SkyWest Reviews

Pros

Flexible work schedule.. after training there is the ability to trade shifts with other people to allow for time off or to pick up more hours as needed.

Working at SkyWest is like working with family. Co-workers are mostly supportive of each other.

Cons

The pay is lower than some in the sam industry.
Not always possible to get a good schedule and because of the industry it is often necessary to work past scheduled departure time.

Advice to Senior Management

Management needs to be more aware of how hard some employees are working all the time and reward them. The larger hubs often do not have the same opportunity for company events as the smaller stations so Management needs to find a way to reward the employees in those locations differently.

Pros

- The potential to see the world is available through the travel benefits.
- The company pride with some of the coworkers is really amazing.

Cons

-Flight benefits come at a high cost
-many of the managers and directors do not know what they are doing or how to be good leaders. Most are in the position because they have been there so long, not because they are the most qualified.

Advice to Senior Management

There needs to be a focus on the quality and not the quantity of the product offered. The SkyWest brand has been abandoned for quantity that is really taking a toll on the performance and image of SkyWest

Pros

Travel benefits
Flexible schedules
Fun co workers
A raise every year whether you earn it or not.
Lots of time off.

Cons

Poor recognition programs
Cheap skates with rewards and benefits
Little movement with in management positions.
Poor compensation for entry level management.

Advice to Senior Management

Value good employees so they do not leave SkyWest.
Hiring practices need to be revamped for promoting employees with in.

Pros

The basic training in SLC is great training. Flight benefits are good if you are in a station that has multiple airline choices and if you get time off to use them.

Cons

No on job training. Not paid for all hours worked. Constant open verbal degrading of co-workers. Not cross utilized. New employees are assigned only to ramp and luggage and expected to work double shifts on weekends. Work too many hours to use the flight benefit. Too many on the job injuries. Too big of turnover. Have to work over 20 hours per week to cover all the shifts of the employees who quit.

Advice to Senior Management

Increase the payscale to attract qualified, respectable employees. Require supervisors be honest and to treat all workers with respect. Invest in good qualified educated managers and supervisors.

Pros

Great flight benefits. Granted, we go last on all United & Delta flights. But it's still better than no flight benefits. If you love to travel, this is the place to be. Non Union Environment. Some stations have agreements with other airlines. The sad part is, these other airlines usually treat us better than our mainline carriers.

Opportunities to move to various Skywest Stations is a plus.

Cons

Station Management rarely reads your email in a timely matter, and yet all employees are expected to read their email every day they are working. Inconsistency among supervisors and how they manage the shifts. Each supervisor has their favorites and if you are not one of them, don't expect to be treated nicely.

Love how the bid lines change after the bidding is completed. Funny how the 'favorites' manage to have their line adjusted to meet their needs, while others are forced to trade shifts to make their line work.

Skywest SAFA is a waste of time and money. Their job is too look out for the interests of the front line staff, and their typical response is "ask your Station Manager". Dahhh. If someone is going to SAFA in the first place, it should be obvious it's because their Station Manager wasn't helpful. SAFA salaries and travel budget would be better spent else where.

Unable to order uniforms for some time.

Acknowledgement of a job well done, is rarely done. The retirement plan recently changed and the flight benefits are not as great. Seems like they should grandfather employees that were hired on when the old plan was in place.

Advice to Senior Management

Better communication of the changes to the flight benefits, retirement benefits, etc. District Managers/Directors should hold their station management team accountable. In fact, they should conduct meetings with the employees without the management present.

Pros

Flight benefits, very very hard to get fired.

Cons

Management doesn't care about you! They don't give time off even for emergencies.
Hours change really fast. One week 38 hrs next week 12hrs. Loads of training that they require you to do at home, unpaid! Lazy, unsafe people all around you.

They won't let you get a second job and will send you to 4 week long training without any notice states away.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your employees, respect them! Get rid of unsafe people that don't care and are lazy.
Better work hours per week.

Pros

Benefits, 4 day work week, work at the airport, little supervision

Cons

Management does not care about apprentices, plays favorites, no training, no respect toward apprentice, poor supervisors. Mechanics are always right and apprentices have no say even when they know better than the mechanics.

Advice to Senior Management

Give respect to the apprentices. They have good ideas and know more than you think. Listen to them and quit playing favorites with the mechanics.

Pros

Travel benefits That gave free travel

Cons

The new retirement program isn't good for those who are close to retirement

Advice to Senior Management

Grandfather those who were close to retirement in your new policy

Pros

The people are wonderful to work with. Travel benefits are a definite perk. It is a growing company. Travels to many cities in the US and Canada.

Cons

Since our company has been growing, we have had to conform to our mainline partners ways. But that is not always happening. No snacks or buy on boards to offer on flights. Same snack box for first class for almost two years.

Advice to Senior Management

Changes need to be made to how your employees are treated. Management gets to benefit while the crews and other staff suffer. Less bonuses, etc. Moral is down. It is affecting the quality of service we use to pride ourselves on.

Pros

Flight benefits, great training program

Cons

Mandated extended shifts with lack of notice. High turnover in front line employees

Advice to Senior Management

Answer to your front line employees just as much as your stock holders