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Updated May 28, 2023

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Found 1,712 of over 2K reviews
3.2
40% Recommend to a Friend
34% Approve of CEO

Found 1,702 of over 2K reviews

3.2
40%
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34%
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Ronald Lam
12 Ratings

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  • "Too commercial and low salary(in 167 reviews)
  • "Poor management and feel disrespectful at work.(in 114 reviews)
  • "Gap between reputation and product continues to grow; very low pay(in 51 reviews)
  • "Slow promotion (currently at least 8yrs to become as a purser unless your performance is extremely good)(in 25 reviews)
  • "No career path at all(in 23 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    if you love aviation, it is a great place to work and learn about the business

    Mar 11, 2023 - Cargo Sales Executive in Miami, FL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Excellent job culture and great working environment

    Cons

    Limited Career Opportunities to go forward

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Good Place for Retail

    May 12, 2023 - Sales Associate in Grapevine, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    $15 bucks on hour for all employees. Good culture and good people.

    Cons

    Hard to advance in the company if you have other jobs, and extremely hard to advance up to the corporate side.

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  4. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Avoid if you’re ambitious

    Dec 31, 2022 - Commercial Team Member 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Really nice people in local region An easy place to work Good for unambiguous, low and mid level employees who don’t intend to grow or be promoted but want a decent paycheck and ability to travel

    Cons

    A real “us versus them” culture between the regions and the head office in Hong Kong. Woefully under experienced and under educated leadership. Command and control work environment where HK controls everything and local markets only execute as told. There is little to no autonomy in the regions; execution only, not strategic. A very unhappy bunch of really nice people in the Americas commercial teams.

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  5. 3.0
    Former Employee

    N/a

    Apr 26, 2023 - Cargo Agent in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flying benefits, good work environment

    Cons

    Small Growth but enjoyable company

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great company

    Feb 28, 2023 - Aircraft Engineer in Anchorage, AK
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great opportunities about training programs

    Cons

    They dont have cons .

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  7. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Check in Agent

    Feb 23, 2023 - Check In Agent 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Teamwork, Happy working environment, Airplane, Airport

    Cons

    Long Standing hours sometimes, night shifts

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  8. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good experience

    Feb 21, 2023 - Flight Attendant in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Travel benefits, flexibility, working environment

    Cons

    Salary, management, time difference, short of crews

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Great Company

    Feb 7, 2023 - Manager On Duty in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great work environment at the airport

    Cons

    Nothing bad to say about the company

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    High speed

    Dec 6, 2022 - Customer Service Representative in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible schedule, friendly coworkers,a lot of trainings.

    Cons

    High standard of your appearance like your hair style, your makeup. You can't dye your hair.

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  11. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Retail and e-commence executive

    Oct 6, 2022 - Retail and E-commence Executive 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    good culture, nice working environment

    Cons

    Office is too far from the city centre

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Cathay Pacific has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,849 reviews left anonymously by employees. 40% of employees would recommend working at Cathay Pacific to a friend and 24% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cathay Pacific employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cathay Pacific. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

40% of Cathay Pacific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cathay Pacific 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 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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