Originally Posted by
phoenix 23684
I was hired this past April and interviewed in Feb. They only mentioned the training contract during interview, but as said before, there is no contract. I never signed anything, so I'm not sure why they still mention it during the interview.
They've been doing that since (at least) last year when the current round of hiring started. I formed two theories to possibly explain it:
1: They have the mechanism in place and are considering implementing such a contract; mentioning it during the interview puts everyone "on notice," so if & when they pull the trigger on applying a training contract, no one can complain "I didn't know" or otherwise avoid it....
and/or
2: The idea of a contract sticks in people's minds. As has been mentioned multiple times in this thread, F9 is very sensitive to people leaving for other airlines. For the cost ($0) of mentioning a contract during the interview, if even one pilot decides to stick around beyond when he might otherwise leave, that's a "win" for the company....
Bottom line: I don't know, either, and I wonder the same thing as you....
