Originally Posted by
VoiceOfReason
I believe dream jobs like flying mainline should be earned, not given. I salute 9E and the guys and gals working hard to make it happen there. That airline has turned things around and is being rewarded by its mainline partner. The payoff will be much sweeter for us all if we had to work a little harder to justify our place in this world.
Speaking of which, could you imagine a flow in any other industry? Doctors flowing up from podiatry to neurosurgery? Teachers flowing from kindergarten to college? Stay focused, work hard, and advance your career like any other industry.
This argument may hold water IF the other examples were regarding someone moving to the same job at a different company. A job as a podiatrist is not the same as a job as a neurosurgeon. A kindergarten teaching position is not the same as a college professor. The training, education and experience required for each of these positions is not equivalent.
What makes a pilot flow work is that the job on each of the equation is literally identical and the skills required to be successful in the interview process at either of them are gained prior to obtaining either job.