Originally Posted by
DALMD88FO
SaltyDog,
I agree with you until a point. We all have backup plans. I had been hired to SWA when I went to my Delta interview, however I was not going to waste a training slot by going to SWA then leave to come to Delta if they called. It is one thing to be looking for a job and applying to everyone that is hiring if they fit the bill. It is quite another to imply that you might jump ship if SWA calls. Why would we waste the training slot?
I would question the thought processes of an individual that would post something like that on a public forum. Let's see has an interview date of 21 Aug, will have a nice new B-737 type on his temporary license and appears to be a former C-12 pilot (Navy type I believe). Not too hard to narrow that field down.
DALMD88FO,
"Why would we waste the training slot?"
No statistics, but empirically, I would guess he would not leave. After 9-11, everything is open to be reassessed right up until the last minute though. That is business. Just like any carrier that cancels a class date or furloughs them in training. Options held open.
In this case, He is at DAL, thrilled would be my guess, SWA would call to offer the class and , IMO, he would politely decline. That is what I have often observed. He is simply torn between two fantastic pilot groups and jobs, really what one does at the moment of truth is base it on ???. As mentioned, they usually stay where they are, but another big event could occur, and it could cause one to evaluate when/if the opportunity arose. Folks here at UPS left in droves from the 90's to return to DAL when they were recalled. Now, they are not leaving , but I talked to alot of UAL folks who bypassed recall till required to resign. Why? it's business and no one begrudged them when they left before. HR didn't, because they went back and hired furloughed legacy folks again!!
I believe it is the way we are wired. Kind of like answering the questions airborne, Which way best around the buildups, always looking ahead and playing "what if's"
Really, I suspect in person we are much closer in agreement. Just tough to type a million words <g>. FWIW, I kicked a fellow Navy bud out of the squadron back when DAL started calling in 97. He came in with the app and I told him to go home, fill it out and overnight it back to ATL. He asked why!!!! In any case he did and was in the first class of off the street guys. I wanted to work there, but had already started UPS so didn't bother to waste the interview
Hope you don't tube this guy.