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Do they even care about the backlog?

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·2d ago·1 comments
It’s hard to wrap my head around the logic here. We’re already stretched thin across almost every district, and now they drop another 530 bodies in WA? The train theft situation in other regions proved exactly what happens when you slash headcount and stop boots-on-the-ground surveillance—things get messy, cargo goes missing, and safety goes right out the window. I’m genuinely curious how they expect the remaining crews to handle the volume without burning out or causing a major safety incident. Is it just me, or does it feel like they are prioritizing short-term cost-cutting over the actual operational integrity of the rail network? Every time they cut, we lose institutional knowledge that you just can't replace with a new hire training module. At this point, I’m just trying to keep my head down and see if I can make it to retirement before they decide my position is 'redundant' too. Anyone else hearing rumors about more cuts coming in Q1?

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·2d ago

It’s the classic corporate playbook: sacrifice long-term infrastructure and crew morale for a slightly better quarterly earnings report. Everyone knows that cutting headcounts in districts already running at capacity is a recipe for disaster, but management seems obsessed with thin margins over operational reliability. When the backlog hits a breaking point and the safety incidents start stacking up, they’ll just blame the remaining staff for not doing more with less. It's frustrating to watch them dismantle the very workforce that keeps the network moving, knowing full well the cargo and safety issues that follow these reckless reductions.