United Airlines Employee Reviews about "flight benefits"

Cons

-Lots of layoffs as result of the merger -Employees given only 2 weeks vacation for their first 5 years! -Free flight benefits are all on standby basis so its very stressful and you are unlikely to get to places you want to go. Many people have had to buy a full price ticket just to get home. If you have a family, don't even think about trying this. -Half of the Mileage Plus division has quit in the last year alone! -Managers in Mileage Plus are terrible and have no interest in developing or retaining employees

Cons

Managers were hit and miss. Mine were good but others I worked with had very poor ones. Also, bonuses are unlikely as airlines are rarely profitable in the long term.

Cons

Flight benefits (standby flying) only matter once you have been at the company for 10+ years. You get the bare minimum of PTO when you start out (10 days) do you don’t even get to enjoy flying. Worst of all - if you are a UX professional - STEER CLEAR! The digital team cares more about “test & learn” and “speed to market” than they care about crafting a great user experience. They SAY they care about the experience, but they incorporate 0 research and input from customers before redesigning major gateways to their products. Another company where UX is a buzzword and not something they truly care about.

Cons

Can be difficult to move up in organization. Several people in management have little or no leadership skills and it seriously hurts your team if one of them is in charge of you.

Cons

No pay, the Flight Operations Interns and the Engineers all get pay. It was really hard to enjoy flight benefits when you cant afford a hotel once you get to your destination.

Cons

Managers and supervisors can be very unprofessional and have no knowledge in what they are doing . Favoritism throughout the company , doesn’t matter how good of an employee you are you still won’t grow within this company unless you are friends with management . They don’t care about your mental health here and will write you up for any little thing even if you are sick you will get a point for it . Pay is very low and you will not get any type of raise here . You could’ve been here for years and still get paid the same as someone who just started . You will not have a life outside of United at all . Very draining and depressing. I would not recommend . Money hungry company who overworks their employees and does not appreciate nor care for the employees . Oh and if you are a minority be prepared to get treated low . During covid they did not follow protocols to keep employees safe . They waited last minute to follow ppe. So many employees passed away due to covid and none of the upper management cared or even acknowledged it . Sick sick . I’ve been so happy since I’ve left this hellhole and am blessed to have finally started a great career for myself .

Cons

The pay was not great especially if you were brand new but they had a pay scale that rewarded you at your 10th anniversary. Never made it though, my office in LA closed after 09/11.

Cons

Lack of accountability -- you can have fun if you can manage to endure the mind-numbing lack of progress and innovation stemming from a complete desire to just want everyone to get along, and ensuing lack of accountability. It was really shockingly dysfunctional in that regard.

Cons

United does not care about their customer service representatives!!! We’re on the front line managing over sales, cancelations, weather, delays and constantly being dehumanized by customers. There’s a constant lack of adequate staffing that puts too much pressure on us to successfully succeed at our jobs. The company just treats us like a number and not a name. They’re in it fully for profit, not customer or employee satisfaction. As an employee that has been here since 2013 I can say that this USED to be a job you can be proud of. So much has gone downhill with little reason to stay on with the company. Cons- Staffing shortage. Lack of communication. Poor training. Not enough pay. Hard to get a seat on flights. Management is incompetent. No bonuses/profit sharing. No accountability for poor performance. No acknowledgment for great performance.

Cons

There's a horrible corporate culture which promotes excessive executive compensation while doing everything they can to cut labor costs at the expense of the employee.