{"id":535142,"date":"2023-01-04T21:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T18:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/southwests-job-ad-for-pr-adviser-ridiculed-online\/"},"modified":"2023-01-04T21:23:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T18:23:02","slug":"southwests-job-ad-for-pr-adviser-ridiculed-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/southwests-job-ad-for-pr-adviser-ridiculed-online\/","title":{"rendered":"#Southwest&#8217;s job ad for PR adviser ridiculed online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3eed60491\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3eed60491\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/southwests-job-ad-for-pr-adviser-ridiculed-online\/#%E2%80%9CSouthwests_job_ad_for_PR_adviser_ridiculed_online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Southwest&#8217;s job ad for PR adviser ridiculed online&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSouthwests_job_ad_for_PR_adviser_ridiculed_online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Southwest&#8217;s job ad for PR adviser ridiculed online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Southwest Airlines\u2019 hunt for a new public relations adviser in the wake of the embattled carrier\u2019s nationwide holiday meltdown prompted widespread ridicule from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> users.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas-based budget airline posted an ad for the PR position <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs\/southwest-airlines-jobs-worldwide\/?currentJobId=3424583275&amp;f_C=4599\">on LinkedIn on Tuesday<\/a> after being hammered by the media and lawmakers for its failure to communicate timely information to stranded passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear Hell is looking for a PR director too. Probably an easier job,\u201d quipped one Facebook user.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever is hired for the full-time, mid-senior level position can expect perks, including \u201cfly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s if they can find a flight. Southwest canceled more than 15,000 flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30, according to the tracking service FlightAware.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?w=625\" alt=\"The ad on LinkedIn was widely mocked by social media users.\" class=\"wp-image-25234568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1250 1250w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=938 937w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=625 625w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=313 312w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/southwest-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\"\/><figcaption>The ad on LinkedIn was widely mocked by social media users.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCouldn\u2019t pay me enough, not even in free flights,\u201d one Facebook user commented.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Another wondered: \u201cWhat kind of thrillseeker\u00a0do you\u00a0have to be to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly for this?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And a third spelled out some stiff demands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would advise them for $25,000 per hour but that is my best and final!\u201d\u00a0the would-be candidate wrote.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main responsibilities for the new hire will be to \u201crespond to daily media inquiries in real-time as a Southwest Spokesperson\u201d and to \u201cmonitor media sentiment to inform responses and potential shift in approach.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The posting has had nearly 200 applicants, according to LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest was once considered one of the nation\u2019s most reliable low-cost carriers. But in the span of a week, it has become the object of scorn after tens of thousands of passengers were left stranded and scurrying to find their lost luggage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is not just that people didn\u2019t make it home for Christmas,\u201d Jeremy Story, vice president of a Denver-based public relations firm, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/news\/local\/southwest-faces-an-uphill-battle-for-it-s-reputation\/article_d850e239-9260-568d-8731-2a3c171fe780.html?utm_campaign=blox&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\">told The Colorado Springs Gazette.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-96.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest canceled more than 15,000 flights over the holiday period last week after a systemwide meltdown.\" class=\"wp-image-25234566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Southwest canceled more than 15,000 flights over the holiday period last week after a systemwide meltdown.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>day via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s that they\u2019re stranded somewhere with no explanation for when they would be able to rebook, no easy mechanism to allow them to rebook, and in many cases they were separated from their luggage with no explanation for how they could find that luggage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The airline initially blamed inclement weather for the flight cancellations, but other airlines managed to soldier on with minimal disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest on Tuesday repeated its apology to affected customers and sought to make it up to them by offering 25,000 frequent-flyer points, which the company says are worth more than $300 in flights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that no amount of apologies can undo your experience,\u201d Southwest CEO Bob Jordan wrote in a letter to customers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-86.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Passengers were separated from their luggage as Southwest experienced a systemwide meltdown.\" class=\"wp-image-25234569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Southwest-airlines-86.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Passengers were separated from their luggage as Southwest experienced a systemwide meltdown.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added the airline is acting \u201cwith great urgency\u201d to process refunds, return lost bags and handle requests for reimbursement of costs incurred by stranded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ers.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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