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Old 09-05-2007 | 07:47 PM
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You don't want to work at PSA because:

1) Upper management is incompetant. They coudn't find thier own assets with both hands and a map. Which is wierd, because thier heads are typically located neck deep in said assets.

2) Thier operational incompetance does not preclude them from eroding the pilot contract with new interpretations of language at every opportunity.

3) The MEC's response to contract rollbacks is "Fly it and grieve it" The only problem is the next open arbitration slot is in 2028. And management will probably willfully disregard the arbitrators findings.

4) Schedules are _intentionally_ degraded by management. Like 4 day trips uncommutable on both ends. Long duty days with short overnights. Long sits (4+ hours) between flights. Summer schedules, where the best line had only 14 days off. The ALPA scheduling comittee has met with the crew planners to make better schedules, to improve performance, utilization, and Crew QOL. The planners told ALPA that they had the ability to make the changes requested, but had been explicitly directed not to.

5) Schedulers who really enjoy puting pilots through the wringer. I understand sheduling has a job to do, and we're the resource they have to use to meet thier goals. But they will wait untill the last possible moment to notify you of a trip - even if they have known you would be assigned to it for hours. Likewise, not releasing a crewmember who is nearing the end of a duty period, and has a commute to catch, though there are no open trips, and/or other crewmembers available to take any trip which might become available.

6) Morale is in the toilet. Upgrades are stagnant. Flow backs are finally leaving, but the flow through to mainline appears in jeapordy, and even it it does work out, Airways isn't looking like a prize anybody would want. Add to that management repeatedly threatening to go out of business unless pilots agree to fly CRJ 900s for CRJ 200 wages

7) Playing domicile roulette. PSA used to feed PIT from bases in DAY, CLE, CAK, CVG, & PIT. Then they closed all those bases (except DAY) in favor of a PHL base. Then they closed PHL in favor of CLT. PSA has been anything but a model of stability.

8) The Dayton Airport Hotel is as nasty a place as you will ever stay at. PSA's training center is attached.

9) Wilbur's grille at the DAY Airport Hotel ought to be closed by the Health Department. There are no other restraunts in a practical walking distance.

9a) Last year they found a dead body in the parking lot.

10) There are many other places with a decent QOL where you will actually be happy to work. In no particular order, Express Jet, The Republic Group, SkyWest, Air Wisconsin, & American Eagle. Simply put, you can do better.
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