An exhaustingly disappointing experience - Anonymous employee Allegiant Air Employee Review

Let me say this: It took months after my departure from Allegiant to get my mental state back to an adequate place. My workload was absurdly heavy, and the toxicity of my co-workers was the worst I've ever experienced in a professional setting, Making matters worse, my Manager stoked the flames of the dysfunction when approached about it at multiple junctures, choosing to spend more time cheer-leading the CEO and company than addressing the broken system that he/she created. Human Resources (People Services) was utterly useless in resolving these issues as well, which was the final straw for me. Soon thereafter, I found my way to a markedly better position and environment, but not before a barrage of mental damage had already manifested. In fact, my time here was such a nightmare that when I left, I was burned out, broken, and had completely forgotten about what it was like to work alongside half-decent human beings. As far as the work/life balance: • PTO was horrendous (only 1 week your first year) • Sick days were low (about 1 week per year) • They finally introduced parental leave in 2021 (but I can only wonder about the stipulations behind actually getting to use it) For the record, the leadership in my area openly asked the employees if we could submit Glassdoor reviews of our experiences at Allegiant, and this was during a period where they were promoting their Glassdoor "Best Places To Work" status quite heavily. It felt forced and cheap and, as such, readers to these reviews should take some of the positive feedback with a grain of salt. It's also worth mentioning that the official responses to some of the negative reviews here are shockingly on brand, at least when compared to my experience. The whole "we hope that you took the time to provide this perspective during the exit interview process" shtick is about as heartless and empty of a statement as I've ever seen toward a legitimate business concern. No, Allegiant, not every employee will hand-deliver you their trials and tribulations just because you e-mailed out a survey, or provided an exit interview... When you feel like you're being mentally abused, it's difficult to express your feelings out loud, especially when you fear retaliation and can't trust those who are put in a position to protect you. The stories I have of this place will live with me a lifetime (though I wish they wouldn't).