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SWA is Awesome
Ramp Agent (Former Employee) – Baltimore, MD – December 8, 2018
Enjoyed every minute at SWA. I would suggest this to anyone wanting a career in Customer Service and Airlines. Weather temps can be discouraging but if you just push through its well worth it.
Great company with some questionable employees
Ramp Agent (Current Employee) – Orange County, CA – December 5, 2018
Southwest Airlines is a great company and the benefits that come with this job are extraordinary. Personally, I took this job to get experience within the aviation industry and I knew Southwest was among one of the most sought out companies to work for. That being said, being a ramp agent isn't for everybody. Sure, the pay may be great when you top out after 11 years but at first be ready to work multiple double shifts every pay period (16hr days) to make ends meet. On top of that, get ready for mandatory overtime often when you first start. Have plans to go out after your shift? Better cancel them now. A lot of my co workers use their seniority to boss the lower agents around and the management does nothing and literally can't do anything because we as ramp agents are protected by the union which I see as a double edged sword. Yes, I know that it is the ramp but some things that I overhear are just ridiculous. It's almost like being back in middle/high school with some of the drama that occurs.
Overall, once you get the hang of things this job is easy. It's a great company with amazing benefits and if you're looking to get some experience it's a good place to start. You can trade shifts, work as many hours as you want or give away as many hours as you want. But, just know that some agents feel entitled to boss and talk down upon the newer agents even though our job title reads the exact same thing. Seniority on the ramp is really only good for bidding on your schedule each month, but some people use it as an excuse to not show up to their flights and put in as little effort more... as necessary less
Overall, once you get the hang of things this job is easy. It's a great company with amazing benefits and if you're looking to get some experience it's a good place to start. You can trade shifts, work as many hours as you want or give away as many hours as you want. But, just know that some agents feel entitled to boss and talk down upon the newer agents even though our job title reads the exact same thing. Seniority on the ramp is really only good for bidding on your schedule each month, but some people use it as an excuse to not show up to their flights and put in as little effort more... as necessary less
Great Place to Work
Ramp Agent (Former Employee) – BWI – December 3, 2018
Southwest is a great place to work and I would be interested in going back as soon as the opportunity I am looking for becomes available. Thumbs Up!!!
Pros
Good pay, good co-workers, good benefits.
Great place to work
Ramp Agent (Current Employee) – Houston, TX – December 3, 2018
A very relaxed work place, I have learnt a lot about airplanes. Them management cares about the employees. There is a culture committee that plan various activities throughout the year for employees
Fun place to work.
Airport Ramp Supervisor (Former Employee) – Tampa, FL – December 3, 2018
Good company to work for. Pay is good. Able to transfer to different stations/cities and different departments. Health benefits are good for families as well as travel benefits.
Pros
Able to transfer to different cities
Cons
Management
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csa (Former Employee) – Omaha, NE – December 3, 2018
a lot of good people, but a lot of cut throat people closing shift. Manager to close to employees. Passed all training, but in airport training to many chiefs doing diffrent thinngs
Pros
day people
Cons
closing shift
I really enjoyed my time at Southwest
Customer Sales & Support (Former Employee) – Call Center Phoenix, AZ – November 28, 2018
I had to find a job that was more 9-5 I was adopting my twin grandchildren. I had to think long and hard about leaving many great relationships formed, but I needed the consistency of 9-5 for them, my grandchildren.
Challenging Work, long hours. Good Culture
Inflight Operations Supervisor, F/A Supervisor (Former Employee) – Denver, CO – November 27, 2018
Southwest Airlines is a very good company. The culture is very strong. The company invest a lot of time and money on training its employees. It offers a high 401K match, profit sharing and stock option purchase plan.
Pros
Good culture
Cons
Long hours
Wanna Be Poor and Overworked Forever?
Reservations Agent (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – November 27, 2018
It's a job. As stated, you'll be poor and overworked forever. It's a 24/7 environment, so be ready to work until 3 or 4 in the AM if that's your shift. Want to advance? Be willing to wait for the people who have been there for 20 years to quit, get fired, or laid off....This is a hostile environment
Pros
None
Cons
Everything
Awesome and fun place to work and learn
Data Analyst Intern - Corporate Sales (Former Employee) – Dallas, TX – November 25, 2018
Awesome and fun place to work and learn. Given chances to apply my skill set to generate opportunities and revenue for the team by improving efficiency
Unknown direction and could've been more precise
Senior Systems Engineer (Current Employee) – Dallas, TX – November 23, 2018
I was a contractor for SWA and there wasn't any insensitive on making me permanent or anything like that. I did enjoy the work because of my love for technology.
Pros
Worked
Cons
Unstable
dangerously misleading
Ramp Agent (Former Employee) – Hanover, MD – November 19, 2018
extremely physically taxing. not worth the pay.Over all i would not recommend working for this company. they pushed my doctors to send me back to work when i was injured. this led to further injury, resulting in a permanent partial disability in my right knee.
Be careful if you hired and keep the second option of job
Ramp Agent (Former Employee) – Houston, TX – November 17, 2018
Company is great but the HOUSTON local management is not as great to provide tools and trainer ( fun loving trainer at DALLAS TRAINING CENTER ) to make you successful on your probation period not effectively looking your peers.You got hired after so many application and company spend good amount of money on your hiring process and terminate the knowledgeable and experienced aviation back ground employees because of the Non professional trainer on probation period. Local management ruin my career and put me in financial hardship not giving opportunity to deliver my experience and knowledge.
I WISH A GOOD LUCK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN PROCESS OF HIRING OR ON PROBATION PERIOD, KEEP YOUR SECOND OPTION OPEN .
I WISH A GOOD LUCK TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN PROCESS OF HIRING OR ON PROBATION PERIOD, KEEP YOUR SECOND OPTION OPEN .
Pros
Great company structure with benefits
Cons
Non professional trainer
Your family away from your family
Flight Attendant (Former Employee) – Baltimore–Washington International Airport, MD – November 14, 2018
A wonderful company that treats their employees just as wonderful as their external customers. Excellent benefits and a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment. A winning team that makes even a perceived "bad" day awesome.
Pros
Flexible schedules
Cons
Unpredictable operations based on weather and maintenance issues
privilege
Administrator (Former Employee) – Baltimore, MD – November 13, 2018
Southwest has a culture that is very unbalanced racially. in the station where i worked the majority of the employees terminated and harassed are black while the white workers are coddled and their errors overlooked.
Pros
free travel
Cons
racist culture
Nice company to work for
Customer Service Agent (Former Employee) – Baltimore, MD – November 12, 2018
The Southwest Culture is great in training. Some of the airport locations need a refresher to ensure that they are reflecting that same energy. Peers were a great help throughout training
Pros
Great flight benefits, great benefits
Cons
Pay needs to be higher for duties involved, Culture needs to be adopted by management in the airports
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