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Two weeks ago I was offered a CSA position with Southwest. I have since passed all the background checks and fingerprinting and am currently waiting in the "pool." I was thrilled to learn that I had been chosen for the position and have been so excited ever since. I do understand that when people are angry, they will tell 10 times as many people about it versus just a few if they are pleased with a situation (hence many of the negative comments on this topic). I take a lot of these comments with a grain of salt, but I do want to clarify one thing. John, you wrote that the new hires are "living off the senior agents' blood, sweat, and tears" and that "the senior agents give you everything you have today." Is this anger/resentment toward new hires really so prevelant at many of the airports? I have no problem being the new hire, given a starting pay and the less desirable shifts, but if it's widely known that the more "senior employees" feel so negatively toward the new hires, I may have to rethink taking this position.
I became an Employee of SWA in December 2005. However, as an attorney in private practice, I represented SWA in labor and employment matters for over 34 years before becoming an Employee. Often, when people would learn that I represented Southwest Airlines, they would ask, “How does Southwest manage to remain non-Union?” I would chuckle and explain that, in fact, Southwest is the mo |
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Brian - I just checked out your profile and discovered that you were born in Clovis, NM. I wasn't born there but spent a lot of time there with my boyfriend at the time who was stationed at Cannon AFB. I have to say that it wasn't my favorite place he was stationed, but I do recall one memorable event in which we were driving on the highway toward Lubbock (at night) and had a near run in with a cow in the middle of this fairly busy road. Being from the north, the only thing I was used to dodging on the road at night was an occasional deer - good times! :)
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Love the new blog - great job!
Go Red Wings! What's a good way to celebrate a blog's second birthday? Well we thought the best way was to take our blog and make it even better. Thanks for joining us on our slightly belated birthday celebration as we roll out our exciting new Nuts About Southwest platform, or as we call it around here, our "blog 2.0 site." Don't worry, this is still the Southwest Airlines blog, and you haven't landed in a time warp! Rest assured, everything you liked before is still here, but we have added a lot of new "stuff" that will give you more choices in information and even provide you the ability to personalize your Nuts experience. Categories: Nutty stuff, Under the hood May 06, 2008 |
