Not Worth It . They Need An Overall Drastic Improvement.
Pros
1. Great if your overhead expenses/cost of living is low -are in a supportive/financially supportive household -live at home with your parents -HAVE A CAR or reliable FREE ride to work 2. Offers medical (with high premiums), dental, and flight benefits with United Airlines. 3. Currently they are so understaffed that reserve time would be very short if you go to Chicago or Denver bases. 4. Your pilots can be very fun to work with 5. Guaranteed 75 flight hours of pay ($18x 75 flight hours = $1290 before taxes) However you can add on more hours if you desire (within legal right to do so and approved) to make up for the below average paycheck 6. Base Managers are friendly and helpful, and do the best that they can to help you in a professional manner given the entire situation of this company's poor staffing retention and operations 7. Unionized 8. Great stepping stone into the industry and you will learn a lot working 9. Co-workers are helpful and friendly (other flight attendants and pilots)
Cons
-Very low/bottom pay - $18.00/hr for actual flying time only, you do not get paid, protected or reimbursed for commuting, cancelled flights, or layover time. - Reserve schedule is 24hrs oncall in your scheduled period (usually 5-6 days a week) - After one year of service only a 1.75 pay raise compared to other regionals 18.00 to 19.75 compared to another regional 18.13 to 22.00 - Average flights are 1hr 15m one way, so you might get maybe 2-4 hours total of work for one days shift depending upon hw many legs you fly. $18x 2-4hrs of pay with an average of 75-80 hour per MONTH before taxes is not worth the monopoly of your entire schedule. - Your Schedule/all of your time (even after holding a line), is completely monopolized by this job (weather and maintenance issues can heavily affect your schedule, not the company's fault but a definite con on having free time) Schedule makes it very difficult to even consider a second job. UNLESS you do a self-employed side of work (Uber, Lyft, Postmates, self-employed, etc) to make ends meet. -1.80 per diem hour, very low on average - If you want full-time pay to make a decent living wage, you will have to pick up a lot of hours (that's added to your 75hrs guaranteed) This can have you away from home up to 6 days with one day off. (Legally you have to have 1 day off per week) - Half of crew scheduling is rude or very unprofessional. However the other half can be very friendly and helpful. But it's a solid 50/50 gamble on who answers the phone and will try to do shady things to your schedule especially if you are on reserves schedule. - No vision medical benefits & health premiums are pretty high to where you can qualify for MEDICAID & FOOD STAMPS, as a result I did not use my own health benefits and used government assistance. - Old planes are always breaking down, missing pieces, or not maintained well to operate on a smooth schedule routine. (Not dangerous to fly just they always look in poor condition or necessary items to do your job are broken/missing) - If you rely on uber/lyft for transportation, your paycheck will suffer. Public Transportation is not recommended depending on your situation. - No protection pay or safety net alternatives for cancelled flights or delayed flights that affect your schedule - Flight benefits with ONLY United Airlines. NO ID90 or ZED flight benefits. This could be a con if you plan on using your benefits to travel quite a bit. Also be aware you can only use your benefits on STANDBY, you are not guaranteed a seat or to flight on your desired time/date. However this is true for ALL airlines. Hence why the more standby options you have with partnerships from other airlines the better your chances with flying on your benefits and free time in a timely manner.