EMC2

With all of the dedication, hard work, time, (do I even need to mention money?) that it takes to finally get on with an airline I was curious if anyone has ever just up and quit because they didn't like the airline they were working for? If you do quit how hard would it be to get on with another carrier?

bryris

First off, congrats on your upcoming PhD - very well done!!! (I saw your post in another forum).

Secondly, it would most likely come up in a subsequent interview. But, so long as one had a good logical reason, I believe it'd be fine. What interviewers don't want to hear is about how one quit due to personal spite, scheduling problems, bad management, etc. If it comes downs to a personal reason, for example a dying airline, imminent layoff, and you quit in order to cut your losses and pursue something else and then decide to go back to the industry at a later date, I don't think it'd be much a problem in an interview. However, even this reason might require some sugarcoating.

Some other ramifications - if you quit, you don't have the lack of currency excuse that can be used by a furloughee. IOW, it behooves your resume to figure out a way to stay in the air as much as possible. Furthermore, unemployment becomes unavailable if you voluntarily quit. Therefore, most people without an underlying excuse would come to the sound conclusion to stick it out at a particular employer until either a layoff occurs or another opportunity comes available.

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EMC2

Sounds much like how it works in the government, too. I just wondered how much flexibility you have as a pilot once you get hired. I have heard good and bad stories. It would just be sad to be stuck somewhere you didn't like. But if you get to fly maybe it doesn't matter so much.

Someone once told me logic is a pretty flower that smells bad. I imagine no logical reason would matter to an interviewer.

Thanks!!

Mason32

LOL, go back to the 2006-2008 hiring boom and look at Kit Darby's reports for the number of THOUSANDS of new pilots hired.... then realize that most of the airlines were not adding new airframes during that period and you are left with what.... basically they were hiring to fill attrition... and from the looks of the seniority lists I've seen, it wasn't the folks with 5+ years of seniority leaving or the old folks retiring.... it was the new hires and first year or so folks becoming totally disgusted with what they got themselves into...


That all being said; if you were to attempt to enter the profession a second time it woudl depend largely of the demand at the time. If the airlines were in panic mode hiring as they were in 2006-2008 they'd gobble you up in an instant... if it remains as it is now, you will need a good explanation as to why you left.

Use that PHD, and some plain logic and you could have answered those questions yourself.

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EMC2

Well, I never made it to an airline so forgive me for not knowing the answers to those questions!! I don't exactly follow industry hiring practices as it has no effect on what I do. I was simply asking a question because I was curious.

Seatownflyer

Quit being an a$$.

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Intl Jumper

I have more friends quit at airlines than I have fingers and toes....I have only heard of 2 no shows, but generally if they quit they all give their 2 weeks.

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EMC2

Did your friends that quit find other jobs flying? Or did they find other careers?

SkyHigh

I think that most went on to other careers. If you just walk off the job it is a signal that you have had enough of all of it.

I like to study hiring numbers too and most of the hiring over the last 7 years or so was due to regional burn out and leaving the profession.

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EMC2

Well, I'm glad they found other careers. It is just a shame to put all that effort into pursuing an aviation career only to hate it when you get there.