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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 33 Southwest Airlines Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.4
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Customer Service Agent
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Flight Attendant

"Fun job but little pay."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Technical Writer

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"The culture, the way they treat their employees, the casual dress policy, and the freedom to move around in the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, have fun, and don't take yourself too seriously!"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"In certain areas the hierarchy of leadership insists on following the traditional path."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"COMMUNICATE."

Person You Work For 2.2 / 5 People You Work With 3.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 3.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.9 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Liaison Engineer

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"easy going atmosphere"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"boeing drawings"

Consultant

"Good company, pretty smart management"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Lots to do, plenty of challenge."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Know what you are doing, no BS, show up and do your job and success will happen."

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"no long term plan."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make a plan, and stick to it, and tell people what it is."

Software Engineer

"Not satisfied with my job."

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Flight Benefits"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"No career advancement. No opportunity to change and try new technology. I feel stagnated at the current work place and project."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide scope for growth within technology in the company."

Ramp Agent

"great company to work for"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"flight benefits and flexible work schedule"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"have a positive attitude and a good work ethic"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"how long it takes to go through security and the bus transportation"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep the work environment upbeat and positive, reward employees who go out of the way to do a good job and get rid of employees who just show up for a paycheck and do nothing more then required"

Senior Product Development Manager

"Fair Assessment"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"The co-workers internally and throughout the industry were top notch. The industry is ever-evolving and the constance challenge is exciting."

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Inconsistent leadership style thoughout the organization."

Station Manager

"A company who revolutionized Air Travel and remained profitable, fun-loving culture."

Flight Attendant

"Good company but be aware"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"flexibility"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"if you are addicted to any drugs such as marijuana or cocaine make sure you kick the habit, they are serious about zero tolerance policy and they would fire you if they catch you with drugs in your system."

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"kicking employee to the curve, once the dirty laundry gets out....."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"give the employee another chance when it comes to non work related issues, such as testing positive ona drug test."

Marketing Manager

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Everything except it is located in Dallas and I would not move"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother unless you have passion"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Based in Dallas"

Freight Handler

"Fun enviornment"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Travel Benefits."

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Raise Salaries."

Network Engineer

"Great!"

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Everything"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go for it! They love spirited and passionate employees"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Everything was great"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They were wonderful"

Ramp Agent

"Learned from the airport."

Business Intelligence Developer

What do you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"My involvement as team player"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself!"

What don't you like about working at Southwest Airlines?

"Long hours"

Southwest Airlines Reviews FAQs

Is Southwest Airlines a good company to work for?

Southwest Airlines has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 33 Southwest Airlines Review Ratings left anonymously by Southwest Airlines employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Southwest Airlines.

Does Southwest Airlines pay their employees well?

Southwest Airlines employees earn $43,000 annually on average, or $21 per hour, which is 35% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 17 Southwest Airlines employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Southwest Airlines Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Southwest Airlines?

97% of employees would recommend working at Southwest Airlines with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Southwest Airlines 4.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.2 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Southwest Airlines?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Southwest Airlines is a Captain at $200,000 annually. Browse Southwest Airlines Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Southwest Airlines?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Southwest Airlines is a Agent at $20,000 annually. Browse Southwest Airlines Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Southwest Airlines?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Southwest Airlines to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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