Thread regarding Union Pacific Corp. layoffs

Spoken like a true company boy.

Now, finish your coffee quickly so you can go fabricate an FTX.

These “you just watch, the stock’s gonna fall and they’ll realize their mistake” posts are just id--tic. The railroad knows exactly what is going to happen. They know there will be a transition period where operations in all phases will suffer, stock prices will drop, and yes - gasp - employees will be upset because of the cuts.

This is all part of the plan. Maximum return on investment for shareholders is the ONLY priority. Anything else is secondary at best. Employees are simply a necessary nuisance to move freight. If you want to stay at the railroad, go in every day, do your job, and collect the check.

Okay I have to say it ...."Can't we all get along?"

Lol.

Someone said it best earlier...it's certainly OK to want to be treated better and expect certain things from your employer...even the railroad. We don't have to accept being beat like a stray dog all the time. People don't need these railroad jobs like they used to...most younger people these days are not going to put up with their c-ap and they better adjust to that reality REAL quick.

Great for you if you personally accept the abuse but not everyone needs to follow your logic and do so also. Without a doubt 3 generations is something for your family to be very proud of. I know what it's like to get knocked around to couple of different railroads...not the best way to build a career but it does happen unfortunately. You do what you have to in order to keep those retirement months counting upward. Stay after it.

This is all part of the plan. Things always have to get worse before they become better. I've read Hunter Harrison's books on how PSR actually works. To implement anything new in any career field or job, things have to get bad to find the foundation and build up on that. Look back into railroad history and everything that is going on now has been done before. I have 17 years on the railroad with 3 different companies. All of the railroads are like this. It's not just a UP thing, it's all of them. If you all actually thought they care about your family time then you dumb--ses didn't read what you were signing up for. You are nothing but a number, not a name, no family, just a number. You signed up to worked different shifts, weekends, holidays, be away from family things. This is the railroad. I'm a 3rd generation railroader, I knew what I was getting into. We all hired in during a booming industry, but we also knew that, there could always be a chance of getting laid off. That is the lifestyle. Its nothing personal. It's a f---ing business. Stop b--ching, crying and become a f---ing adult. Life is f---ing unfair, if you get laid off, find another job. Its f---ing business.