Though I'm thankful where I am now, it was not always so. 135 has a lousy reputation because, for many operators, the bottom line cannot be attained w/o the exploitation of its own workforce:
Broken promises
Canceled vacations
Being threatened repeatedly with a job loss if you don't report for work on days off.
Being blamed for making the right safety decisions when it costs the company $.
Being told one thing in ground school when it comes to duty time, & another when a $40,000 charter is on the line.
Being paid below industry wage.
I could have been a Global/Gulfstream pilot long ago with a certain 135 operator, however the treatment from management was so bad an upgrade to the Space Shuttle would have made no difference. That combined with the fact that this Papa had seen enough tears stream down his sons eyes.
The following is thread creep. Sorry....
At almost 50, the 121 ship has sailed although I was scheduled to go to 747-400 school years ago with a now defunct cargo carrier. At my age, with a family & handicapped child, the prospect of being put on the street "when" the next world event occurs is a risk I'm not willing to take.
HD
Last edited by Hawker Driver; 05-26-2014 at 06:28 PM.