Originally Posted by
John Carr
^^^^^This
It's amazing that the guy that's on an 11-12 day off line, is commuting because of multiple base closures, economics, family reasons, etc and dedicates his precious off time to being a husband/father isn't seen as the hard charging go getter.
Nevermind the guys that sucked up the dark decade and had all this stuff called "life" happen.
Hey, that was me.
But isn't there a difference between a line guy who goes home for his days off and plays x-box vs a guy who is active with his kids as a coach, or PTO, or some other community involvement? I think that kind of activity is hard to express on the app, maybe something in the awards and achievements box? I felt that it was well viewed on my resume and in the face to face interview. But the onus is certainly upon the applicant to figure out how to sell that to the interview board.
And volunteer for the union. You don't have to chair a committee or be MEC grand poobah. You don't need to spend tons of time on it. Just get involved in something that is important or interesting to you. Not because it builds your resume, but because its important to you.