Originally Posted by
tinman1
I'm sure you know this already, but recruiters will tell you anything to make you feel special and get you in the door. Those are likely just rumors and should be taken with a grain of salt. Talk is extremely cheap in this industry and is far from a done deal until it actually happens.
An industry leading contract will never be had here and currently isn't even being sought after by our union. They have repeatedly stated that they are striving for industry average as the end goal.
Good luck on your search but unless you have more than 2 DUIs and/or killed a guy with a trident, then your search is best suited elsewhere.
To add to what he said .. the 1000 hours until upgrade is a big fat lie too. You should hit 1000 in a little over a year. Given the current attrition and hiring numbers there's no way of upgrading anywhere near that soon. Even two years is almost certainly a stretch. And, in addition to a trident, I also think killing a guy with a shovel could be a problem as well, especially if you use your foot to drive it through his rib cage while he's laid out on his back. Whacking him repeatedly in the head with it is probably OK though.