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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
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PARTICIPANTS
459
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Norfolk Southern Corporation Company Culture

Norfolk Southern Corporation Culture

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2.3/5
Norfolk Southern Corporation's Overall Culture is rated F

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Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO

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James Squires Norfolk Southern Corporation's CEO
James Squires
37 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Our vision is to be the safest, most customer-focused, and successful transportation company in the world.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation Culture At a Glance

Norfolk Southern Corporation has 25000 employees. 459 employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation have reviewed Norfolk Southern Corporation across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 459 Norfolk Southern Corporation employees give their leadership a grade of F, or Bottom 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Norfolk Southern Corporation, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation are not very pleased with their team. 459 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Norfolk Southern Corporation are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation believe the environment at Norfolk Southern Corporation is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Norfolk Southern Corporation is moderate. About 39% of the employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation work 8 hours or less, while 12% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation employees generally work 9.9 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation report the work pace is moderate
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Norfolk Southern Corporation have 0 meetings
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86% of Norfolk Southern Corporation employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Norfolk Southern Corporation employees most often take 10-15 paid vacation and sick days each year
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19% of Norfolk Southern Corporation employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Norfolk Southern Corporation employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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81% of Norfolk Southern Corporation employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Norfolk Southern Corporation?

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  • Eliminate 50% of management. That goes straight to the top. After 8 years, 16 of us got laid off while the supervisors all received brand...

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What's the office vibe like at Norfolk Southern Corporation?

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  • strained

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What benefits does Norfolk Southern Corporation provide?

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  • No benefits they provide make working there worthwhile

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How much and how often do raises happen at Norfolk Southern Corporation?

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  • Contract dictates

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How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Norfolk Southern Corporation?

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  • You will loose all friends

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What are your coworkers at Norfolk Southern Corporation like?

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  • Most very depressed because they don’t know how but they will get fired soon

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Norfolk Southern Corporation applied for 1 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Norfolk Southern Corporation has a total of 25000 employees

1
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (1 out of 1)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 1)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 1)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 1)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Norfolk Southern Corporation

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Norfolk Southern Corporation currently ranks in the Bottom 10% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Norfolk Southern Corporation

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Norfolk Southern Corporation currently ranks in the Bottom 5% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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14%Promoters
13%Passives
73%Detractors

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Norfolk Southern Corporation vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Amtrak
    67 / 100
  2. 2nd
    CSX Corporation
    52 / 100
  3. 3rd
    BNSF Railway
    52 / 100
  4. 4th
    Union Pacific Railroad
    46 / 100
  5. 5th
    Norfolk Southern Corporation
    45 / 100
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