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This is a horrible company to work for. The terminal manger that was originally appointed and did not end up moving to Missouri lied through out the interview process. So the company's second choice on management was even worst than the first. He is over his head and has no clue what he is doing when it comes to train service. He belittles people all the time talking down to them when most of the time he has no clue what he is talking about himself. He has little man syndrome, walking around with his chest puffed out just waiting too go off. They preach safety through out the whole training until it comes to actually doing the job. For the terminal manager had two train service personal actually running in the yard when it was 90 plus degrees, high humidity and it had just got done storming. Can anyone say HEAT STROKE ? The manger has created such a unsafe working conditions. Also the moral went from high to low in about a weeks time do to the fact of the new terminal manager taking over. We was doing a plant move reversing, conductor giving out calls to engineer when the manager keys up the radio over a critical move. When the engineer stops the train for not being able to hear the manager asks why are we stopped ? .... UH duh the engineer can not hear the car count being given. That is just one example of his incompetence and how unsafe he is for the lack of experience he has. Evidently he did not pay attention through the training. For it was preached everyday and he sat in on the same classes I did. The pay most the time was not right either, its pretty sad with the level of the job you still had too worry about your pay. Once again that falls onto the manger manipulating your hours trying to make himself look good and not giving a rats butt about the employees. So in closing I would consider another job when it comes to road and rail for once there you will not be happy or safe !

This is a great place to work. I'm employed there now and I love the people and the job. Management listens to.your concerns, and if possible will work with you in any way possible. They ask how your doing and they can tell if your getting frustrated or having a bad day. To me management go beyond and above to help with employee retention. If they realize you still lack training they will put you with someone for that. If you need off for a Dr's appt. or any other reasonable reasons they help you. They've never forced anyone to stay over I've seen. If they need someone to work over they will ask for volunteers. So in my opinion their a great company, doing great work. They have very high standards when you do something it needs to be right. Which is what the company does. They instill it in you, you should take pride in your job and the vehicles you put oui. Me I like to build them as if I'm the one purchasing it myself. Anyway I currently work there and love it from the reviews I read this company took advantage of the feedback and corrected the complaints ex-employee's had
 I wanted to straighten out the misconceptions you may have gotten from OLD  reviews because every problem I saw listed were obviously corrected in every instance. And I know management I've managed everything from jewelry stores to body shops to conversion companies and I thought I had a great management style and their more like me than any company or management team I've ever worked for

I worked at road and rail for two months during those 60 days it was the most mentally straining time of my life . It was really the easiest job I've ever had loading brand new cars onto rail cars . But management sucked , refused to realize the work made for 8 people isn't what 3 people should be doing . In a span of 2 months I saw road and rail go from 8 loaders to 3  and then refuse to hire more people because they didn't want to .  
 
There was no schedule everything is top secret if you ask a question you should plan on being either talked down to or told that knowing these things is not in your pay scale . 
 
 I took this job because #1 I am a college student so 14 an hour sounded pretty good. #2 it was supposed to be full time but I haven't ever seen the likes of 40 hours in the two months since being there . I left for a job that paid a dollar less but offered me everything that road and rail didn't have . The benefits suck you have a "401k" which they don't match so you basically have a savings account . Health insurance is not good for the conditions that we work through snow,rain, and storms causing colds flu and everything in between. You had to have a doctors note for everyday missed but when your barely making 200 a week and work "full time" you couldn't afford the cost for the note . It was legitimately the easiest job I've ever had but when the lack of management common sense and the hours 25-32 to every week being full time something had to change.

There were only 2 good things about this job. 1 it is an easy job to learn and do (driving cars around). 2 you get paid weekly. Everything else was unprofessional and mismanaged. There is no concrete off time which they let you know about up front,  but what they don't tell you is that when you work for extended hours they can extend or eliminate your breaks. Management is very poor, creating an environment of distrust and intimidation but using fear tactics flat out rude behavior as forms of communication with employees. I worked there for a month and in that time they lost about 10 previous employees and hired 8 the sentiment being that they'll hire someone new if they do not want you there. The training and on boarding process was very unprofessional, my trainer specifically told me "there's their way and then there's my way", meaning that the company promoted someone to teach new employees how to disobey the practices they have. Since the job is so easy the employees cut corners and sometimes even completely abandon their posts instead choose to hide in restrooms/breakrooms. If you like an unusual amount of workplace drama, management that is uninformed and disrespectful and a bad relationship between them (road and rail) and the company they service (Toyota) then by all means you should apply.

Where to begin?

 This place is full of favoritism, micro-managing and the only way to truly advance up the ranks is if you’re related or romantically involved with someone higher up (if you call taking a spin to 700 block “romantic.”)

They constantly hire people at a random hotel because simply to put it, they can’t keep people. I wouldn’t stay and get treated like a target for any place, let alone for some weak $16.50. The turn over rate is so high because of all the chaotic mess.

You don’t get a copy of the handbook when you start, which just allows them to make up new rules as they go along and there’s no way for you to visually check it. Hope you love someone breathing on your neck as you’re working, because you will be watched by “The Warden.” 

They say here you can move up to join directly through to Toyota? No you can’t. Toyota has a waiting list that extends out to 5-6 months long. 

Want a full 10 min break? Not happening playa. You get maybe 5 mins. The other 5 is hoping in your shuttle to go to break and come back to plant from it. 

They look to write up over anything. Breathe the wrong way? 2pts right there! You get 16 before you’re termed… but that’s not to say they won’t try to get you there faster. 

This place is literally Tinder for Toyota. (Watch where you sit in the shuttle and look for boot prints on the ceiling.)

Let “The Warden” know I broke out. Viva La Revolution! 

If you like empty promises, ego filled team leads, drama, no raises and new work policies every week this is the place for you.

I used to work here and I encourage all of my past co workers to get out ASAP. They promise raises, don’t give it. They promise Overtime, don’t give it. They only look to benefit them. If you have an issue they rather let you walk away and hire someone else so they can continue the “no raise” cycle over and over.

Sketchy place, safety is okay but not the work environment. The only people that take this job are desperate and dumb (literally) you aren’t trained very well and you could get hurt with the incompetence of the people they hire. The turn over rate is extremely high and it’s at the point they hire heartbeats (I was told this by a higher up when I was employed here) save your self the headache and frustration and DO NOT work here. 

p.s even if you were a great employee and never had any accidents or overloads you won’t get rewarded. Might as well do enough to just get by like the others.  

In my experience, Road and Rail management has yet to tell the truth since starting there. Pay scale during interview was lied about, even after receiving a promotion and becoming certified in all company processes. Management will also alter your time clock to allocate hours between departments and processes, which normally results in pay issues due to uncaring managers making mistakes to their alterations, and having to then "argue" your case that you are missing time and, if you succeed in proving your time errors, it will take 2 - 3 weeks to have that time paid back. R&R will not give you a copy of your job description if you are promoted, and then will continuously add job duties beyond the scope of your experience without an increase in pay. During interview, job was described as required to be on call every 3rd Saturday, but was then changed to on call every day of the week, resulting in many weeks worked with no days off. This company will sound great during the interview process, and the managers conducting the interviews will appear to be very friendly and down to earth, but this company is a revolving door with an extremely high turnover rate for a reason. Everything they tell you will be a lie... Stay away! 

"During my time with the company, I noticed several overarching themes that seemed to pervade across different departments and locations. The company has a structured system, but there are areas where improvements could be beneficial. One aspect that stood out was the organization—it often felt that processes could be streamlined to enhance efficiency and employee satisfaction.

Another point of note is the management style. It is evident that leadership styles vary widely across the organization, which sometimes leads to inconsistencies in employee experiences. A more uniform approach to management could help in fostering a more supportive and positive work environment.

The work culture is dynamic, which can be invigorating, yet sometimes the pace and pressure can contribute to a stressful atmosphere. Balancing these pressures with more robust support systems for employees might improve the overall work environment.

Overall, while the company offers opportunities and experiences that are valuable, potential employees might want to consider how the dynamic and fast-paced environment will suit their personal work style and wellness needs."

The company as a whole is flawed, from upper management all the way down to the employees.  Gossip, hypocrisy and hostility are rampant in this place. Of course there are exceptions, but I would 
say about 90% of the employees laugh with you. And the second you're gone they talk bad about you behind your back. If you get hired here, take my advice and don't trust a single soul while you're working there. Management does not care about you. You get a whopping amount of 3 doctors note a year. And God forbid you have more doctors appointments to attend to  because they will penalize you regardless for missing work even when they know you're sick or injured. You have to request a day off five days in advance for it to be approved, and they if they plan to work 7 days a week(Saturday and/or Sunday) they put the notice on Thursday so your best bet is to request the weekend off on Monday just in case they work on the weekend. Ohh and forget about requesting ONE day off every weekend because they won't approve it. I hope this company burns to the ground or better yet, gets fired by Honda.

You'll ride around in a trashy beat up shuttle van with young obnoxious coworkers. Throughout the day you are dropped off and have to get in a vehicle and drive it across the huge lot to it's designated area, where you'll get out and wait for the van to pick you up. Rinse and repeat. 

There are no trainers. I was told to tag along with a young kid who worked there about a year. Then after asking to switch vans I was out with a girl who wanted nothing to do with me, then I was put with a guy who was turning the radio up loud, running stop signs, and speeding. All of which we're told not to do. 

 Nobody takes it seriously. There's no training . Nobody follows the rules. It's 10 hour shifts so you'll be there 11 hours a day. It's just cliques of friends who stick around and horseplay entire shift. There's a few cool people around but they'll probably be gone soon. I tried it out of curiosity and because it was $14 an hour, but it's not worth any of the headache. Good luck if you do try it though. 

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