Cathay Pacific Reviews
Updated May 22, 2022
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- "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)" (in 21 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Amazing work environment People Culture Great employee experience travel benefits Good training
Cons
If you know how to balance regional office and people, you work with then you'll have no problem in working there
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Working with the team, flight benefits, health benefits, great airline to fly for
Cons
Pay and Management can improve
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
good benefit, flexible working hours
Cons
underpay compare to american airline
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible flying schedule and Professional image
Cons
Everything goes downhill After Chinese influence on the company
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Only one schedule SFO-HKG-SFO and 3 days lay over in Hong Kong with free hotel accommodation and per diem.
Cons
NO benefits, such as 401k and NO contribution to social security. They take advantage of US workers by hiring them and not complying with US labor laws.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Good and stable company to work for
Cons
Uncertain future for Hong Kong
- Current Employee★★★★★
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great environment, training and the salary is not bad at all.
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not a lot of growing opportunities
- Former Employee★★★★★
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"We are a family" company culture and staff discounts on tickets.
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Salary is not as competitive compared to other full-service carriers.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and flexible hours.
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Management is not supportive and working culture is not good
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Great management team and working environment
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Some back side of the clock shifts.
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Cathay Pacific has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,502 reviews left anonymously by employees. 44% of employees would recommend working at Cathay Pacific to a friend and 17% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
44% of Cathay Pacific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cathay Pacific 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Cathay Pacific to be culture, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be career development, management, compensation.
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