Life as a CSA Ticket and gate

[Kev3188]

i am a new recruit at delta as CSA ticket and gate. I am just wondering how will be the job. any one on the board can you please post your comments

Are you in this recent group of 30 hired by Delta? If so, I believe they are ready reserve positions. You can expect to work a max of 999 hours annually. Some cities have fixed shifts, others have you moving around with little notice. It is also my understanding that this group will only work the ticket counter doing things such as bag tagging, and will go to more formal (my term) training for things like ticketing later on.


If you were hired by Northwest, see Tech's post below.

Part time, low pay, dealing with a public who wants everything for nothing...what is not to like about a job like that. At least you will have flight benefits....if you could only afford to do anything once you got there. You will love that part where you get to your destination, only to get stuck there for days, trying to catch a flight home as a non-rev.... Welcome to the new airline working world!

 

[john john]

are ready reserve positions..

Exactly NO benefits I wonder way?

 

[Dignity]

If you were hired by Northwest, see Tech's post below.

no offense Kev and with all due respect, if you honestly believe that hired positions at NW are part time and low pay keep in mind that would have come about by ratifying a contract.



thankfully most stations were kept open though..

(it might be a good idea to throw that in the mix..and point some of the positive.. to any new people)

 

[Kev3188]

no offense Kev and with all due respect, if you honestly believe that hired positions at NW are part time and low pay keep in mind that would have come about by ratifying a contract.

That's certainly true. Low pay, crappy shifts, etc. have always been part of starting out.

The difference between even just a few years ago and now, IMO, is that back then you knew that if you stuck it out, better times were ahead. I'm not so sure that's as realistic of option for people just coming on. Increased PT ratios, less stations, and a 10 year scale kind of put a dimmer on that light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Dignity]

That's certainly true. Low pay, crappy shifts, etc. have always been part of starting out.

and at times geninue enthusiasm...which can be refreshing!

however!

(new people generally learn early on, if the airline industry is either for them or not, and that is a separate issue all together.. instead the focus, a 'crappy shift')

The difference between even just a few years ago and now, IMO, is that back then you knew that if you stuck it out, better times were ahead. I'm not so sure that's as realistic of option for people just coming on.

that almost appears to me as defeatism, everything is lost and not worth fighting for and throw your hands up and just quit!

(when we all should know this industry is cyclical)

Increased PT ratios, less stations, and a 10 year scale kind of put a dimmer on that light at the end of the tunnel.

we have experienced very good times, not so good times and absolutely the worst, most of us still have that passion for aviation regardless. (that passion is probably what keep the wheels turning so to speak)

and sometimes either someone has that passion or they dont. in my opinion, if people are focusing on just the perks and what they can get out of it, instead of the overall picture and long term.. well, this might not be the right industry for that individual at this time.

(but one individual may see a situation one way, while another completely differently)

sometimes an individual is able to handle a present situation based on how they handled themselves prior when times were a little better, such as living within their means, not over extending themselves or their credit, saving money when they could. I like to think most people are survivors, some people just have a strong work ethic and just deal, preparing and staying focused.

everyone is different.



let me just put it like this, I dont think it will always be a certain way indefinitely but get what you are saying.

 

[Vimes]

i am a new recruit at delta as CSA ticket and gate. I am just wondering how will be the job. any one on the board can you please post your comments

Hi DeltaDetroit,

I am not a CSA but I am a NWA/DELTA mechanic here at DTW. Welcome and congrats on the new job. I hope you enjoy your new job and I think you will find your fellow employees considerate and helpful. Again Good Luck and Welcome