05-01-2018
03:27 PM
Were you in the exit rows? Those tend to be much colder than the rest of the airplane.
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03-25-2018
09:54 PM
I am going to be honest here and this is a bit long. Your hair does look unkempt. It is possible for long hair to look neat, but usually when it is tied back or the man happens to have straight hair. Where the honesty comes in. 1) When you are working, I am willing to bet that the hair you have now will be acceptable to management, though the barely beard may need to be grown or, kept perfictly trimmed or go completely. It looks like you dont care about your appearance too much right now. I mean to say that while some may complain about not being accepted "as they are", because everybody is different, communities negotiate naturally, an accepted common look that looks healthy and dependable to that culture, and companies that need customer service want to work within that accepted norm with a deviation that is dependent on the companies goals. Now, while on the job looks are a little more flexible, you really need to understand the purpose of the interview. Especially for customer service jobs of companies that have a high standard. The interviewer doesnt want to see how you look or act on an average day. They want to see you at your best, to show that you can step up to the standards they ask of you. You need to show them how much you really want the job compared to everybody else by putting your full effort into it, from speech, to body language, to looks. If you think your average is your best, then you are competing with everybody else at a disadvantage because others will be bringing their best. Interviews are a competition. Once you have the job, you worry about doing your job, but you have to get the job first.
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03-25-2018
09:36 AM
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Hi, everyone. Moderator here. I'm going to close the comments on this thread, as it is getting off topic. This board is a place for conversation about how Southwest Airlines is involved in Community Outreach. If you have a question or comment on that topic, please feel free to start a new thread!
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03-24-2018
03:52 PM
Actually, disabled pre-boards are supposed to board first. It is the gate agents' responsibility to make sure this is done. I cannot count the number of times I have stood up (with my cane) when pre-boards were called only to be ignored by the gate agent who wasn't properly trained. So many time in fact that I have adopted the practice of speaking to the gate agents prior to boarding to inform them of my disability status. Additionally, it is unbelievable how many able bodied people sit in the preboard area when one approaches using a cane!
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