Pros
Flight Benefits on standby can go anywhere in the U.S for free. , Discounts of things like Hotels, Car, and home owners insurance, Can move to another state if you want to and have a job as long as its open.
Cons
Standby flight benefits first come first go. Yet you still get skipped by FA, Pilots, executives, and managers. Seniority you have a lot of dinosaurs who work here so if you want a decent schulde good luck. You could be waiting 15 years to get a decent schulde. VERY UNPROFFESNIAL , and MANGERS, DONT CARE ABOUT YOU. If you are a hard worker some while use that their advantage and just disappear while having you do their work for them. Or once your done with your job assignment some expect you to help them out with theirs. Union shop stewards like to blur out issues on current workers. Mangers DON'T care about how hard you work. You could never be late but call out somedays yet they want to make an example out of you especially if you are dealing with Ms Green at JFK. Uniforms you could basically wear whatever you want no one cares. Jackets you can wear whatever you want.