Pros
I absolutely loved most of the coworkers I worked with. For the most part, meeting many different people was fun and interesting. Staying busy was a plus for me.
Cons
For Ready Reserve overall, it takes quite a while to become full-time; especially if you are not willing to either transfer to a less desirable department within your station or to transfer to a different airport somewhere else in the country. At MSP, there were a lot of issues that we gate agents experienced. Many of these issues negatively affected our work performance. Sadly, management simply never put in much effort to fix many of the issues. Some issues were addressed and fixed but not very many. Trying to get a hold of managers was almost nearly impossible. On many occasions, if we were lucky, it took a couple weeks to get an email response. Some managers abuse their work authority, are unprofessional, and often harassed employees. A few were actually caring and helpful....even were experiencing the same issues as us gate agents because their managers were disorganized and unreliable. In the end, I put in my 4 weeks notice to pursue a full-time career elsewhere. About a week before I was scheduled to leave, a manager asked if there was any chance I could maybe stay at Delta as a ready reserve once I was settled into my new job. I ended up being placed on a company leave of absence with Delta, so this way I could easily come back to work part-time once I was comfortable with my new job. Well....Delta did not keep their word. MSP management ended up saying I was never put on a leave of absence, and that I was not allowed to return unless I reapplied. This right here is a great example of how Delta can be unreliable and disorganized.
