Norfolk Southern Corporation Claimed Company

Norfolk Southern Corp is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. NS is a Fortune 300 and a 2017 Forbes America's Best Employers Top 100 Company. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 465

TOTAL RATINGS: 6807

CEO: James Squires

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Michael Joseph Wheeler — Executive VP & COO at Norfolk Southern Corporation

Executive Bio

Mr. Michael Joseph Wheeler, also known as Mike, has been the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Norfolk Southern Corporation since February 1, 2016. Mr. Wheeler served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Norfolk Southern Corporation since October 1, 2015 until January 31, 2016. Mr. Wheeler served as Vice President of Engineering at Norfolk Southern Corporation since October 2012 until October 1, 2015. Mr. Wheeler served as Vice President of Transportation at Norfolk Southern Corporation since February 1, 2009. Mr. Wheeler joined Norfolk Southern in 1985 as a Research Engineer and served in positions of increasing responsibility in operations including General Manager - Mechanical Field Operations since 2006 and General Manager - Transportation since 2007. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Virginia Tech.

Executive VP & COO Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Michael Joseph Wheeler holds the highest position within the Operations department at Norfolk Southern Corporation — Executive VP & COO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Moderately paced and not challenging 10 hour day, stating that they are not happy with their work life balance. Employees within Norfolk Southern Corporation's Operations department are not invested in Norfolk Southern Corporation's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	28%
No	72%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	20%
No	80%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	6%
No	94%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	11%
Negative	89%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	0%
Good	0%
Average	0%
Poor	53%
Horrible	47%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	6%
No	94%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Norfolk Southern Corporation Employees

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Norfolk Southern Corporation's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

17% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 90/100

Department - IT 73/100

Experience - Entry Level 53/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Ethnicity - Native American 25/100

Department - Operations 28/100

Experience - 6 to 10 Years 30/100

Norfolk Southern Corporation's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 410 ratings, Norfolk Southern Corporation's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “F” or 33/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the IT department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Operations department.

Norfolk Southern Corporation's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 5% of other companies in Virginia Beach, VA and Bottom 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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