About 5 years ago, I'd say the IT Dept. was amazing and unique in the industry. They were doing great things and serving the company well. Today I'd say it's mediocre. UP actually wants a mediocre IT Dept. rather than a truly excellent one. They came out and said that they want to be a Class I railroad and nothing more–and that's exactly what they'll be, if they're lucky. All the innovation, streamlining, and efficiency that the ID Dept. introduced in years past has now come to a halt, and they're struggling just to maintain that. It's so obvious that there is no one in UP's upper management team who understands technological innovation or has any significant IT experience–or anyone who even knows how IT's past achievements have benefited the company. Years ago, UP was different. But railroads are gonna be railroads...
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There development stack is stuck in 2007.
I give them a solid 5.
I've seen better and I've seen worse.
90% of IT problems can be solved by unplugging it and plugging it back in.
Maybe UP will keep its IT employees intact and turn into a IT services company.
Who cares? It is an administrative service. UP has much bigger problems. I don’t care if they use dial-up
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