American Airlines Work Life Balance | Comparably
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American Airlines Work Life Balance

The Work Life Balance at American Airlines is rated a C by 202 employees putting it in the Bottom 40% of similar size companies on Comparably. 43% of American Airlines employees are satisfied with their work life balance while 77% feel they are burnt out. A well proportioned work life balance is necessary to keep employees happy and productive.

About 58% of the employees at American Airlines work eight hours or less, while 12% of them have a very long day - longer than twelve hours. The Majority of American Airlines employees are not satisfied with their work life balance and feel burnt out.

In general, Asian or Pacific Islander employees and Hispanic or Latino employees believe they have good work life balance while employees who have been at the company 1 to 2 Years and employees in the Engineering department think there is room for improvement.

Work Life Balance
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C

American Airlines is in the Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Happiness
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C-

American Airlines is in the Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Culture Score
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C-

American Airlines is in the Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

How Employees Rate American Airlines' Work Life Balance

AnswerPercent
Yes43%
No57%
Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?
AnswerPercent
7 or less17%
841%
1022%
128%
More than 1212%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
>1 hour9%
1 hour33%
45 minutes8%
30 minutes17%
I eat at my desk33%
How long do you take for lunch breaks?
AnswerPercent
Yes77%
No23%
Do you feel burnt out at work?
AnswerPercent
Excellent0%
Good22%
Neutral11%
Not Great67%
Terrible0%
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Who Ranks the Work Life Balance highest at American Airlines?
Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 84/100
Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 78/100
Department - IT 78/100
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance lowest at American Airlines?
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 26/100
Department - Engineering 43/100
Ethnicity - Caucasian 51/100

American Airlines Work Life Balance by Department

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
SalesB-CD
OperationsD-CD+
EngineeringFCD+
Marketing----B+
Design----D
AdminCC-C+

American Airlines Work Life Balance by Experience

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
Entry LevelC+A+A+
1 to 3 YearsC-BB-
3 to 6 YearsCD+D
6 to 10 YearsAC+C+
Over 10 YearsDC-D

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