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Do Southwest employees wear uniforms?

The dress code for Southwest Airlines depends on what areas of the company you are working in but consist of Cintas uniforms for most employees. These uniforms include bold blue, warm red, and summit silver colors. They include pants, shirts, polos, skirts, and dresses that employees can choose from.



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Financial benefits include retirement through a 401(k) Plan, including Company match Employee Stock Purchase plan, and ProfitSharing Plan. Paid time off, including vacations, personal time, sick time, disability, and for Noncontract Employees, holidays and parental leave.

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Employees have free, unlimited travel privileges for themselves and eligible dependents on Southwest Airlines. Eligible dependents include spouse or committed/registered partner, eligible dependent children under 19 years old (or up to 24 if a full-time student), and parents.

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Employees at Southwest Airlines stay with the company for 5.6 years on average.

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Travel privileges: Southwest employees have unlimited free travel privileges for themselves and their dependents, along with other travel discounts and travel support.

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The highest paying jobs at Southwest Airlines are senior software engineer, lead technician, senior java developer, and devops engineer.

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Southwest has about 9,400 pilots. The estimated cost of their bonus pay was disclosed in a message from the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association to its membership saying the “gratitude pay” will be equal 50% of the pilots' regular pay, excluding holiday pay, sick pay or vacation time.

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Employees are treated with the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within our organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer. Southwest® is known for our legendary Hospitality and world-famous Culture where People come first.

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We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. How often do you hire new people? In 2015, we received 371,202 résumés and hired nearly 6,000 new employees — less than 2 percent of all applicants. It is not unusual for us to interview more than 100 people to fill a single position.

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Negotiate Salary If you think you and your skill set should be valued higher than your offer, negotiate your salary! 10% of men and 25% of women at Southwest Airlines said they negotiated their salaries. On average, Southwest Airlines employees earn $126,129.

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Roughly 82 percent of Southwest Employees are represented by a Union. Our goal is to maintain collective bargaining agreements that take care of our Employees, the Company, and Shareholders in ways that support our Vision to become the world's most loved, most flown, and most profitable airline.

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Employees and their parents/immediate family can fly at no charge on Southwest Airlines. Employees also receive discounts on hotels, rental cars, and amusement parks.

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Employee engagement and travel And, with pass agreements from other airlines and discounts with rental car companies, hotels, theme parks, and more, Employees can choose their own adventure. Recognition is a cornerstone of our Culture.

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Fly free after hiring. After 10 years you may retire with lifetime flight benefits!

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Whether you hit heavy traffic or slept through your alarm, we understand that life happens. As a courtesy, Southwest will accommodate Customers arriving within two hours after their scheduled departure on the next available flight to their destination on a standby basis.

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