Learning experience - Anonymous employee TTX Employee Review

2.0
5 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and work/life balance. Great location (near Metra and CTA trains in the heart of downtown). Everyone is friendly and the company is very stable.

Cons

Majority of the people there have been there for many years/decades and are stuck in their old ways. Very cliquey and not as welcoming to newer employees as they should be. You'll literally walk by the same people for years and they won't even attempt to introduce themselves. The training is terrible, they are completely clueless and don't know how to relate to a new comer. Management takes zero accountability for their lack of mentoring and training, they just assume you'll "pick it up as you go" without putting any effort on their part to help you get there. They also don't do a good job of letting you know where you stand, but everyone "seems" friendly so you'll get a false sense of security while you're there. Don't expect HR to have your back either, they will simply side with their friends whom they've worked with for years/decades without any attempt to see your side. Friends stick together there. If you're there for less than 3 years then you're pretty much an outcast.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

TBD this is all very new

Cons

None so far, everyone is polite. If you have to throw rocks, rail equipment does not go into a shop / under a roof much. You better be able to tolerate a bit of weather. Not so much a con as a fact.

3.0
9 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

TTX has real upsides if you fit the profile. It’s stable, recession-resistant (railcar leasing doesn’t evaporate in a downturn), and mid-career lateral hires can land meaningful compensation bumps. The perks are legitimate.

Cons

The cons are harder to ignore. Comp sits below market median. Benefits have quietly eroded — the no-premium healthcare that used to be a flagship perk is gone — and RTO crept from two days to three. But the real issue is structural. Large parts of the org are optimized for the appearance of productivity rather than measurable output. If you’re results-driven, you’ll hit a ceiling fast — not because of your performance, but because the incentive structure doesn’t reward movement. Lifers dominate, and the institutional default is status quo preservation. Attrition tells the story: most ambitious hires are gone within two years. TTX is an exceptional landing spot if comfort and stability are the goal. If they’re not, the stagnation becomes suffocating quickly.

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