Airlines used to be fun - Marketing Communications Specialist Alaska Airlines Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good travel benefits - good benefit package all around.

Cons

too many managers and Directors that have been there too long. It's a great environment if you have a family - you can use them for any excuse not to come to work or to leave work. Those people that didn't have dependants paid higher premiums for insurance and had to pick up the slack for those that spend most of their time tending to family issues. Not much room for internal promotion unless you know someone on the fast track. the HR department is unprofessional and non-responsive to any issues, regardless if you're inside or outside the company.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work environment and culture. Leadership is strong.

Cons

Terrible compensation practice. Outdated approach, especially with corporate back office roles. Leaders have zero say in salaries. The compensation team has an outdated approach to pay and are not open to stay with the current market trends and challenging to partner with. There needs to be a willingness to change and align with the local job market. There needs to be an openness to listen to leaders' input. Its hard to hire and hard to attract retain good employees when we are competing with local employers in the Seattle area that offer better pay. It is very challenging to work with a compensation leader and team that do not listen.

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