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Found 1,649 of over 2K reviews
3.3
41% Recommend to a Friend
Cathay Pacific CEO Augustus Tang
36% Approve of CEO

Found 1,642 of over 2K reviews

3.3
41%
Recommend to a Friend
36%
Approve of CEO
Cathay Pacific CEO Augustus Tang
Augustus Tang
457 Ratings
Pros
  • "Work life balance with nice people(in 114 reviews)

  • "Great travel benefits working for an international company(in 133 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Very low salary for new joiners(in 67 reviews)

  • "Brand of Hong Kong is dying with(in 37 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Finance Department

      8 Mar 2023 - Finance Manager in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good team, open communication encouraged.

      Cons

      Sometimes difficult to implement changes and improvements.

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    2. 1.0
      Current Employee, more than 10 years

      Most Toxic Airline in the world

      24 Mar 2023 - Pilot, First Officer in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Aircraft and route structure are all good. On paper it looks like a great job. The money is low for such an expensive country to live in... BEWARE.

      Cons

      The culture of this airline is toxic. The management are at war with the pilots and has been for over 20 years. They don't take their foot off the throat of the staff even for a moment. The culture includes peer pressure which is immense, the more established crew are judgemental, elitist, and arrogant. The younger crew are like a deer in the headlights. It's a soul destroying place to be.

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    4. 3.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Good package but poor team heads at Procurement HK (APD)

      1 Mar 2023 - Assistant Procurement Manager in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary package with 18 days ALs, 2 sets of free-of-charge tickets (included direct family member) per year plus 4 companies (other relatives), and basic medical (50% contributed by the company)

      Cons

      the political environment in APD HK, especially female team heads who like to share bosses' bad comments and bad-mouth, job-related information through gossip channels. Less cohesion, a negative tone, and pushback job.

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    5. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 10 years

      No Moral, No respect for front line staff

      28 Mar 2023 - Pilot, First Officer 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get to work with some great people

      Cons

      Overworked and underpaid. Continuous degradation of contract and benefits

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    6. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Nice international company

      25 Mar 2023 - Flight Attendant in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people. Can enjoy traveling around the world.

      Cons

      Salary is not enough. Depends on Roster, civically tough

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    7. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 10 years

      international company

      21 Mar 2023 - Flight Attendant 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      get to learn about different cultures and pratices. learn to adapt and understand. good training.

      Cons

      Culture of direct manager sometimes is slightly hierachical and demanding you to act and think orientally even if you are not

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    8. 3.0
      Former Employee

      Pilot

      25 Mar 2023 - Pilot - Second Officer in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very relaxed long job duty

      Cons

      Can only Gaining p2X Hours

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    9. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      Nice people to work with, but low pay

      21 Mar 2023 - Flight Attendant in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are willing to give guidance to you all the time.

      Cons

      Low pay, and don't expect any pay rise.

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    10. 2.0
      Former Employee

      NA

      23 Mar 2023 - Airline Pilot in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good equipment and aircraft destinations

      Cons

      Lack of leadership from management

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    11. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      hong kong

      28 Mar 2023 - Flight Attendant in Hong Kong
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      flexible schedule work life balance

      Cons

      low salary cold and rigid management

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    Cathay Pacific has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,783 reviews left anonymously by employees. 41% of employees would recommend working at Cathay Pacific to a friend and 21% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cathay Pacific employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cathay Pacific. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

    41% of Cathay Pacific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cathay Pacific 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

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