AA isnt what it seems - Anonymous employee American Airlines Employee Review

1.0
Jun 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Flexible work schedule -Travel benefits -benefits on the travel industry -able to get more time off or have that freedom

Cons

-Overworked and underpaid -counters are always short staffed have to do the work of 10 people and get the brunt of passengers for being so short staffed -never rewarded for the good things you do for the passengers, only the worst and usually severe -lack of management support and lead agent support management doesn't even know how to use Sabre -majority of the time their is never any management to help -mandatory extensions -no breaks -high stress mostly caused by poor operations -everybody is their just for themselves -always reminded your job is on the line -not a good industry to work in -sometimes forced to work late at night and then come back very early

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Cons

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