>>2015152lmao, you're pathetic.
>He is critical of my laziness so he MUST have been a manager.I was a conductor and yardmaster. I was asked several times if I wanted to go into management and I always said "no." You know why? The same reason I don't want to be a manager at a McDonald's. I'll just be listening to lazy people, that never want to show up to work, lie to me, and ask me for favors(vacation days), all after throwing tantrums. No thanks.
>>2015162There's no "beat the clock" anymore. Nobody is pushing you to "hurry up and switch the cars." It's all slow motion now. No more getting on and off moving equipment. Nothing. You dipshits act like you're being "rushed" when someone calls you on the radio because you can't figure out how to DP a train after 2 hours. Mission specialists my ass. I'd say a good half of the people working in T&E couldn't hold a job as a wal-mart greeter.
>>2015167Trucking is way faster and more predictable than rail. Customers often prefer it, in fact. When you are able to drive the cost way down by switching to self-driving trucks(and it is coming) you'll see less freight moving on rails or rail prices will need to similarly come down to compete. You idiots are forgetting that trucking has already beat rail before because it innovated and rail stagnated with antiquated work rules.
So no, I'm not a stooge. I was unionized. I quit because I saw what was coming, finished my engineering degree, and knew I could do better somewhere else(and I have). If you're content being a crab in a bucket and spewing quasi-communist talking points(I suspect you're not even a railroader), that's your choice. You'll never convince me that railroaders are some elite group when the truth is most of them are on their third marriage, and buy huge trucks, boats, and 4-wheelers that they can barely afford to make payments on--always fearful of some manager writing them, instead of just following the rules.
