Having just gone through a regional "hiring spree", I have seen no evidence of affirmative action hiring discussed here.
We are talking about the majors and not the commuters.
Alot of regionals would hire almost anybody during the hiring spree.
Can you fog a mirror? Then your hired.
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What some people here seem to be suggesting is that qualified people are being bypassed in order to hire somebody who has not met the minimums. I don't believe this is the case at all.
If you're so sure it's so prevalent as to create a problem for white males, please enlighten us with evidence. Can you point to specific names on the seniority list where this happened?
UAL had that exact problem and that is why they lowered the mins to 350 TT.
I know 2 females at USAir that did not have their apps in prior to the window closing and were filling them out during the interview. The window closed 3 month previous to interviews. One of them did not make it past the probationary check ride. Neither one of them had any TPIC.
I know several at AA that were hired within a couple months of getting an ATP. Meanwhile guys at the same regional, with three times the qualification, had their apps in for a couple of years and still nothing.
I know two minority males that were hired at UAL with less than 1200 TT and zero TPIC.
One was a complete douche and the other was a nice guy. Of course the douche thinks he deserved the job.
I know one minority male that was hired at NWA with 1100 and zero TPIC.
At least he knew why he was being hired.
The list goes on and on, plenty of evidence and these are ones that I know personally. I am sure many others out there have similar stories.
The main grip that most guys have, there are one set of standards for white males and significantly lower standards for other groups. I have plenty examples of that and names to go with it as I know quite a few of them.
Like I said in a previous post. Hopefully the silliness will stop with next round of hiring coming in the near future.