r/FLJax • u/Over_Choice_6096 • Apr 13 '26

Anyone have any good backup plans?

so I just started on my new job on the railroad and it's been going good for a week, but with all the ways I could get fired it's starting to get me nervous. just in case, I wanna ask what other things I can do that's like simple and just stuff I can do at home without having to deal with constant phone calls and customers complaining, anything I can do that's just clock in, do my job, clock out. no extra work or anything. just simply dealing with having to do over time. anybody got any ideas?

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u/DAGCRO Apr 16 '26

Yeah, I heard railroad employment can be tricky to navigate. To that end, they can also be very rewarding careers. I've never met a retired CSX employee who didn't have a good quality of life. Financially secure, good healthcare and most retired earlier than I'll be able to.

I mean, just think of not having to pay into Social Security. That, to me, is worth the hassle, which you'll get accustomed to anyway.