AirTran Holdings Reviews

Pros

Upper management is very goal oriented and demands alot from all employees. Most of the goals set forth are manageable but hard work is a must.

Cons

Payscale could be better, but it could also be much worse.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on track, try not to put focus on goals unless they are clearly defined and measurable. Don't push one goal on the entire system when only one workgroup or location is the culprit of bad performance. Also, keep up the good work.

Pros

I love the people that I work with. They are definitely flexible with scheduling.

Cons

Sometimes favoritism is too obvious.

Advice to Senior Management

Respecting the people that work for you. Some leaders forget it was not very long ago when they were in our shoes performing work to the best of their ability and sometimes lacking some support needed.

Pros

It was a really nice environment to work in...good people

Cons

Not much room for advancement. No encouragement to advance

Advice to Senior Management

Doesn't seem meaningful since Airtran is almost gone!

Pros

flight privs, the employees come from all backgrounds which keeps it interesting, learn great competencies anytime you work for an airline

Cons

Needed to be more of a career pathing program for people who worked in operations and were interested in other positions throughout the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Understand what it means to ne a leader not a manager. Really great people who work at AirTran but some need to know that in being a leader, it is about empowering others and building them not just yourself...

Pros

Great pay and great benefits

Cons

Too many rules to keep job

Advice to Senior Management

Treat employees better

Pros

Schedule flexibility, good medical and dental benefits.

Cons

Not many opportunities for advancement, management doesn't care about employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't screw over "the little people".

Pros

Some of the best reasons to work in the ariline industry is the opportunity for travel and the meeting people of all cultures.

Cons

The pay is not great and the benefits are substandard.

Advice to Senior Management

Include your employees in your decision making especially those who are in constant contact with your passengers

Pros

-Flight benefits
-Will work with your schedule
-Easy to move upward

Cons

-Favoritism is prevalent
-Underpaid in comparison with other similar positions at other companies
-Rules change without proper acknowledgement

Advice to Senior Management

Less favoritism, if someone is qualified for the job, it should be based on that opposed to who is your friend.

Pros

Good thing is you have many opportunities to take ownership of things. And mgmt does support this which is helpful.

Cons

Downside is also part of the good: can work long long hours and also asked to wear many different hats.

Advice to Senior Management

Give support to people who truely do a good job and weed out the backstabbers and brown nosers.
Also, if someone is not pulling their weight, find someone new to replace.

Pros

the flying benefits and benefits packages, meeting new people as far as colleagues and passengers and in flight crew members

Cons

poor and lazy management, management micromanages, recognizes the lazy and incompotent, promotes as a proponent for colleague rivalry, does not recognize the hard workers