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Southwest Airlines Work Life Balance

The Work Life Balance at Southwest Airlines is rated a C+ by 214 employees putting it in the Top 50% of similar size companies on Comparably. 71% of Southwest Airlines employees are satisfied with their work life balance while 46% feel they are burnt out. A well proportioned work life balance is necessary to keep employees happy and productive.

About 53% of the employees at Southwest Airlines work eight hours or less, while 7% of them have a very long day - longer than twelve hours. The Majority of Southwest Airlines employees are satisfied with their work life balance and do not feel burnt out.

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

Work Life Balance
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C+

Southwest Airlines is in the Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Happiness
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A

Southwest Airlines is in the Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Culture Score
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A

Southwest Airlines is in the Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

How Employees Rate Southwest Airlines' Work Life Balance

AnswerPercent
Yes71%
No29%
Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?
AnswerPercent
7 or less10%
843%
1033%
127%
More than 127%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
>1 hour17%
1 hour8%
45 minutes8%
30 minutes17%
I eat at my desk50%
How long do you take for lunch breaks?
AnswerPercent
Yes46%
No54%
Do you feel burnt out at work?
AnswerPercent
Excellent29%
Good57%
Neutral0%
Not Great14%
Terrible0%
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Who Ranks the Work Life Balance highest at Southwest Airlines?
Department - HR 85/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 82/100
Department - Admin 82/100
Who Ranks the Work Life Balance lowest at Southwest Airlines?
Department - Engineering 58/100
Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 59/100
Ethnicity - African American/Black 62/100

Southwest Airlines Work Life Balance by Department

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
MarketingBA+A+
OperationsCA+A+
EngineeringD+C-D
AdminA+A+A+
FinanceA+A+A+
Customer SupportBA+A+

Southwest Airlines Work Life Balance by Experience

Work Life BalanceHappinessCulture Score
Entry LevelA+AA+
1 to 3 YearsB-A+A+
3 to 6 YearsC+A+A+
6 to 10 YearsC+B+B
Over 10 YearsC+A+A
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