you. (Refer to Norfolk Southern Public Projects Manual Appendix I) shall remain in. Damage to the property of the Company or Railroad or to poles, wires, and other. Engineer, hereinafter referred to as “Railroad Engineer”, will serve as the. Respectful managers are far and few now under the company's new regime to centralize the dispatchers in their new Network Operations Center in Atlanta, you are looked at as a number and the only way to get any break is to mark off sick because so many have retired or quit in the last year since the centralization of dispatchers began.Ĭalled the “Company” and the Norfolk Southern Railway Company. Even when you get that first regular job it will NOT be a Monday through Friday job on 1st shift. Do not expect to have a life outside the railroad, you belong to the railroad once you are hired, mark up and get years under of seniority behind you before you get off the extra board and stand for a regular job. While this part is not NS fault, NS does not allow adequate training in using a new dispatch system that was basically forced on all dispatchers and expected to learn on your own with little to no education on how to use it. You are required to be in a union and doing a quality job is meaningless only seniority allows you to move ahead, so you could be the best dispatcher but least seniority, you will not get the job.
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