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Old 08-04-2016 | 10:03 PM
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JohnBurke
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Originally Posted by Fjoey
If I were to stay till February I'd be getting a bonus for about 3k. If I get offered a job do I have any room to ask if they were able to match my bonus up front?
Absolutely not. As a new pilot, you're a dime a dozen. You have no experience, and there is an endless stream of pilots who will take your place at the drop of a hat for less money, or who will pay to work there. As a new pilot, you are the beggar, not the chooser. The company chooses you.

If you came to me as a zero-experience pilot and asked if I'd match the bonus from your non-flying job, I'd suggest you keep that job. Merely asking suggests that you're not very serious about the job for which you're applying.

Think about it. Why should an employer that has no connection with your other job have any interest in paying out money to you that you haven't earned, for work you haven't done, when they have no such program or pay schedule?
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