Fwd: [CBQ] Fwd: Away from home accomodations/was Fire Insurance

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Kaiser willieii0815,

 

As far as I know anyone can post to this list and should be welcome.

 

The comment I made about the RRs becoming more militaristic dealt with a comparison of what I have been told and know about today compared to 40 and more years ago. Things are much tighter,stricter with many more rules and levels of enforcement than 40 and more years ago. They are a safer place to work than earlier due to a lot of the strictness.

 

Your comments about why vets adapt well to the RRs are correct. The RR's are great places to work as long as one understands the culture. We always said that it didn't take long for a new hire to decide if he could take it or not. Once he did most were lifers.

 

The RR's grew tremendously after the Civil War and the military organization style was what many of the managers knew and adapted and it's been that way since.

 

Leo Phillipp

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I know I am an outsider, and I probably have no right to post anything about anything in here, but there was a mention of the Raiilroads becoming militaristic.

I have been going through a LOT of job fairs, ect set up for veterans. There is a magazine out there called GI JOBS and it is set up for employers to meet up with potential employees, that are veterans.
All the major railroads and Amtrack advertise in this magazine. Big full page ads. The reasons for wanting veterans are many. We are used to working weird hours, we work around heavy machinery and equipment, that we have to do our own preventive maintenance on. We are used to following rules. We have to shoulder a lot of responsibility that people our age wound never even dream of. We are used to traveling. All this at a fairly early age.
The biggest attraction, so I have been told over and over by people who recruit for companies, is that we can pass drug testing. How many 20-30 year old civilians could bring that to the table? IF I was 20 years younger, I would give the railroads a shot.

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