Has anyone here worked as a MoW worker on a railroad? From what I hear they are extremely male, even more so than regular construction. Nevertheless there are some women out there doing it for sure - the craft union even has high-level female officials. I’m just wondering if anyone has done it here, and if so what was your experience with the work and with the environment as a woman?
What the title says basically. I’m looking into joining the railroad as a conductor trainee and just wanna know what kind of lifestyle I’d be looking at. I looked pretty hard and only gotten bits of info, most everyone talks about LIRR or other commuter railroads.
I know they work a lot of nights, but having worked later shifts, there’s a difference between a 5pm start time and an 11pm start time, even if they both might be classed as “night work”.
Are we talking 50, 60, 70 hour weeks? I’m no stranger to overtime so I’m not scared of it, but just wanna get a clear picture so I’m not wasting my time (or theirs).
Coming out of a factory where I work 50 hrs/week for minimum wage, I’m sure this would be better :)
Any help would be appreciated!
i’ve always thought of heavy industry (mills, shipyards, etc) as being very patriarchal environments and difficult for any woman, but especially trans women. On the other hand I’m positive that since there are many of us in all different types of jobs, there are trans girls out there killing it in these fields as well. What are your stories? What has been rewarding, what has been difficult?
Signed, your friendly trans warehouse girlie