US Airways Employee Reviews about "us airways"

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poor management skills everyone wants to be the CEO of us airways. Supervisors doing whatever they want its like management sees this but doesn't say anything because they are senior with 20 years plus. This company or better yet this station loves to show and give favoritism to current agents

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Where to start---- * When interviewed for this position I was told that US Airways and after they merge are focused on customer service and agents will not have to worry about call times. That's the only reason I wanted this job and decided to go back to a call center. That was all complete crap. * Before you start you have to memorize 150+ airport codes, on day 2/3 if you don't make a 90 on the test you'll be let go right that second. You also will have 3 assessments throughout the first 4 weeks of training which you have to make a 85 or higher to keep your job. The on-the-job training for 4 weeks which you have to do great or your fired... then another few weeks of class, which has an assessment and if you fail your fired. I understand companies need some tests to make sure they have a good staff, but threatening firing every 2 seconds isn't a good way to communicate quality to your staff. * During training class our instructors (who have both been with US Airways for 30+ years) talked every other word about call-time! call-time! call-time! Which was told to me and others that didn't matter. The instructors told us even them being there that long they can still get in trouble for bad call-times... even if your doing a reservation for a first time flyer internationally that had a ton of questions. * I decided after about 2 weeks of class to quit. I made 100's on all my tests, but realized that this company is shady and just like any call center. A quote from our trainers was 'We don't care about what the customer wants or needs, we just need to get them off the phone for our call-times'... I think if someone is paying crazy prices for plane tickets, bags, taxes, etc they deserve no pressure, no time limit calls. Plus, a friend worked there for about a year and advised me that 95% of her calls were angry passengers. * You have to offer the US Airways credit card twice during every call or you get written up. * Side note--- US Airways actually charges people a $25 (or $35 international)/ PER TICKET fee to book over the phone, when most people book 2 or 4 tickets a call... that's crazy! I would understand maybe a one-time fee of $25 for the whole reservation, but dang! You can book online for free btw.... * I'm worried with the merger of US and AA that the customer service will only get worse. I would spend a few extra bucks and get good service at Delta.

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Low salary - The salary in the US Airways is low compared to other industries. Promotion - There isn't enough opportunities for promotion.

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Not to many opportunities for a contractor employee

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Very short breaks for part time employees Night workers seem to be more disenchanted with work and can be lazy and hard to work with Working as a gate agent means hours of standing Work area can get pretty humid and working outside when it's cold or raining can be hell Benefits aren't great compared to other Airlines (as of right now US Airways Express has no union) Management can be condescending and not very personable Very little job security: You can be fired for the smallest infraction on the whim of any supervisor, even after years of service

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The only pro for working at US Airways is the travel benefits. This is a great place to work if you want to explore the world before searching for a serious job with another company.

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Too much dependent on gas prices

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Seniority outweighs performance. Horrible benefits. You could use the airfare if you weren't working all the time and going to school like I was. However if you were to have an argument with the manager no big deal because they needed the help. US Airways is suffering from the economy and they need all the people they can get. That means that they are willing to hire anyone which in turn causes less efficiency and less wages. This in turn affects the hard workers that are part of the US Airway team and lessens my wanting to work hard for the company.

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The past 22 years since being hired have been good for only about six months, in the late fall of 2000 and early spring of 2001. Worst paid and worst work rules in the industry since 2002. Management and chief pilots extremely disrespected among the pilot workforce, and the pilots feel that management and chief pilots disrespect the pilots as well. Much acrimony between old US Airways and old America West pilots after the 2005 merger. Potential for 1989 hires to be placed after 2005 hires in seniority.

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Low pay compared to my peers at other companies. Due to low pay, management isn't of highest quality and company cannot attract good managers. Tough to move up in the company due to managers and directors hiring their friends rather than well qualified applicants. The "good ol boy network" at this company is very big and makes it tough for someone who is not in the 'club' to move up.