Negatives:
Small Company- Not many resources. The joke is that they are really 121 light. More suited for a mom pop 135 operation.
People: Most are nice, but some..specially the HR head are a real POS. She totally hates pilots and does anything in her power to make life more difficult. Also if you get sick, goodluck. They will treat you like you are scum.
Insurance and benefits sucks: They self insure and anyone costing them money is treated badly. Read above point. And other benefits.....hahahahahahahahahaha.
They have no balls: fedex tells them stuff and they implement it adding to the pilots responsibility. Example pilots have to watch cargo loading and sometimes unloading. Fedex figured its easier to shove the liability down the Empire pilots throats since they dont have a union. Oh and if you are late all hell breaks loose. Fedex beats them like a ragged doll for delays.
Working in the hot and cold: Specially while watching cargo in snow/rain etc. Oh and dont expect any water/drinks or crew meals either. Cargo dogs dont get that!!
Horrible training: A dept run by someone with no experience. Flight safety does most of the training now that all the sim instructors and check airmen quit. Total disaster. 6 sims to include 2 in a 72 series and one from the right seat for capts. High failure rate.
Dont fly much: The routes are short and generally only 4-5 days a week. in a good year you may fly 300hrs. And for those after PIC time, Maybe half of that would be logged as PIC. Reason....They fly Capt on Capt since they cant hire FO's. And once you are off high mins expect to fly right seat for new Capts all the time.
Horrible Pay: Bottom Feeder!!!!!!
Training Contract: And to top it all they make you sign a $13,000 contract and will go after you to get the money. In today's market there is absolutely no reason to get stuck somewhere.
These are just things I could think of the top of my head. PM me if you would like more info. Im trying to get out ASAP. Help Me!!!