Originally Posted by
Navmode
A little pro tip about hr management...they can only say to future employers that you:
1. In fact worked here
2. Did/didn't fail a drug test
3. Was/was not terminated due to poor performance.
It's not the same deal as a personal recommendation that someone might write to a letter.
Your "pro tip" is extremely wrong.
I've personally been in a chief pilot's office (not at this airline) listening to one chief tell another chief all about so-and-so's record.
These guys have personal cellphones--it's a small world--never trust that the only info being communicated about you is your PRIA.
Go look up the Boring v. Alaskan Airlines lawsuit (there's a thread about it on here). Long story short, a Mesa pilot whose termination was reversed by Mesa ended up getting fired from Alaskan for not disclosing the termination on the application (even though it was reversed). The court ruled in favor of Alaskan.
Airlines don't ask "is there a termination on your PRIA"--they ask
have you ever been terminated (in the last 10 years). Subtle difference, but the court ruled in Alaskans favor because he didn't disclose it.
Go read the Boring v. Alaskan lawsuit and you'll realize you're wrong--there are lots and lots of ways airlines figure out everything there is to know about you, and PRIA is worthless.