Delta Air Lines reviews

It is impossible to get time off. Ready Reserves work all holidays, all weekends This is normal in the airline industry, as scheduling is based on seniority, but being unable to ever drop shifts or get unpaid personal days is not. Any personal time (other than death in family) is usually denied in favor of a benefited full time employee. They get paid vacation time, at least twice a year and are able to have time off to use flight benefits. Ready Reserve is supposed to be a part time job, but we work 5 days a week just like benefited employees. Our shifts are 2 hours less than full time shifts. We are expected to have the same knowledge, skills, and responsibility as benefited employees. We are held to the same standards. Absolutely a 2nd class of workers. In Nashville, Ready Reserves are waiting as long as 7 years to be upgraded to benefited worker.

health benefits have EXTREMELY HIGH deductibles horrible sick policy--employees are petrified to call in sick very long days--you can be on duty for 13 hours but only flying half of that. Your hourly pay only applies to flight time. Long sits and boarding/deplaning aren't paid. job can be very monotonous/boring international layovers are usually only 24 hours domestic layovers can be shortened to 8.5 hours--barely enough time to sleep hours are crazy will be scheduled to work almost every holiday and weekend when you first start. holidays and schedules are based on seniority so the longer you are with the company the better your schedule. but expect to fly 16 years before you can hold christmas off employees are petrified to call in sick