Originally Posted by
sevenforseven
Sweet Jesus you guys are obtuse. NO ONE CARES, don't you get it? You think AA, USAIR, JB, SWA etc is going to give a rats a$$ about what crappy regional you came from? For God's sake people DO NOT CARE. If you are a good pilot, not a jerk (so as to brag about the awesome regional you came from and therefore look like a complete freaking tool), have your stuff together enough to do your job professionally and haven't failed every checkride you've ever taken, you'll probably get the job.
I came from the tough non "scab" regional (Eagle) and passed everything the first time around with 300 hours total time *golf clap*. Guess what that means to my current employer? ZERO. On all the interviews that I've done guess how many times someone has said "Oooooooooh you came from EAGLE? Wow!!!.... please tell me more!!" ZERO. All they want to know about is my decision making ability, my jet time and sometimes my education, GPA and all that business. I've never had someone grab a hanky and call all their friends over because I came from AE.
I work hard, know the jet that I'm on inside and out, and I'm professional without having a stick up my backside. I fly well, I treat others with respect and all that happy stuff. THAT is why I was hired on top of my jet experience.
Anyways, rant over but please -- get a clue.
I generally stay of these Blowjet discussions but because they are a total waste of time, but.......
I guarantee you'd have a different attitude about PSA if you were still at Eagle (or Envoy). I'm sure you just wouldn't say "oh well" over another pilot group cutting your legs out from under you but whatever. I'm sure it would be all puppies and rainbows and you'd give the PSA guys a big hug every chance you get. Get over yourself and quit patting yourself on the back. NOBODY CARES (to quote you).
What a tool. Nomination for tool of the day......
As for nobody caring, I get asked all the time on DL, UA, and US/AA if I work for Blowjets when I tell them I work for TSA. The response usually is thank god your not one of THOSE guys (meaning Gojet). Same thing for Mesa, Envoy, ExpressJet, Endeavor, PSA, and Air Whisky. I have actually been surprised by how often this comes up, particularly when I jump seat on mainline. They're too nice to tell you to your face what they really think about Go Jet, and trust me if they can find any little thing to deny you a jump seat they will. They'll tell you its because the don't have enough O2, weight balance or whatever.
Do the Human resource weenies at the big jobs care about this? No they do not. But if you believe your peers in the profession have any respect for Gojet then you are delusional.
Now I will go back to ignoring Gojet. Makes life at TSA happier.