Servisair Check-in Interview?
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I think it would be impossible to juggle being a student with even a part time job at an airport, due to the weird shifts, u can't just say I want to work at this time, this time and this time, but hey, its worth a try!
I spent a couple of unhappy months working for Servisair, as with any job there were highs and lows. The majority of the people I worked with were fantastic but there were also the lows. Some mornings I would turn up at the airport and find that there wern't enough people in to cover check in for the flights, so I was left to start checking in a 757 charter on my own, until the person who hadn't come in was woken up or they had found cover! I also felt there was a culture of them and us between the PSA's and Supervisors - despite being short staffed on check in they wouldn't leave the office to help and they would often overrule your decisions on excess baggage, despite telling the passenger that they had to pay it! We were also short staffed at the gates - boarding aircrafts off stand alone!
But despite the critisims I had some great laughs working for the company! But when you have to be at work for 3am for a 10 hour shifts for Ģ5 an hour you soon start to ask if its worth it. I asked myself that and decided it wasn't and I left to find alternative employment!
I spent a couple of unhappy months working for Servisair, as with any job there were highs and lows. The majority of the people I worked with were fantastic but there were also the lows. Some mornings I would turn up at the airport and find that there wern't enough people in to cover check in for the flights, so I was left to start checking in a 757 charter on my own, until the person who hadn't come in was woken up or they had found cover! I also felt there was a culture of them and us between the PSA's and Supervisors - despite being short staffed on check in they wouldn't leave the office to help and they would often overrule your decisions on excess baggage, despite telling the passenger that they had to pay it! We were also short staffed at the gates - boarding aircrafts off stand alone!
But despite the critisims I had some great laughs working for the company! But when you have to be at work for 3am for a 10 hour shifts for Ģ5 an hour you soon start to ask if its worth it. I asked myself that and decided it wasn't and I left to find alternative employment!
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Itīs not that much of a problem being a student and having a part time employment, Iīm not a student myself but I do the rosters for Servisair LBA and we work around it just fine, granted at some stations you might not be able to mix and match your shifts, but we arnīt a proper airport so that donīt matter.
With regard to the pay, 5pounds an hr isnīt great but people know this before they start, now there is nothing that pisses me off more than, from a roster agentīs point of U, someone knowing that the pay is **** to start for 2 weeks and leave coz she/he canīt live with the wage or canīt handle the hours,
DONĻT START IN THE FIRST BLOODY PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thatīs my gripe over with now.
CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!
With regard to the pay, 5pounds an hr isnīt great but people know this before they start, now there is nothing that pisses me off more than, from a roster agentīs point of U, someone knowing that the pay is **** to start for 2 weeks and leave coz she/he canīt live with the wage or canīt handle the hours,
DONĻT START IN THE FIRST BLOODY PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thatīs my gripe over with now.
CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!
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They know I am a student and I also mentioned in my application letter when I am availabe for work. As they are recruiting temp staff for the summer period ie when I have my three month vacation ill be able to work anytime, so I shouldn't have too much of a problem.
As you say, you never know untill you try.
Pay may be Ģ5 per hour but thus 80p more than what im getting at the momment
Im in it for the experience anyway and not the pay.
As you say, you never know untill you try.
Pay may be Ģ5 per hour but thus 80p more than what im getting at the momment
Im in it for the experience anyway and not the pay.
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Servisair have special contracts call AD-HOC which means they can call upon you when they are short staffed (which is all the time usually) and when they need holidays covering. You could try and get them to put up on one when you go back to uni, so you should get a few hours a week that can fit in and around uni.
yes the pay is ****, but at least ull probably be earning a bit more than your other student mates as most of them will probable have ****ty low paid bar jobs. Also you get a job which involves some real responsiblity and you get a foot in door in the aviation industry.
Cheers
yes the pay is ****, but at least ull probably be earning a bit more than your other student mates as most of them will probable have ****ty low paid bar jobs. Also you get a job which involves some real responsiblity and you get a foot in door in the aviation industry.
Cheers
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Anybody know what the operation is like at Newcastle?
I'm applying for a part-time dispatchers job there, so it would be interesting to know.
Oh, and wages wise, it's a damn site more than working in a shop and you get to play with a/c too.
I'm applying for a part-time dispatchers job there, so it would be interesting to know.
Oh, and wages wise, it's a damn site more than working in a shop and you get to play with a/c too.
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So it's not just Cardiff that has the ****e radios. Good old Motorola's they have a "line of site" range of about 300Meters so if you are on a remote stand be prepared to use your own mobile phone to find out whats happening.
The load sheets and load plans tend to be completed by ops staff and not yourself (unless you are load control trained). You just check over them and get them signed etc...
Be prepared to go on the checkin desk a few times as the job title is "Passenger Dispatch Agent". Also be prepared for lots of stress as you check in a filght, turn-a-round 2 flights at the same time and help board them as not enough staff have been rostered. After those two hours there is 4 hours of doing bu99er all. Then they all come back together from PMI/AGP/ALC with (Britannia especially) 40 WCHR's on board and 3 staff to meet them.
Watch out for captains who think they are god, first officers who think they are captains, No 1's who think they are inteligent, cabin crew who think they are No 1's and always kick it away before you pick it up (you never know who's behind you).
Ok the pay is ****e but you will enjoy it and have a good laugh at punters that tell you they have seen Airport/Airline on telly and know what to do/say.
Im going into my third summer so I must enjoy it.
The load sheets and load plans tend to be completed by ops staff and not yourself (unless you are load control trained). You just check over them and get them signed etc...
Be prepared to go on the checkin desk a few times as the job title is "Passenger Dispatch Agent". Also be prepared for lots of stress as you check in a filght, turn-a-round 2 flights at the same time and help board them as not enough staff have been rostered. After those two hours there is 4 hours of doing bu99er all. Then they all come back together from PMI/AGP/ALC with (Britannia especially) 40 WCHR's on board and 3 staff to meet them.
Watch out for captains who think they are god, first officers who think they are captains, No 1's who think they are inteligent, cabin crew who think they are No 1's and always kick it away before you pick it up (you never know who's behind you).
Ok the pay is ****e but you will enjoy it and have a good laugh at punters that tell you they have seen Airport/Airline on telly and know what to do/say.
Im going into my third summer so I must enjoy it.
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We've got 'em at BRS too, they're crap!. Ours are colour coded, lol, red for 'mainline', orange for the easy team and i believe yellow for ramp.
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regards
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Worked for BA T4 LHR, they were fantastic, you did have some horrible A6's Senior Staff, but all my colleagues were great, on flights to:
LOS
BOM
TLV
We had to charge a lot of excess baggage, but you will always get support from your senior staff and colleagues, a supervisor has never over ruled me on excess baggage and h/lugge, which is good because if they did it makes you look like a fool.
BA Staff travel, learn centres are great.
Good luck.
LOS
BOM
TLV
We had to charge a lot of excess baggage, but you will always get support from your senior staff and colleagues, a supervisor has never over ruled me on excess baggage and h/lugge, which is good because if they did it makes you look like a fool.
BA Staff travel, learn centres are great.
Good luck.
