Electrician Resigns for Conducting Side Jobs During Amtrak Shifts

An Amtrak Electrician in Providence, Rhode Island, resigned from employment on July 10, 2019, following our investigation, which revealed the employee violated company policies by engaging in outside employment multiple times per week for several months in 2016 and 2017 and that, in early 2019, the employee left his work-site to preview another potential side job. During an interview, the employee admitted to leaving the Amtrak job site and performing electrical work for a side job during his shifts and on company time. The employee resigned from Amtrak prior to his disciplinary hearing.