flight attendant

aeronautical engineer

regional head

senior lead technician

shift leader

Cathay Pacific

IN CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS OUR DAILY ROUTINE IS WE HAVE A BRIEFING FOR THE OVERVIEW OF THE FLIGHT. WE ARE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED IN THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE OPERATION. WE CAN BE ASSIGNED AS COUNTER AGENT WHERE PASSENGER CHECK-IN THEIR LUGGAGES AND THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED. AT THE BOARDING GATE WE ARE ASSIGNED TO ASSIST THE PASSENGER FOR THEIR BOARDING PROCESS.. I LEARNED IN THIS WORK THAT WE SHOULD WORK WITH DIPLOMACY, I SHOULD GIVE A HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT GOES BEYOND HE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR PASSENGER, THAT I NEED TO BE FOCUSED AND EFFICIENT IN MY JOB. 
THE MANAGEMENT GIVE US THE TRAiNING THAT WE NEED FOR US TO BE ENGAGED IN THE WORKLACE. 
MY CO- WORKERS ARE APPROACHABLE AND ALWAYS PRESENT  IF I SEEK HELP. THE MOST HARDEST PART OF THE JOB IF THERE IS A FLIGHT DISRUPTION BECAUSE WE NEED TO EXPLAIN TH EREASO OF THE DISRUPTION, ASSIST ALL THE PROTECTION FOR THE CONNECTING FLIGHTS OF OUR PASSENGER.  
THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF MY JOB IS WHEN I INTERACT WITH MY PASSENGERS, I MEET DIFFERENT NATIONALITY, CULTURE, DIFFERENT KINDS OF PASSENGERS,. MY PERSONALITY REALLY BOOST IN THIS JOB. I LEARNED NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED TO ANY PASSENGER AS LONG AS IM DOING THE RIGHT JOB. NOT TO DISCRIMINATE EVERYONE. AND LASTLY WHEN MY PASSENGER LEAVES MY COUNTER WITH A SMILE, BECAUSE I KNOW TO MYSELF THAT I GAVE THEM THE SATISFACTION

You will become a liability to this company the longer you stay as they are one of the few airlines that do not use a seniority based redundancy system. They prefer to discard employees who have worked tirelessly and performed exceptionally once they advance so that costs are kept low. Promised salaries and work conditions are arbitrarily and illegally changed by forcing employees to accept poorer terms or else face (legal) dismissal. Current practice is to pay a fluctuating hourly wage that can be changed at any time, which is based on productivity. Due to being massively over-staffed a fair monthly income can never be achieved. Their headquarters are located in the world's most expensive city for expats, a city that has poor labour protections, poor freedoms and tiny and extremely expensive housing. They often seek to divide different employee groups and create conflict so that infighting distracts from the reductions to pay and benefits. They enforce a ban on free speech imposed by the government. Expressing an opinion, even if respectful can get you fired. 

Within the years with the company I really love it. Ive lots of opportunities to meet different people everyday which that's the reason I joined at the very beginning. As a manager to make timely decision and enhance customer centricity was a very challenging task. Whenever it comes to unexpected first aids situation, I could feel the team is supporting each other which I could feel team work, team care and I were not alone. I would say the most enjoyable part of the job is I can always interact with my staff, my customer and even the top management team to uphold our customers' satisfaction.

It's a part-time job. Everyday you need to do is to check in the customers. you have to check their travel documents to make sure they are ready to fly. Also, you have to check in their baggage and ask the safety questions. Everything is about safety.

When you have questions which you don't know, the supervisors and the managers will help you to solve and explain to you that what you need to do next time.

There are few agents but a lot of customers. Therefore, you need to check  in fast so it don't make the customers wait for a long time.

I enjoyed doing this job because I can face different people and problems everyday. It makes me not afraid of facing people.

It was an honor representing such a big and recognized airline for few years. Cathay is one of biggest airlines in the world and has very diverse passengers in many parts of the world. I learned how to be more efficient handling my duties and tasks by working here. I enjoyed having such unique lifestyle that not everyone can experience. What you learn from experience is the most important part of your career. Lastly, not everything is perfect here and every company has pros and cons. Overall, I just enjoyed flying. 

Being a Flight Attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways, was one of the hardest jobs I had.  It was physically and mentally exhausting at the beginning, due to the long hours.  On a typical work day, I worked the red eye, late flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong and served mostly Chinese and Indian passengers.  The hardest part was being a white person working for a Asian airlines.  The culture differences were very big!  The most enjoyable part was working as a team and making friends that became like family.

I can say I love this job and love to work with my term... The management is great. 

Sometime I want to go home earlier because every day work to 3 am in the other day, but the workplace culture has a 
meeting in start and the end of this night time shift.
I strong to agree this Management to remind us be a great people to work for a great company. 

Especially, I love the Filipino work hard and knowledgeable with them work. They very nice to teaching new coworker, as me when I beginning to work Cathay Pacific front desk.

Everything was good , and CoVid-19 happened , so my Los Angeles Base closed , and I have to find another jobs now. Working with Cathay pacific Airways , I really enjoyed my jobs . Seeing and serving people with different back ground, different cultures , from easy going to very toughen, and demanding, confront and handled situations , dealing with different medical situations , that helped me a lot for gaining experiences.

Regular operations include checking in passengers luggage, verifying travel document eligibility and other specific passenger service agent duties. Operations tend to get repetitive once you've learned all the essential information needed. It is a plus if you can quickly learn all the information needed to check-in passenger's baggage as soon as possible. It is also required that you can carry luggage weighing 23 kilos, and standing for long periods of time in heels (if you're a woman).

I liked that when I worked there, most agents get along. That's why when I have a chance, I'd like to go back there. But the down part is, I don't like the management, how it handles everything -filing a report, insurance, anything. it takes a really long time for them to process something. PLUS, the pay check wasn't so much worth the time and energy. But I think they already changed the system. So I hope it is better now.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Flight attendant 7 salaries reported	$23.86 per hour
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