Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
I signed a training contract and came here knowing what Mesa is like, and would fulfill any obligations I signed on for. You missed my point. We are talking about something completely different. We are talking about the merits of having a training contract and collectively refusing to sign one.
It's just as fair for you to walk out of a job for another better place, even after they paid to train you, as it is for them to furlough you right after you quit your old job and hired you. It's a risk. It's a risk that they bring you on board and you bail to greener pastures. Your reading comprehension is fantastic by the way.
Still waiting for your list of every regional except skywest that has a training contract.
Concerning my reading comprehension, what can I say ... I just read it exactly as you wrote it.
I'm still trying to figure out, however, why you would come to the conclusion that it's OK to screw one employer you're with just because you perceive that some other employer is screwing their employees ... as in your example of reneging on a training contract you entered into with your present employer because some other airline has a habit of hiring and then furloughing (which isn't entirely true BTW).
Is it fair to quickly bail for a greener pasture as you mentioned? Absolutely. Even if they sank a sizeable amount into your training? Absolutely. If you signed a training contract that prohibits that? Absolutely not.
As for the list of regionals with training contracts ... fair enough. I'll see what I can do because it's been a while since I was last in the job shopping market and, as wide-open as things are right now, perhaps things have changed somewhat. Bear in mind though ... just because they don't state anything about it on their websites or because it isn't mentioned on APC doesn't mean one doesn't exist. When I considered switching a while back I didn't hear a thing about it until I was in the interview and then it was an "oh, by-the-way" thing. I'll reach out to some buds in several other lines to find out if they still do actually have them in place. Give me a little time though, this isn't my only job.
BTW, ex-navy here so I guess this is only normal ...