Qantas Cabin Crew Reviews

Pros

You can get free flights

Cons

Elimination and selection is done during training (after you are hired) rather than during the hiring process. New employees drop like flies because qantas sacks them at their first sign of weakness. If you lag behind in training they ask you to come in on weekends to make up for it without pay. Make one mistake, next week you’ll have a meeting booked with HR. They don’t care about us, we are just figures to them. It’s almost like HR has KPIs for faster employee turnarounds.

Pros

Flight attendant family perks are good

Cons

1) The cabin crew salary is 48k for a full time position. I am writing this in 2023 - that’s not enough to live. 2) After a tough selection process, once they “select” you and let you know you got the job, they tell you you need to obtain all the relevant certifications (RSA, first aid, etc). And then RADIO SILENCE. They say that they will contact you when they have availability for a training slot. They said the wait could be up to 4 weeks, I waited for 6+ months. I quit my job to have a bit of a “break”… but then was basically left unemployed. When you reach out to their HR you get no response. 3) I FINALLY was able to start training. The training is 8-9hr days (sometime weekends are required if you “fall behind” - no extra pay). It is an emotionally, physically, psychologically draining experience. You are required to study a ridiculous amount and sit 6x IN-PERSON WRITTEN exams with a pass mark of >80%. My university classes were less cruel than this. Some of my peers failed 2x exams and were FIRED because they were deemed “unfit” by their standards. How can a company have the audacity to ask this for much, and have such little flexibility, whilst paying us $48k?! People quit their jobs for a better job or a better life, but they are left unemployed within months because they received 70% in an exam on a topic they’ve never seen before???? If you receive an offer from Qantas as a cabin crew, SERIOUSLY reconsider it.

Pros

Meeting lifelong friends Travel discount Free credits to travel

Cons

The management Overworked Not that great with approving for leave

Pros

-Benefits -Staff Travel -Crew meals -Amazing work environment

Cons

-No penalty rates on public holiday

Pros

A lot of fun - great destinations to explore, great crew to have fun with on layover

Cons

Work life balance - roster can be hard to manage, can be difficult to make it to family/friends events

Pros

Fun and exciting, everyday is a little bit different, team members are great,

Cons

disrupted sleep, easy to burn out

Pros

Amazing company with a family type environment within the workplace

Cons

Hard to Gain promotions within the industry

Pros

travel the world with staff travel

Cons

hard to maintain relationships due to absence

Pros

Fun environment and lots of travel

Cons

Pays bad compared to qantas long haul