If HR wants to know what employee engagement is, this is the perfect site for them.

The Execs are known for saying one thing and doing another. You cannot count on anything they say. Sadly, it appears that the good old boys network decides who stays and who leaves based on popularity, as if they are still in high school. It's too... — read more 

Can anyone explain why they get to take out RRB Tier I and II, from the severance package payout if we aren’t RR ee’s anymore? When it doesn’t count towards our service? Does anyone know?? Thanks for the info.

Vena allegedly wanted the 30% cut done immediately. IT has not hit the 30% even after Tuesday. Did other departments hit the 30? Will it be another happy Thanksgiving like last year? Lance/Lynden. . . you can post a reply here... . it's anonymous.

Did UP leadership consider salary cuts before deciding to cut jobs? It’s possible to achieve similar results without piling the work onto the employees who are left.

Blackrock owned 44,362,800 shares of UP stock with voting rights back in Jan. 2018. They started their attack on the UP a year ago.https://www.streetinsider.com/SEC+Filings/Form+SC+13GA+UNION+PACIFIC+CORP+Filed+by%3A+BlackRock+Inc./13714866.html

PSR is not a business model, it’s simply a hedge fund strategy. Regardless of what Lance, Vena, Foote, Kreel, or the deceased Hunter Harrison have said or will say. Hedge funds recognize inefficient companies and either take over the board or place... — read more 

I was walked out of UPC last Tuesday, and I stupidly turned over my USB security key. Now I can't get into the company laptop I normally keep at home (they lock out the password login option when you are terminated). So if there's any personal files... — read more 

Anyone willing to share what was in the severance package for non agreement this week? I'm wondering if it was the same as last fall, and especially given that bonuses were the day before layoffs. I don't think they are done, I find myself almost... — read more 

Don't bother applying there..... https://pilotonline.com/business/ports-rail/article_e7422bdc-2fae-11e9-bfb2-f36414e91ae5.html

Just heard from someone that just heard that something gonna happen from someone that just heard also from someone that just heard over a conversation that overheard someone else that talk to someone that read something that said they also heard from... — read more 

Just heard West Wolton Dolores Commerce are going to become one roster in case one of these shops close down people have options to move around within the LA basin. Anyone heard anything?

Layoffs while others offered either a demotion or severance. Yet, in the CC&S dept (formerly NCSC), there were several promotions to General Director. Really, why would that dept need a VP, AVP, and 3-4 General Directors? Seriously, thought the whole... — read more 

Ever since I quit UP a few years ago work has been great. Seriously, the girl that posted about how great a quality of life UP has blah blah blah. Ok....in statistics you are what is called an outlier. Out of a large block of data, decisions aren’t... — read more 

What cuts are coming to Kansas City area yards and Diesel shop, since Jim Vena has combed the premises and has left? Does anyone know as of yet?

When is the next cut in Los Angeles mechanical?

Have we reached 30% yet? Or is that just a moving target?

I guess I see things differently than a lot of people on here. I'm a female employee and have been there 20 years. UP is an amazing place to work if you are a woman. Work life balance is excellent. Yes we've had layoffs. Most companies are laying off... — read more 

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For about 2 weeks I was not able to post. Wonder why....anyone else have that issue?

It’s obvious that this has no end in the near future, so I’m wondering who will they be targeting the most from now on, what type of workers, what pay grades, what departments? How can we get any indication about this. Maybe we can’t and will still... — read more 

I’ve seen a lot of opportunity given to the same people who always seem to get it. It’s always funny how people are given positions for development, yet no one is able to apply to them because their might be someone more qualified in the ranks. It’s... — read more 

And the one after that? And the one after? Is this our reality now? Constant layoffs? No time to recharge our batteries? Not a day to relax and actually feel like job security is once again a thing here? How do they expect us to work with this... — read more 

I’m guessing Fresno will all go the SJVRR. Sad but true. Look out Eugene , Longview and Lake Yard. And dozens of small yards. Genesee Wyoming.

Omaha peeps, ketv looks good tonight. Discussing one of us who was laid off from UP this week. But she’s fighting cancer and will lose her insurance at the end of the month.

Just read in the north Platte bulletin a local paper that of the 30 transportation employees laid off 3 weeks ago have been recalled Vena is just a fool what happens when they find out that none of he's stuff works and it's too late or can't be fixed... — read more 

I’m really glad UP decided to keep that guy who does his grad school homework all day long. Well, that’s an exaggeration - he also spends quite a bit of time grading the homework of his 11 homeschooled kids. How about those guys who go to Starbucks... — read more 

I understand the basics of this furloughed status, but what can the workers that got furloughed expect in reality? Are they really gonna call them back or is this just a standard cut that was done in a different way to satisfy the procedures and... — read more 

Profits are at record highs, Safest railroad in North America again in 2018, yet morale is at an all time low and the company is eliminating jobs by the thousands. We are on the brink of implosion and all the top brass seems to be concerned with is... — read more 

Is there a time limit, accepting severance, that one can not reapply for positions? Done for awhile with this company but, foresee C-level exodus a few years. Would reemployment be possible at some time down the road or am I deemed the undesirable... — read more 

Has anyone else been contacted by the Omaha World Herald (newspaper)? They left me a message and sent me an email (no idea how they received my contact info). They want to do interviews and have questions about the severance. They also asked if UP is... — read more 

The CEO in 2018 made 12 million dollars a year. I know who I would cut first.

I would settle for a reduced retirement based on my years of service if I could draw it now. Or buy my pension for cash money. F--- this company it’s just a job. There are many companies out there that care more about their employees and reward them... — read more 

So, Special Agents across the system were told yesterday to come to their office/terminal and wait like sitting ducks to see if their phones rang with a call from Omaha. Firing some Special Agents, then giving other Special Agents the option to move... — read more 

I apologize if this is common knowledge, but I haven’t read anything on this subject. How much money are they planning to save with these cuts, and that degree has they reached in achieving that goal? Any opinions?