The Best Airlines and Company - Flight Attendant Southwest Airlines Employee Review

5.0
Oct 23, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked for SWA for 20 years as a Flight Attendant and still love my job. Perks... flying free, making my own schedule, having 18 days off a month, touring all the city's on layover's, making a decent salary and working with great people. Southwest Airlines is an outstanding company to work for.

Cons

Commuting. SWA does not have a crew base in L.A. so I commute to OAK and that can get a little stressful at times also being JA'd which means you think your finished for the day and your told you have to fly one more leg. And for New Flight Attendants working all the holidays and being based away from your family. But all this is just part of the job.

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Cons

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Pros

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