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      Great company, need to treat management like managers, not union hourly employees - Anonymous employee Alaska Airlines Employee Review

      4.0
      12 May 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      * Great family type atmosphere * People are passionate about their business * Generally, good work-life balance (unless during busy season or project work) * One of the best in a tough industry * Relatively small company, can make a real impact

      Cons

      * Management seems to be slow to get rid of poor performers * Many leaders run things by micro-management, very much a command and control environment (more so in some areas than others) * Pay appears to be indexed to airline averages. That is fine if you only employ pilots and flight attendants, but it doesn't work when you have skilled tech and management employees. There are plenty of other employers on the west coast that will pay double for comparable work.

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      3.0
      5 June 2026
      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good work environment and culture. Leadership is strong.

      Cons

      Terrible compensation practice. Outdated approach, especially with corporate back office roles. Leaders have zero say in salaries. The compensation team has an outdated approach to pay and are not open to stay with the current market trends and challenging to partner with. There needs to be a willingness to change and align with the local job market. There needs to be an openness to listen to leaders' input. Its hard to hire and hard to attract retain good employees when we are competing with local employers in the Seattle area that offer better pay. It is very challenging to work with a compensation leader and team that do not listen.

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