Originally Posted by
ClarenceOver
Uh... Ok...
To all you potential new hires:
Typically when you accept a class you know already which airplane and certificate you will be on. But not always. They do bait and switch every once in a while. A whole class of YX 170 got told they would be on the Q400 instead. No one came back after lunch. Wouldn't put it past them to try the switcharoo again though.
What is the deal with this crap? Why are they doing this if they need pilots? If i want the 170 i expect the 170 and i would bail BEFORE lunch if i got a hint they were switching airframes.
If you accept a class here you better be happy on that airplane / certificate. You will NEVER be allowed to leave that airplane / certificate unless it is convenient to the company. There are only two ways in which you will get to leave your airplane / certificate.... Upgrade to CA (after 7 miserable years as an FO topped out at $36 an hour after 4 years) or if you get displaced as a result of a base closure (if the company needs you to go to a different airplane) or your airplane gets parked.
Since the 170 seems to be the replacement for the 50 seaters i may not have a choice but to "be happy on that airplane" After 7 years as an fo scraping my way to the top of the list i am going to STAY an fo and not restart all over again. 170's probably wont get parked.
I don't understand why anyone would come here when every other regional pays more, treats you better, has shorter upgrade time, and no outstation bases which ruin quality of life for all.
Because when other regionals fold for not being able to get pilots. Republic even if it is the worst regional ever will still be around. Republic is bigger than most of the other regionals last time i checked and is wholly owned arent they? pay being treated better shorter upgrade time and oustation basing doesnt mean much if the regional you are at goes tits up. just saying.
I cannot overstate this. Republic is the worst airline in the entire world. Bryan Bedford is the worst airline manager in history. Avoid RAH like you avoid AIDS.
if i am around enough flight attendants. that may not be possible. (sarcasm)
Just to show you how bad RAH is and how bad the company treats people, from March of 2012 until the following year, 600 pilots were hired with only a net gain of 40. Being an FO there is a never ending life of poverty. That place will literally suck the life out of you.
Pilots are leaving for all different positions someplace else, not everyone is leaving for a job at a major. Some pursued a job in ATC, others are leaving to fly for a charter op for more than 3 times their earnings as an FO at RAH. The money and quality of life is horrible, RAH knows it, that is why they make you sign the training contract. To them, if you give them 2 years of being an indentured servant for a $$ amount that BB loses in his seat cushions, they could care less about you at that point.