Consider yourself lucky and apply somewhere else. Atlas Air SUCKS!!!!! Worst job I ever had in my life!!! Its all about managment there. Atlas is a company that will soon start to fall apart. The writing is on the wall..... Trust me!!!
WORST JOB I EVER HAD!!!!!
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I am on my fourth career. I've had more than 40 jobs, and eight flying jobs. Atlas is BY FAR the best job i have ever had, in the best career field I have ever had.
Am I surprised by the differences above? No. The only thing that surprises me is the vehemence of the first guy.
There are a lot of pilots out there would never apply to Atlas because they know it is a bad job for them. The worst parts of Atlas, for some people: Being gone over 2 weeks. Sleep schedule messed up by schedule and time zones. Schedule constantly changing. Going to odd destinations. Not getting paid enough. Having to do so much travelling and other stuff with not very much structure....a lot of stuff on your own.
This thread is the best one there is to find out if Atlas is for you. But, I don't feel bad for guys that come here and leave (as long as they've done their homework). It is one thing to read about Atlas, or talk to guys about it....some guys think it will be pretty good, or at least better than their "crappy" job, and when they get here they find out that it is not as good as they thought.
The guy quoted above? I have a hard time believing he did his homework before he was hired on here, OR he was a Polar guy...the Polar lifestyle changed significantly after the merger. If I was a Polar guy who seriously didn't like the changes, I would have left already.
God bless and namaste