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Old 06-13-2015 | 03:01 PM
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tyler durden
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Originally Posted by CLMP
While any maltreatment towards new hires has traditionally been nonexistent, I believe G4Troop was alluding to a shifting in that direction as the pilots' strife is about to get remarkably worse. It may happen, it may not. I have quite a bit of contact with new hires and believe me, they have done their homework and know what they're getting themselves into.

The rest of Troop's post is 100% true. By keeping that "just better than a regional" mentality, they will have a healthy supply of new pilots for the immediate future all the while ensuring that these pilots don't overstay their welcome. In the next few months, this company will be losing captains who have been here the better part of a decade or more. What will be the mood at corporate when said pilots give their 2 weeks notice? My prediction is restrained jubilation due to the higher cost associated with such longevity now going out the door.
I agree with CLMP. Me thinks the underlying message troop is getting at is that the company has crushed 2 unions by replacing their members and is trying to do the same with the third. Some points may be arguable but the mood has definitely taken a huge swing for the worse recently and guys are fed up. The part about management's agenda says much of the logic has merit. Uninitiated happy new people lining up to fill the openings for cheaper pay only reassures management they are succeeding. It's public knowledge that unions are not welcome here. If people quit applying because of the state we are in it might force the company to get real. Otherwise I don't see any fire under their a$$ and they have every reason to delay and do the legal minimum for years like they have been. Senior pilots leaving is the goal. Just like the flight attendants only better because they don't even have to offer buyouts! I don't think it will matter much because the rate of departures is going to pick up a lot now that most have given up on this place. There's no way our joke of a training trailer will be able to keep up.

Last edited by tyler durden; 06-13-2015 at 03:17 PM.