Originally Posted by
Folove
XJT recruiters wake up and hate their lives. Why? Because they have to wake up and tell lies to new hires and new guys who don't do any research like myself before coming here. When I came here they told me reserve in ATL was 6-8 months. Now im a year in and no end to reserve in sight, not even LCR. This place is reserve city. The young guys like myself are doing the old guys a favor by being on reserve so the old, grumpy senior guys don't have to.
Coming here for a base is not a good reason anymore. You won't make enough to survive and will regret it. Being on reserve cuts your pay dramatically. Unless you have a side business and don't mind sitting reserve for years because you're making money attending your other job, then don't come here. This place was one of the biggest mistakes I made in my life for that very reason. Not doing research and being lied to by recruiters. This website can have a lot of negative nasty people but it's also meant to let people know what is happening in the industry and in their airline. Not everyone is here to bash people.
But like you said, he is grown man and everyone makes their own choice. He can find all the gouges for interview on aviationinterviews.com
Lazy 5 opinion...
Gojet might be a better option right now over xjt.You can upgrade quickly and move your career forward. Seems like the fo's at XJT are forced to make a lateral move in order to move their career forward, if they aren't lucky enough to get picked up by an LLC.Being A 9 or 10 year rj fo in this environment would be a hard pill to swallow.