Pros
Flight benefits that allow you travel on their airline and others for a reduced rate of purchase to fly standby
Cons
Pay and the only option for incoming terminal employees is part time hourly with no benefits. You have to wait for a full time employee to transfer, quit or retire in order to get a full time position as they hardly add new ones. In Detroit the waiting list for ready reserves (Delta’s version of part time) that want to become full time is 2 1/2 years long. Management doesn’t care for success of individuals and creates a culture of fear in its employees. Employees are afraid to speak out against injustice because they fear being targeted, singled out and terminated. This is the norm for other employees who has spoken out. Employees are bullied by middle management while upper management turns a blind eye and they don’t have adequate hr to protect and support them. In Detroit for the entire terminal there’s only one hr primary contact person. That’s hundreds of employees and only one person to represent them. Unacceptable for a Fortune 500 company that has over 80k employees. They bully their hourly employees who want union protection to fight on their behalf for better wages, work environment and benefits. The ability to transfer to another department ( ex: terminal or customer service to general Office or corporate) is non existent regardless of your education and background. I have a MBA and tried for 2 years before I left to get a better suited position but was stuck working part time. This is a common sentiment at Delta and I’ve seen them lose great employees because of this. We’re leaving (not fired) because we’re not being appreciated and treated like valued employees.
