Low pay, great flight benefits - Anonymous employee American Airlines Employee Review

4.0
May 4, 2009
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent flight benefits, challenging work, lots of great employee organization groups, high involvement in community and charitable activities, daily communications with all employees re: industry and company in particular are helpful

Cons

Below market pay even if you calculate in flight benefits, advancement, uncertainty of job security, short term shareholder valued over long term, union and management posturing, stock price has plummeted, some employee morale issues

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Pros

There are some truly wonderful people at American. Many care deeply about aviation and have a calling for what they do. The diversity is outstanding. The industry is endlessly fascinating. You are always learning.

Cons

Sadly, the toxicity of my department after we were reorganized. It turned a job I loved into one I dreaded. And management looked the other way while a steady stream of talent exited through the revolving door. I would have done nearly anything for the company. Politics, pettiness and a "mean girls" culture destroyed morale, and the negative behavior was only rewarded. PTO allowance is cheap, making flight benefits great only on paper for your first 5 years of employment.

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