Come for the Travel Benefits; Stay for No Particular Reason
Pros
DGS offers its employees unlimited free standby travel on Delta flights (meaning you fly only if there is an open seat available). The company also offers health/vision/dental insurance and retirement fund matching. Depending on where you work, your employee ID may be good for a slight discount in airport shops and restaurants.
Cons
Conditions out on the ramp vary greatly from station to station, but the extreme heat/cold combined with long, irregular hours makes for a pretty miserable work environment. Managers are promoted based on seniority rather than skill, so those in authority over you probably don't know any more about the job than you do. Furthermore, the pay is pathetic. Even in the cheapest markets that DGS serves, you have no hope of surviving on full-time wages (which are almost always less than forty hours per week). This is a side job only. Take it for the free flights, but don't come here looking for a career.
