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    78%
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    Work/Life balance
    3.5(46 ratings)
    Career development
    3.6(46 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.8(46 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(46 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.4(46 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.8(45 ratings)
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    5.0
    Customer and cleaning attendant
    Mar 2020
    11 to 12 years in the role, former employee
    Good environment great job
    The good thingsWorking as a team fair management good conditions
    The challengesWorking night shift is very hard on mental and physical wellbeing
    3.0
    PSA
    Nov 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Not bad I think.
    The good thingsTravel Pass, Leave entitlement.
    The challengesShift work, uneven work load.
    4.0
    Senior Transit Officer
    Nov 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Exciting, rewarding and having support from Railcorp management.
    The good thingsI was employed as a Transit Officer in 2002 and served 10 + years with Railcorp. I enjoyed my association working alongside train drivers and working with train guards. The NSW Government disband our Transit function.
    The challengesThe challengers were to drive down crime on the rail and protect the travelling public. We were responsible for improving Security on trains and infrastructure.
    5.0
    Transit Officer
    May 2019
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Don't let the problem be more important than the people that you care for.
    The good thingsComing to work each day and provide customer service and safety for our customers and staff
    The challengesAssist police with fatalities on the Railway's
    5.0
    Transit Team Leader
    Feb 2018
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    The best job I have ever had
    The good thingsFeeling as though I was contributing to making travel safer for passengers on the NSW railway
    The challengesDealing with non-compliant, intoxicated or drug affected passengers
    4.0
    Customer Liason Officer
    Dec 2017
    Great opportunities for advancement
    The good thingsGood salary opportunities for career development
    The challengesBehavioural aspects of other people
    2.0
    Transit Officer
    Nov 2017
    Means to and end.
    The good thingsPay was good and the coworkers were very friendly supportive.
    The challenges24/7 roster that is very fatiguing and not family friendly
    5.0
    Warehouse Officer
    Nov 2017
    I had a great time while working for railcorps.
    The good thingsTeamwork and environment
    The challengesNo opportunity for external employees to apply for the role
    3.0
    Train Planner
    Nov 2017
    Good career that ended too soon.
    The good thingsIt was a good job until my section and others went through a restructure for a World Class Railway. Then it was dog eat dog while fellow staff started looking at own interests.
    The challengesHandling office politics and management whose new ways were the old ways that were abandoned previously because they did not work in real life.
    1.0
    Repairer
    Oct 2017
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    The place is a circus.
    The good thingsNone. There is no rules and no discouragement to poor performance
    The challengesManagment are out of touch and out of control!
    3.0
    Station Manager
    Aug 2017
    To much neputism royal commision required
    The good thingsGreat job unfortunatly management wastes money training them then making them redundant
    The challengesWorking with managers that dont know the industry
    4.0
    Continous improvement
    Sep 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Postive work environment with lots of opportunity but pockets of challenging embedded behaviours
    The good thingspositive attitude and pride of most of the people that worked there. Provided a very good leadership program.
    The challengesToo few really good leaders. embedded unions kept poor performers and an acceptance of slow bureaucracy in some support functions.
    2.0
    Security Division
    Sep 2016
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    A time I wish I could take back, so I could learn to be happy again.
    The good thingsHigh pay that you don't really have to do any work to get.
    The challengesWorking with people who are greedy and don't care.
    5.0
    senior contractor
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Very good
    The good thingsI worked for a good technical project & learned a lot
    The challengesRailway domain knowledge
    5.0
    Administration Officer
    Feb 2016
    Was a great place to work where emoyees
    The good thingsWorking condition/environment were great as employees welfare always looked after according to the rules and regulations
    The challengesBureaucracy sometimes hindering productivity
    4.0
    Projects Manager
    Feb 2016
    Enjoyable stressful and very challenging.
    The good thingsTeam work, my role was ensuring the safety of the tunnel, passengers and workers in Sydney Underground Tunnel Network. It was very challenging due the continues interfacing with all other discipline such as electrical, signal and civil. A lot of meeting with all other divisions to ensure the project will run smoothly within agreed quality, time and budget.
    The challengesMeeting safety requiement, deadline, budget and train on time running.
    4.0
    2.2
    Feb 2016
    The men are all was funny and have your back
    The good thingsAlways the pay is in the bank and it is a good way to see Nsw for free
    The challengesI was always away from home i did not see my two boys grow up at the time I was there so after 13 years I had to leave and that's was my biggest challenge
    3.0
    Senior Case Manager
    Oct 2015
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Would have loved to stay under a different manager.
    The good thingsThe team members were great
    The challengesSomewhat bureaucratic. The department manager was autocratic and loose with the truth when it suited her.
    3.0
    Compliance Strategy Officer CountryLink
    Oct 2015
    Worked honestly, efficiently, diligently and ethically and got redundancy.
    The good thingsSecurity and stability of government job.
    The challengesManaging upwards in a business culture where network enjoys preference over net worth of individual in career progression.
    3.0
    Administrator
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Happy to have had the experience
    The good thingsPeople
    The challengesReporting directly to ministers office
    5.0
    HV Linesman
    Sep 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Not a bad company to work for a HV linesman.
    The good thingsKeeps you busy
    The challengesOld rail habits & mentally
    3.0
    Project Accountant
    Sep 2015
    Stable secure work place
    The good thingsGood work life balance with an emphasis on employee well being.
    The challengesVery bureaucratic and slow to instigate change or make a difference.
    4.0
    Manager, Asset Management Training
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Loved working there and should not have left.
    The good thingsOrganised, advanced management technology, challenging in a positive way
    The challengesNo further career advancement opportunities for myself
    5.0
    Customer Service Officer
    Sep 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Never knowing what the next call would be like always gave variety to daily work life.
    The good thingsGood team spirit and co operative work mates. Ongoing work place training to keep skills up to date. The variety of calls always made work interesting and challenging.
    The challengesMeeting the customers needs while working within the bounds of policies and procedures. Keeping up to date with all the changes to services that had a flow on affect to customers.
    3.0
    Train monitoring officer. Level 3
    Sep 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Good learning experience
    The good thingsLong annual leave
    The challengesShift work
    1.0
    HR Manager
    Sep 2015
    A very difficult environment that is very unpleasant to work in.
    The good thingsIt was a challenging environment.
    The challengesManagement and employees are not ready or willing to embrace the cultural change so desperately needed.
    1.0
    Vehicle Body Builder
    Sep 2015
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Terrible, not worth applying for any maintenance roles.
    The good thingsPoor work structure, not enough work.
    The challengesWasting time
    4.0
    Director
    Sep 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Good
    The good thingsFunds availability
    The challengesPoor quality of Senior Management
    4.0
    Senior Transit Officer
    Sep 2015
    11 to 12 years in the role, former employee
    Great opportunity and experience
    The good thingsTeam work and every day was different
    The challengesThe aggressive customers
    4.0
    Quality Manager
    Sep 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Solid employer
    The good thingsSolid employers with good consideration of employees.
    The challengesChanges and mergers.
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