Originally Posted by
jrmyl
But as far as flightcrew go, I have had some conversations with legacy carriers where they were wondering why I was working overseas. They actually asked if this was just to pass the time until the legacies hired or if I couldn't get hired at a legacy. They couldn't believe that someone would rather work at a foreign carrier than at their legacy.
Simulcast
This is very true, It doesn't bother me, I actually find it rather amusing but you come across some folks that just cannot comprehend that you are satisfied with your job, sure there are many challenges, cultural differences and the likes, but the notion that the only people that seek employment abroad are the guys that can't get a job in the US is very silly. A few months back I had a conversation with a FedEx pilot here in town over some beers, after the usual "how do you like it" chat, he asked if I was keeping my apps updated for the upcoming hiring spree, when I told him that I didn't have an application anywhere, he got rather annoyed, started giving me the "ALPA" lecture yadda, yadda! Why do you want to work in a place with no union protection? Contract work that can be terminated anytime? rather uncomfortable situation even for his friend because this guy was borderline shouting! I just answered, I'm enjoying myself