madders said:
I have read on here where a few Usairways employees have found other jobs elsewhere and loving every minute of it..
I have a few questions for you:
Are you making more,less or same?
The new job you got were there many position opened ,were there a lot of applicants are there more work available ?
For me I am going to try to do something for myself ..start my own business
by the way are you in the same industry ??
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Madders & all US Airians,
My wife was a CSA (ticketing) in PHL for 16 years. By all accounts, she is considered to be a stellar professional in Customer Service. Once she finally decided that US Airways was no longer a viable company, she sent out her resume to three major companys in our region. Within one week, she got two interviews from two of the three companies. She was offered both jobs. One offered $36K with outstanding benefits and was very close to home (rejected), the other offered $46K with stock options/profit sharing and was 3 miles further than her commute to PHL from our home (accepted). The benefits were second to none. In fact, it is my understanding that her new company, which is in the medical services field, is rated as having among the best benefits in the nation, certainly for their medical coverage. She works a M-F schedule with weekends and holidays off for the first time in 16 years. She was scheduled to start her new career on Oct 18, with one last weekend at US. She was at work on Friday the 15th when she heard the news of a court mandated 21% paycut. She resigned immediately....turned in her ID (FU SCOOTS!), hugged her colleagues and has not returned since. She simply would not work for that level of compensation, and suffer the daily consequences of pathetic, embarrassing, and completely inept management.
Today is New Years Eve and she is off of work on a company holiday. She was off for Thanksgiving and Christmas also (both 4 day weekends). One thing that I cannot stress enough is that she is a completely different person.....even the expression on her face is very different. She comes home after a day in the office with a smile on her face and talks about her day like a little kid talking about an amusement park. Her new company treats all of their employees with great respect. In fact, they are not called employees, they are considered Team Mates. One of the companys mottos is "If your not having fun, you won't want be here" (Would this fly at US - Hee Hee!). The whole mindset of the company is different. Just the other day, she was called into a conference room. Right away, her US Airways mindset kicked in......."Oh no, I going to get reamed out for something." Three group managers where waiting in the conference room for the following: (1) get her input on the companys training program (2) they recruited her for a new division that is prospering to such an extent that they are expanding by approximately two fold, and (3) she has been asked to review resumes and provide input for the evaluation of potential new hires.
There most certainly is life after US Airways. Making that initial move is the most difficult step, especially for those who have many years invested in the company. My advice is to put together a detailed resume that sells yourself and your skills. Find companys that values their customers
and their employees. When you interview SELL YOURSELF! You have to make the employer understand what value you can bring to their company. For those of you in Customer Service, you have much more skills than you may believe. Do not sell yourself short! You are very valuable.....especially to a company that cares about their customers. I could go on and on, but I hope I have made my point....There is life after US Airways! Happy New Year everyone and good luck next year.