aeronautical engineer

aircraft mechanic

airport manager

captain

warehouse worker

Qantas

A typical day at the Qantas First Class lounge would be, coming in to refill every station with ice, wine, chips and snacks presented to every guest at every station. We usually had a 5 O'clock meeting with every member to review every item in the menu and go over sales and guest comments and ratings of the Lounge. The lounge was always short staffed. I was attending to 70+ tables and over 300 guests daily. I was the only lounge runner for the lounge area for about two months, but I always managed to get things done. It was an extremely fast paced environment in which I had to adapt fairly quickly. I would attend to every guest, serving them water champagne and taking all their food orders as well as beverage orders.. Bussing and re-stocking at all times to every station when needed. Training was minimal to none. There was employee recognition and they did have employee of the month. Unfortunately there was No break room and no such thing as 10 minute breaks. I did have full time hours. Pay was good, Co-workers were wonderful. I always managed to connect with every single one of them and was able to work as a team when ever they or I needed any type of help. Because of my co-workers i was able to learn the job so fast. All of them were so kind, enthusiastic and positive. Unfortunately management definitely needed more work.

No two days are the same it can be very fast paced and have some quiet time too. In the quiet times there is always something to do, restock, Catch up on any internal training, general tidy up etc 

We have a very supportive team that really all look out for one another and works together when things get hectic.

You really must love customer service (I do!!) and I feel rewarded when you know you have given your best to all parts to the role, from dealing with Passengers, Management, share holders to grooming and feeling proud wearing the company uniform.

Some days can be a challenge when you have unhappy customers, but I feel its how you handle the situation to get the best outcome, you can turn a negative into a positive.

Highly recommend Qantas and the role, going to work never felt like work even waking at 3am cause I loved what I did, Had I of not moved from Australia to the USA I would never of resigned, my intention was to be there long term and continue to grow and learn in the company.

One of the saddest decisions ever was to resign, almost a year later I miss every part of working with Qantas

Strong team culture and excellent management team. Training and development of staff was first class.I enjoyed working at Qantas Airways.
In the mornings our team would load up a kind of baggage trolley where our large tool boxes were kept and hooked up to a Toyota landcruiser and we had our coffee and a tool box meeting and discussed our work package for the day and how we were going to achieve the outcomes
We left went to the Sydney International Airport for the arrival o 4-8 aircraft to be serviced by our team.
After each aircraft had been checked and serviced and tech log defects repaired or were reassigned at a later time due to time constraints  we assisted the flight crew in the departure of the aircraft.
Some aircraft required to be towed from the airport to the Qantas hangars for major rectification and we towed the aircraft in to the hangars and commenced rectification on various A,B,and C checks as required.

The Good;
My fellow workers are great, and no graveyard shift.
My time at Qantas gives me qualifications and experience to apply and work for an American based airline. 

The Bad;
Management lack skills and are biased. The company is micromanaged by individuals all fighting for power and supremacy. There is no appreciation or respect for workers.
Poor flight and medical benefits when compared to other airlines
Minimal company training. Many senior workers are incompetent so I do not get the opportunity to learn much technical skills or aircraft system knowledge.

My A&P is only a qualification at Qantas, it does not let me certify for my work. So you generally only do simple tasks.  You need Australian licence qualifications to certify.

The Ugly;
Office and corporate staff all belittle and look down at us because we are only mechanics in coveralls.

The best part about the working at QANTAS second is the people that you come into contact with everyday. Many have amazing stories and almost 95% of them are kind individuals. You hear their stories and are instantly motivated and inspired. Unfortunately, this lounge is going downhill. The turnover rate for workers are high and the management is extremely, extremely terrible. There is a lack of professionalism and experience amongst them is at an all-time low. Call-outs every week, unnecessary write-ups, illegal actions at the place, and more. Not to mention, some of the mangers were hired from being previous bartenders a few months prior. My experience therefore has been less than a wonderful experience. There are dozens of professional lounges in the world, and this is not one. They are selfish and do not care for the employees, with that said, I do not recommend working here. Pay is great, but money is not everything, you will regret your decision on working here.

Great at first. Coworkers are great, but way understaffed. As an accountant I had to do additional administration task (insurance)  which was unusual. A lot of mess in the account that came before my time to clean up. Managers lack leadership and transition training. Expect to do a lot of the research yourself, its a culture of independent work with minimal assistant. Working culture wise, people enjoy more their travel benefit rather than focus on their work. Being so overwhelmed with the multiple tasks and responsibility that cant really focus on the main issue of the job. 
 Lack of communication and training from corporate office in Sydney. And when things goes back, be prepare to take the hit. Coworkers are nice and people get a long. But working wise, it can be political at times. Disappointed overall, thought there was a lot of potential but at the end glad I left. Way too overwhelmed with work. 

Well I worked for this airline for 16 years, and having put them for a reference to find employment is utterly disgusting. They have changed human resources officers like toilet paper not given a good reference or acknowledging I even worked there. 
    Where other airlines require you to have Medium rigid or heavy rigid to work in cleaning , Qantas  does not because they are looked after and other airlines are second rated.
     Qantas , since 2006,  ten years have past , and they have increased their workforce by 40%. Those that have been given compulsory reduncies could have been given part time or casual employment. Disgusting. 
As for family life , working shift work 7 days a week not seeing the kids grow up , again disgusting. 1970's child care centres rarely existed now woman are forced to work and cook and clean and spend 30% of wages to child care centres ........ etc etc etc .

The location is offsite airport adjacent with free parking. Everyone is nice and helpful. The powers that be are on the upper level. The events with lunch are ok but I rather have a pay increase. Nice does not pay the bills. The turnover rate is very high because of the low pay rate and low pay raises. No performance increases for hourly workers. Managers are mostly Australian and travel home often. They seem to have unlimited restrictions in that area. Yet, workers are given a hard time to take off here in the US. There is a shortage of workers. Hourly workers may or may not go to Australia for training, not guaranteed. That’s your one and only chance to travel there at no cost to you. Although qualified, If you are not from Australia you are only hired for lower wage positions. Promotions are not fair.

A typical workday is productive, lots of unexpected issues, everyone works together well.


My current role has exposed me to a diverse range of hazards and risks within different operational business units.
I work with the business to assist in devising suitable control measures to reduce the risks within the business so that employees are working in the safest possible way.
I assist the business with investigations and help identify areas of improvement.
I work with a highly skilled team, and enjoy talking 'safety' with my safety colleaugues to share ideas and solutions.
It can be hard to define cost effective and implementable solutions however very rewarding when we do.
In my current role, I have been afforded the opportunity to fulfill the safety manager role and coordinate the safety team, and participate in regional discussions.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was an exciting start that later fell flat. Maybe I relied too much on the hiring ads. New uniform, Tim tams and pizza can not pay my bills. A reasonable and fair salary and earned promotion is what I need. They would rather bring in someone from overseas to promote than promote people who are qualified already working here. Really disappointing how Americans are passed over for top positions. But looking out for each other on "foreign" soil can be considered a good thing too for them. I said siyanara? to this system a long time ago

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Staff shortage was a big issue and high turnover although they hired many didn't stay

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I no longer work there. During my time it was good and bad

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