Originally Posted by
OpenClimb
If this is the way the guy acts in an interview, what's the chance he'll be hired away by a legacy anytime soon?
Historically, part of what makes the pilot group vulnerable to the tactics of management is that there's a certain percentage of the seniority list who are stuck at Frontier for one reason or another. They've tried to go to a legacy and they were repeatedly rejected or they don't bother trying because they've got skeletons.
Up until the most recent expansion, folks could rationalize coming to or staying with Frontier because they live in the Denver area and would rather not commute.
I think we're running out of legitimate reasons why anyone would come here in the first place let alone plan on staying until retirement. Management wants the best of both worlds. They want to staff the airline with sub-par terms of employment, yet avoid attrition by finding people who won't be able to leave or [for whatever reason] won't want to leave.
Makes sense - AND conversely, at a defined point a pilot becomes more expensive to keep than to replace. So the idea that they want people who will never leave cannot be true either.
If a pilot leaves before day X, or stays past day X - he's more expensive than he needs to be.
If you really want to think conspiracy theory - I would say selection is masterminded to achieve a pilot group that is split between young millennials who they expect will eventually leave, but not so soon as to represent a loss on investment ( these guys will never be invested enough to rock the boat ) and senior fat dumb and happys that don't dare rock the boat (too much invested) ... thereby ensuring there will never be any dangerously concerted unity/effort in the group to achieve real gains.
Please. I promise no offense intended vis-à-vis fat dumb and happy. Using the language only to make a point.