The bad ones seem to be riding it out, knowing they could survive if they hide. The good ones, albeit few, with 10-15+ years experience and real knowledge of problem solving, growing the business and how to work together across teams are bailing out every week. It is a quiet disgrace and reflects directly on the poor quality of leadership from executive management...and transcends down into the rank and file by positioning lesser quality resources in place to deal with complex and difficult challenges. I am disappointed in my company and how we are driving good people away right at the very moment we need them.
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Considering that North Little Rock promoted an individual who is a Level 2 registered s-x offender with the State of Arkansas to manager should tell anyone who is considering employment with Union Pacific the quality of their management team.
Apparently UP doesn't like attention being brought to the fact that they hire felons and s-x offenders as managers as this post keeps getting pulled. Oh well, it isn't a big deal to repost.
Talented and experienced leadership? Ok, where? There was none of that at the location I worked at. The general manager, AVP, VP, or whatever he was of the northern region was sh1t-canned for threatening employees. Plus they searched the office of that individual and found weapons in his desk. If that can be considered talent then yes, he was talented. The OP was hitting on a good point, but the whole picture isn't being realized. The good ones always leave or they're walked off. I gave up trying to figure out why they get rid of the good ones, but keep the bad ones. My theory is the good ones know what has to be done. The good ones will do what has to be done, but the work they do doesn't coincide with upper management demands. The good ones simply get tired of it and leave. The bad ones won't do anything until they're told to do it. There's also the fear factor of it all. The ones the fear for their jobs, will do EVERYTHING they're told to avoid losing it. That's my opinion anyways. The UP has always hired people to be management, with zero knowledge of how to actually do the job. There's a current manager out of C.B. that went to college to be a veterinarian, and somehow ended being a senior manager of mechanical.
Don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve never seen any experienced or talented managers at UP.
I worked with a lot of superintendents, some were good but most were on the verge of a nerves breakdown. They'd take out their frustration by screaming, cursing (f bombs) or making you the fall guy. The whistle blowers wouldn't stand a chance, they'd get black balled, demoted or sent back to their seniority.
What do you expect when you promote people with fake degrees? Gotta keep promoting your buddies you drink with. Can’t have people around that see how stup!d you are.
I haven’t seen any experienced or talented leaders at UP.
We haven't had quality leaders since about 2015.
As long as you can get your treasure and catch the lifeboat before it sinks.....
That ship has sailed a long time ago