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productive and fun work place with great people
Ramp Agent (Former Employee), 5500 S cicero – October 6, 2012
Pros: flyinf benefits
Cons: low pay
job was great worked a bunch of hours and was able to fly anywhere i wanted for pretty much free
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I think SWA is the absolutley best airline out there, with happy employee's
Customer Care Specialist (Former Employee), Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 2, 2012
Pros: i am professional and think the customer still has to come first
Cons: i don't believe in giving the company away
I would enjoy working with the traveling public.
I believe in today's Global Markets you can loose
customers so easily. That is where Customer Care comes into play.
• be attentive to their needs.
• listen to what the customer is telling you
• act on the problem at hand in a professional timely manner
• keep the customer happy
• be straight forward but – more... also be fare – less
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Airline reservations
Customer Service (Former Employee), Phoenix, AZ – October 1, 2012
Pros: good benefits
Cons: odd working hours
Good company great for young people that likes flexible hours
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Fun Workplace
Reservations Service Coordinator (Former Employee), Houston,TX – September 19, 2012
Pros: benefits
Cons: mandatory overtime
A very relaxed work environment. Always offered positive work incentives.
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Very Family Orientated
Ramp Agent (Former Employee), Los Angeles, CA – September 18, 2012
Pros: regular lunch and breakes, great bonuses
I really miss working with a team. I found that there because many of my co-workers were prior service like myself.
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Fun, Luv and Culture
Team Leader (Former Employee), San Antonio, TX – September 18, 2012
Pros: flying priviledges
Cons: weather issues
A typical day is normally fast pace. Customer Service is the main focus, creating win win solutions to situations that my occur throughout the day. I learned that building relations with your team is the most important. People need to feel valued and establishing a fair but strict work environment creates results. The hardest part of the job is not – more... being able to meet the Customers needs and the most enjoyable part of the job is the people I work wtih. – less
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Production
Data entry clerk/ Auditor (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – September 12, 2012
we would add up the amount of liquor that was sold on the planes and input it into the system.
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Great workplace
Team supervisor (Former Employee), Little Rock, AR – September 10, 2012
Pros: benefits are great!!!
I worked for southwest for four years and I loved it! It's a great family oriented company.
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fun work place. great employee's
Part-time Customer Care Rep (Current Employee), Oklahoma City, OK – September 8, 2012
Pros: great company
Cons: consistant technical issues
Southwest has an awesome company culture. They bend over backwards to go the extra mile to help customers anyway they can.
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A great company to work for.
Customer Service Agent (Former Employee), Orlando, FL – September 7, 2012
A typical day would start at 4:30 in the morning and you would have about 100 customers waiting for you to start your day. From then on, it's pretty much non-stop especially during peak seasons which is 8 months out of the year in Orlando, Florida. Like any job, there are good and bad days, but I think that you have to have a positive attitude.
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Southwest Airlines Review Summary
Customer Service Agent (Current Employee), Oklahoma City, OK – September 5, 2012
Pros: flight priviledges
Cons: i need to work at home/no work at home program
I actually enjoy working at Southwest airlines. The people are great, and I appreciate the services offered.
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AWESOME!!!
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – August 29, 2012
Pros: everything
I have never been happier at any other job. Bosses are willing to workwith you on hours provided you put in your 8 hours per day. Great work life balance.
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Make sure you are not a person that has a lot on your plate
Customer Service Agent (Former Employee), Oklahoma City, OK – August 28, 2012
Pros: great benefits, decent people to work with
Cons: management tends to not really be in touch with the workers
If you can get through the first six months, you should be okay. While the pay is not great, the benefits are. However there is not much advancement if you work in the customer centers and unless ou plan to move to corporate in Texas chances are you will not get off the customer center floor unless you want to become a Team Lead, which the pay is not – more... great and the job is more demanding than being on the customer center floor. When they say they work hard and play hard, they truly mean it! – less
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Professional and Effective work environment with a smile!
Customer Service / Compliant Baggage Claims (Former Employee), LAX – August 28, 2012
Pros: flexibility
Cons: work hours
The most enjoyable part of the job is resolving an issue with minimum out of pocket cost and complete satisfaction from the customer.
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Great systems and training, certainly an airline leader.
Airline Operations and Ground Security Coordinator (Former Employee), Baltimore, MD – August 23, 2012
The most enjoyable part of an Operations and Security Position is the impact your communications skills have bringing together the ramp, flight crew, operations and passengers. Preplanning weight and balance and communication are keys to on-time departures.
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Great job to see the USA
Flight Attendant (Former Employee), Dallas, TX – August 15, 2012
Pros: great company benefits and overall took care of their people
Cons: long night, days and when delays happened even longer
I worked as a Flight Attendent for almost 8 yrs. I wish I had never quit. I loved the people I worked with on the plane an managers. I learned Customer Service, First Aide and so much about myself and life.
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Not a good experience
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), United States – August 10, 2012
Cons: not consistant with their word
Quick turn over, would not reccommend. No good experience.
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Great Airline to work for,
Ramp Supervisor (Former Employee), Phoenix, AZ – August 8, 2012
Pros: great benefits
Cons: becoming so big your known by employee number and not your name
Great airline to work for with great benefits.The sad thing is the airline is becoming so big that it's loosing it's culture and the reason it was such a popular airline.
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Fun Job
Ramp Service Agent (Former Employee), Chicago, IL – August 7, 2012
Pros: great benifits
Cons: dealing with lazy people
Fully Trained on all Ground operations procedures. Worked outdoors in the elements year round. Completed multiple tasks under extreme time constraints. Helped train employees on proper, safe working techniques. Trialed new ways to work safely and efficiently. Management as a whole is great. They show respect and want to hear your opinion, but they do – more... not act when they learn what your concern is. The co-workers are one of the best and worst part of the job along with the weather and supervisors. They are either extremely hard working or unbelieveably lazy. – less
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Everyday is a new day with new challenges, very exciting.
Customer Service Supervisor (Former Employee), Portland, OR – August 6, 2012
Pros: free flights
Cons: sometimes very long days
I made daily schedules for employees. Verified attendence and payroll statuses.Would make rounds to check on emplyee productivity, be available to assist frontline employess to resolve problems such as, unhappy Customers, baggage issues, irregular operations, weather and mechanical delays.

I learned to work with and manage a great group of very diverse – more... employees. – less
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About Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest) is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As – Read more