Originally Posted by
Onfinal
1) Do you know all of these individuals personally or have you just heard about these situations? If you have so much in depth knowledge of these situations, I am assuming that you have some link to the hiring at UAL, USAir, and AA?
As I said before, these are people that I actually know.
I knew them before they got the job and many of them I flew with.
If I had a direct link to someone in the hiring dept of said companies, I would have already been hired.
2) Do you know of any situations where white males got some type of deal or break? Or is it you opinion that that never happens?
That is reverse discrimination and I am not in favor of that either.
3) Do you walk around thinking that every minority or female pilot got some type of break to get their job, and every white male pilot was fully qualified, passed all their jeopardy points and had no issues making it to the seat?
Nope, but I does make you suspicious of some.
I have flown with a few female co-pilots that I really wondered how they got the job much less passed the check ride.
I have also flown with some great ones too.
Frankly, the honest answer to these questions may help you to understand your frustration. Believe me, HRs will weed out people they see as a potential liability in the future.
It is very frustrating to see people with a fifth of you experience (or less) get jobs when you can't get an interview. I know I am not the only one this boat, I work with a bunch of guys in the same situation. What can we do....nothing really. Wait for the next round of hiring and hopefully our friends at various airline can help us get interviews.