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BNSF is hiring buttloads as we speak. As I allready said, furlough is almost guarenteed. Whoever still wants to try this as a career, I strongly suggest that you stay away from "primary recall," locations. You will be married to that terminal for 5 years. That means that if you get furloughed from Kansas City and transfer to say Temple TX and KC ends up running short on people, they can and have forced people back. Gets a little expensive when you start breaking appartment leases. Next piece of advice to all who hire: I have seen alot of guys go out and buy vehicles and houses only to get furloughed a few months/weeks later. Don't do this! You should see the look on their faces when they get cut off. This is really what makes this job tough for New Hires. You can't really plan a future such as buying a house, etc. The physical work is easy, but, there is a lot to learn. The hours suck, but if you are single it is not all that bad. The pay is good when you are working, but you gotta save while you can. Days that you are on a bump board are not paid. As a new guy plan to get acquainted well with the bump board. If you sit on the bump board a few times during the half it can really kill your pay. Also, a good portion of the time familiarization trips are paid (there are some variables to this), but don't plan on seeing that money right away. Mine have gotten declined often and need to be put in as a special claim. You may not see this money for a couple of pay periods or more. Being on the hind teat is tough. Since we were talking about hiring in this thread, I wanted to shoot all of you guys considering this job straight.
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