Originally Posted by DraGoon

From the perspective of a new hire, these forums hurt Envoy's reputation. I truly understand that this is a place where discussions are to be had, but after reading the countless posts of unfettered bickering about ... nothing, it really makes Envoy look bad to the unknowing.

I work at one of Envoys partner schools, we also have partnerships setup with other airlines and I can tell that by far Envoy has the worst reputation in the eyes of my peers. Because we see a lot of posts on here saying Envoy should increase their pay, lower their reserve time etc. to get new hires in the door. Well, word on the "streets" no one wants to go there is because as a pilot group/company the image that you put forth on here is that of a dysfunctional angry group. I do not mean to imply that but to us outsiders (CFIs and other potential hires) it looks like a hot mess none of us wants a part of.

Let's be honest, this is the generation of "what can you do for me". The contract airline that gives up the goods will get the newbs.
- Higher pay
- Shiny Jets
-A cool base or extremely commutable
-And a good attitude toward a dumb new guy
Yes in that order, we're ( as a whole) shallow.
This generation needs to be hugged all the way up to inking the deal. After that do what you like to them. Just take away their social networks if you're gonna treat them bad

But I digress. Bottom line most of the prospective hires come to forums like this to get information. We'll read 20 pages of posts and get 1 to 2 pieces of useful information and 75 posts of how the flow won't work, how crappy it is to work there, how your contract is violated on a regular basis and how you can't get new hires. I personally want to work for Envoy. I have met a few of your pilots, one a good friend and think very highly of. But if this forum is where you choose to air your dirty laundry you're only hurting yourselves. I don't blame management for putting fake posters on here. They may be the only reason you're getting the 5-6 new hires and not fewer. Additionally, if I understand it correctly, the only way the flow works is to get new people through the door. If it were me and I worked at Envoy, I'd be cheerleading the heck out of it just to move my seniority number. And then once I got them in there, change the culture from a poo poo on the company, to do the best you can with what you have. Not that you're not doing that now. But to the layman reading these forums you are.

My $0.02