Flexible work and perks, but poor leadership - Senior Data Scientist, Operations Research United Airlines Employee Review

Work schedule is very flexible with seniority

Have to be away from the family for few days in a row.

The job itself is easy enough, and the ability to trade shifts with co-workers allow for a solid amount of schedule flexibility. The job itself is seen as a “foot in the door” to other, better paying jobs in the NOC, and it often is.

One of the lowest paid positions in the NOC. The attendance policy is extremely strict, but not enforced equivocally. Scheduling is the only department in the company that requires you to stay in your position for 18 months before going to another department. However, if you want to stay in the department, management will constantly break that rule to promote people they like. Over 40 new hires in 2026 so it’s currently the blind leading the blind with training.